First, I have never built a rifle but I have a strong interest in building one. Last spring, I was haunting the local pawn shop looking for old milsurp rifles. Nestled in a corner was several muzzleloading rifles. I picked out a CVA that had been assembled but never fired. I figured reworking this would give me a decent idea on building. I remvoed a large amount of wood with several rasps and a small hand plane. Reshaped the trigger guard, inlet the wedge estcheons, removed all modern markings, browned the barrel, inlayed a silver hunters star, refinished the stock with fake Lehman style curl and poured a pewter nose cap. I know what it is but I am very pleased with my first efforts. My seven year old has claimed it and he is ecstatic.