Here's a little gem I had forgotten all about until a few days ago when I was rooting around down in the basement closets, and had forgotten all about setting this rifle in the corner there for some reason (which I can't recall from some 15 or more odd years ago I reckon?)
The stock is from an old 32 inch .45 caliber CVA Mountain Rifle, and the barrel is from an old CVA Hawken which carried this 28 inch .54 caliber barrel.
The rifle came about when I used the .45 caliber barrel (shortened to 30 inch on a rifle I built for my wife) and the Stock from this mountain rifle I used to restock a CVA .54 Hawken Rifle that had a hair-line split in the forearm of it. The CVA 28" Hawken was actually gifted to me from a long time friend who said he was done with muzzle loading as he just didn't get out of it what I seem to get.
So that's why the holes for the two wedges are plugged and covered and the single barrel wedge is in place.
I'm gonna get out one of these days and play with this rifle. I don't believe I've ever shot it but a few times and it's a good rifle. I expect I'll have to upgrade my sights on it with a thicker/wider brass blade... Yes sir, I had forgotten all about this one.