My brother just bought a new BP rifle and gave me his CVA Hawken.The only problem I have is the set triggers. No matter how much I adjust the screw tension I...
... I had a CVA Mountain Rifle with a similar problem, years ago. I put a shim between the front of the trigger plate and the stock to get a little more...
From the CVA FAQs: 14. How do I adjust and operate my double-set trigger? Answer: To adjust the triggers, first remove the trigger group from the stock. Loosen...
Dixie Gun Works is out of them. I am looking for .715 cal or .680 size balls. Also ball molds less than $100 (including handles) other than Lyman Products? Jim...
Lee makes a line of molds which are reasonable priced. A 50 Cal. double cavity goes for around $25. Don't know if they make the size you're looking for but...
Try this: Vance Manufacturing Company Troy Vance-owner 937-468-7713 This is where I get my smoothbore balls. He is a super nice guy, give him a call. Used to...
Hey man! Take your lock and trigger assembly out of stock and look at them, they may be gummed up. If they are soak the in a solvent and use a brush to break...
I recommend Lee aluminum molds to anyone that'll listen. Inexpensive, accurate, warm-up quickly, and always a consistent ball. You can usually get them at...
Go to Blackpowder.com, or CVA's website and look it up. If you can't find it call them and tell them what you have and they will send you a booklet on it more...
... Justin, Give me a call, The wife and I belong to Aurora Blackpowder Club, up in Aurora,Tx. We meet the 3rd sunday of each month for a monthly shoot and we...
It has a 1" across flats 26" blued barrel with adjustable rear sight. It is in very good to excellent condition. I have cut the price down in hopes of turning...
... ======================================================== Hi All, To follow up on the top jaw screw, I did as Kees suggested and emailed Traditions about my...
This question may be older than dirt, but who makes the hottest percussion cap? I have had bad luck with the ones I have used and need a hotter spark. Thanks ...
Hi all, I just joined this group, I have been mostly out of muzzle loading for the last ten years or so, doing other things, shooting breach loading stuff,...
Hi Mark, I recently switched over to musket caps in my Thompson Center Hawken and they work much better! T/C makes a 1/4x28 replacement nipple for these big...
Hi Roy! Glad to have you aboard. This is a good group. You will find that it is a little sporadic, we go for weeks without posting and then suddenly there is...
Hi Kees, Thank you for the kind words. I was afraid you were still sore at me over the Lyman trigger switch-out! I had taken the two models apart and looked...
Hi all, I fired a muzzle loader for the first time last week and was impressed enough that I bought one Friday afternoon. It's a used TC Hawken that has a few...
I live in California, and we can't buy black powder. Pyrodex and some of the others are filthy. What is the cleanest burning powder out there. I teach boy...
... some ... constantly ... Mark: You are to be commended for teaching this sport to the youngsters of the "Boy Scouts". It covers many of the disciplines and...
Hi Mark, I also live in California, and the Sacramento County fire marshall banned black powder due to storage infringments at some stores as black powder is...
I'd have to agree with the other replies with regards to the oxymoron of clean burning and muzzleoading... ;) One thing that I have found that helps is the...
Hi guys, I definitely agree that blackpowder shooting is dirty and smelly, but be honest - isn't that partly why we love it so much? lol. I was talking to a...
