The reason I suspect my CVA was cheap.

[Aussie Kentucky]

So I got my CVA Kentucky from my LGS for a good price for Australia. When I first fired it, I got a misfire. Pulled the load and cleaned her out, the flash hole was clogged. Next firing attempt worked. Put some PRB's through it as well as some Lee R.E.A.Ls which were crazy tight and gritty sounding to load. So I scrubbed the bore as best I could but it still looked dirty. Purchased a brand new Hoppes bronze brush today, gave her a good scrub and poured this out of the barrel. I reckon Previous owner used it til it got so dirty it stopped working then offloaded it. I know who get the better deal at the end of the day.!

 

[deermanok]

Yes sir, gotta keep muzzleloader guns clean. A lot of fine guns get ruined because the owner didn't know how to properly maintain it.

 

[Aussie Kentucky]

Yes sir, gotta keep muzzleloader guns clean. A lot of fine guns get ruined because the owner didn't know how to properly maintain it.

True, it wasn't until I found this forum that I appreciated the difference in cleaning between blackpowder and conventional firearms.
Research has paid off..!

 

[anonymouscowherd]

My percussion CVA 54 was cheap

Pawn shop, guy knew nothing of muzzleloaders and the Bobcat/Lynx series is mostly pre internet and unknown so it takes serious google skills to find anything

Paid 110 OTD

 

[deermanok]

I found a CVA Mountain Pistol in a pawn shop. Gave the guy 80 bucks for it.
I see them listed online for up to 300 dollars.

 

[snapbang]

Do a lee shaver cleaning on it. Other guys dump some cleaner (cant remember the name) let it sit over night and scrub it out. It will at least clean all the crud and rust out. Then it will be as clean as it will get.

 

[Aussie Kentucky]

That is a great price
Over here in Australia our muzzle loader community is quite small unfortunately. It's a bit less common to find them for sale.

 

[Aussie Kentucky]

Do a lee shaver cleaning on it. Other guys dump some cleaner (cant remember the name) let it sit over night and scrub it out. It will at least clean all the crud and rust out. Then it will be as clean as it will get.

I tried some carburettor cleaner, that worked ok but once I got a nice new bronze brush (only had swabs untl then) it was happy days.!

 

[snapbang]

Look up the Lee Shaver cleaning. I always run a 0000 steel wool down a few times as part of my regular cleaning.

 

[Hanshi]

I once killed a lot of deer with a $120 Traditions DeerHunter and an old CVA indifferently put together as a kit. 100% success rate with those two cheapies. In fact the CVA was gifted to me by a friend.

 

[Chundoo]

Ditto. On the Lee Shaver treatment.

 

[Bushfire]

They definitely come up here and there, the few in Aus that do use BP know quality and snap them up very quickly is all.

I can’t remember if I asked, what part of Aus are you in?

 

[Aussie Kentucky]

They definitely come up here and there, the few in Aus that do use BP know quality and snap them up very quickly is all.

I can’t remember if I asked, what part of Aus are you in?

In Wodonga. Right on the doorstep of Sambar country.

 

[Bushfire]

In Wodonga. Right on the doorstep of Sambar country.

I'll be over that way in a few weeks with my flinter. Hopefully bump something.

 

[Aussie Kentucky]

I'll be over that way in a few weeks with my flinter. Hopefully bump something.

Nice, I hope you bag something. I'm going armed bush walking on Sunday.