CVA Frontier rifle

[wormbobskey]

I recently picked up a CVA frontier .50 caliber rifle. Nice looking gun and shoots pretty good with 70 grains of pyrodex rs with a patched round ball. My only beef is the trigger. Is there any after market triggers to replace the sloppy brass trigger? Also can someone give me a value on the rifle? Its in pretty decent shape, but needs to be reblued. Thanks, Worm.

[Ladobe]

I sold one in mint condition (45 cal) a couple of years ago for $100 shipped.

[longcaribiner]

You sure it is a frontier rifle?  I have two of them and both came with double set triggers.  I have CVA catalogues from 1978 through 1984 and they only list the frontier rifle with double sets.  The CVA Bob cat was similar and came with only a plain trigger. 

While BobCats go for 75 to 100 bucks, a frontier rifle usually brings more because of the double set triggers., real wood stock etc.   

Traditions sold a "frontier rifle"  I know nothing about that model.   

[wormbobskey]

Its definitely a CVA Frontier Rifle, .50 caliber. Beech stock with all brass furniture and brass trigger. I've got a Bobcat as well and the two look nothing alike. I got a pretty good deal on it and it shoots good so I'm not complaining. Of course if I could replace the trigger with a better one I'd be a happy camper. I did notice that the lock had an adjustment screw to increase or decrease the amount of sear engagement. Worm

[necchi]

There really isn't a drop in replacement trigger for any of those cva/traditions single trigger. It's really to bad too, a ton of guns have that sh!* trigger, it has to do with the width of the plate itself.
 What can be done is to remove the piviot pin and re-drill for a larger hole and pin to remove the slop. A spacer added made from a proper sized shim stock can help too if lateral play is too much.
 Most just settle for adjusting that sear screw you mentioned. They really do work quite well, just get used too the trigger travel before it contacts the sear and that spring lock does it's job.
 With every lock like that I have/had, I have dis-assembled the thing and polished all of the contact surfaces. Those parts are stamped out at the factory and they spend darn little time removing burrs. I use a fine india stone and rub the parts till they shine. 

[wormbobskey]

For a hunting trigger its not to bad, but when sitting at the bench it seems to take forever to get the creep out and fire the shot. I will do some tinkering on the rifle a little and see what kind of adjustment I can get with the sear. The trigger on my bobcat isn't to bad, maybe I'll see if they are interchangable. Thanks for the information. Worm

[Buckskins & Black Powder]

you need to put in an adjustable tumbler. They run around $11 to $15 and allows you to adjust the trigger weight.

[necchi]

He's got one already,,it's in another of worm's posts.

I did notice that the lock had an adjustment screw to increase or decrease the amount of sear engagement. Worm

But I'm curious bigblock,,Where can ya find an rpl tumbler with a sear adjustment screw?? Know of a handy supplier?