Let's Build a CVA Hawken from the 1980s Part 1 | Overview & Dry fitting

We are building a 20th-century muzzleloading classic, a CVA Hawken Kit in this video series. This kit is not mine, it's owned by a local family who asked me to finish it after their father had passed before he could finish it. I'll be taking the kit through various stages of woodworking, metalworking, and then wood and metal finishing to bring out the family heirloom hidden within this kit. I'll be using a variety of files, sandpaper, wood carving chisels and more.

The Story

In contemporary muzzleloading and we think about kind of the history of modern muzzleloading so far as the American Bicentennial forward, the CVA kits are still some of the most beloved kits and muzzleloaders out there. Apart from the Thompson Center Hawken, number two for most people is going to be a CVA Hawken kit just like this one. CVA kits at this time were made by Dikar in Spain, and while they aren’t making Hawken kits anymore, the Dikar Coop is still involved with the outdoor industry, mainly Bergara & Quake, which are both affiliated with CVA.

CVA Hawken Manual

Below You’ll find a gallery of the photos I’ve taken from the CVA Hawken manual. I’m a big fan of these old documents and wanted to share that with you, page by page.