Re: MtMan-List: Old CVA Pistols

[hawknest4@juno.com (michael pierce)]

rifle or pistol quality is 85% and the shooters ability is the other 15% 
if the gun cant shoot as well as the holder it dont make a bit of
difference---IF A GUN BARREL WILL ONLY HOLD 6 INCHES THEN THE SHOOTER
CANT MAKE IT SHOOT ANY TIGHTER-----you are going to mis your
mark---ENOUGH SAID----QUALITY IS QUALITY AND JUNK IS JUNK----

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HAWK
Michael Pierce
854 Glenfield dr.
Palm Harbor Florida 34684     e-mail:   hawknest4@juno.com

On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 16:00:59 -0800 (PST) Sam Keller <skel_98@yahoo.com>
writes:
>
>I totally agree with you, we own 2 CVA rifles and 1 pistol. I can
>shoot as well with these as I can with the Custom Built Rifle I owned
>years ago, which had a Douglas Barrel.  It ain't how much you can pour
>into yore gun (money wise), but how well you can shoot that makes the
>difference.
>
>
>
>---"Henry B. Crawford" <mxhbc@TTACS.TTU.EDU> wrote:
>>
>> Since I started this discussion, I'd better jump in here.  I must
>have been
>> darn lucky.  I've been shooting my CVA mountain rifle for 11 years
>with no
>> problems.  Even took a deer with it.
>> 
>> I must beg to differ with my colleagues on CVA quality.  The two CVA
>guns I
>> have are not junk.  I am sorry to offend, but both turned out to be
>good
>> shooters.  Maybe my standards are not as high, or I just have a way
>with
>> "inferior" guns.  It's like taking a stray dog and turning him into 
>a
>> champion.  All it takes is work.
>> 
>> As for the pistol, I took it apart, cleaned and oiled everything,
>check all
>> parts for signs of fatigue (always do that when you buy a used
>firearm) and
>> took it out for a trial shoot over the weekend.  I used a low charge
>of 15
>> grains of 2F without a bullet to test ignition a couple of times,
>then the
>> same thing with 25 grains.  Next I cleaned it out and used 25 grains
>with a
>> patched ball, and again it worked fine.  I fired two more times with
>> patched balls and no problems.  Then I took it completely apart and
>checked
>> all parts again.
>> 
>> I wasn't target shooting, per se.  I was firing at a small
>prickly-pear
>> cactus and hit it twice.  It performed ok.  Just think what I can do
>after
>> I set the sights and practice.  We all know that pistols don't
>generally
>> hit much beyond 30-40 feet, so I wasn't looking for this one to
>perform
>> great first time out.
>> 
>> The moral is treat your guns right and they'll treat you right. 
>Anyone can
>> shoot well with a superior rifle, but the person that can take a
>mediocre
>> firearm and work with it to make it perform well, is no slouch
>either.  If
>> it works for you, that's all that matters.  And CVA guns (so far)
>work for
>> me.
>> 
>> BTW, among my fur trade era guns I have a Navy Arms flinter, which
>also
>> shoots well.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> HBC
>> 
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