Hi, all.
I purchased a CVA 50 Express from an estate auction. The barrel was listed as a shotgun barrel and the rest as a stock. Any way, the lug that holds the barrel to the stock was broken and someone had tried to mig the bottom back on the lug. That lug is hollow for the ramrod and the slot the brass wedge goes through to hold the barrel on is broken. The attempt to weld broken piece of the slotted lug basically just melted the thin walled tube the ramrod fits through. The whole lug is fairly loose as is all the others. I have attempted to leave CVA messages and emails but have not received any response. If the lug is held on by a screw, I could try to make a one piece replacement but the attempted repair melted the ends to where I cannot see how it is attached. If the mounting lug didn’t have the ramrod going through it it would be a lot easier. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. The only solution I have come up with is to make a replacement lug from one piece of steel, taper the edges to fit in between the two barrels, slot it for the retaining piece then bore a hole for the ramrod.- a lot of milling for something that may not work. Any ideas?
Thanks,
ETG