I was asked for a full report, so instead I'll just do a running thread. Spoilers, I didn't include caliber in the title because I expect to have more than one eventually.
So first, the tale. I went down to Pevely and traded a barrel for a scope, and having never been in the area long I dropped by Dunn's Sporting Goods to pick up a set of rings. The staff was busy, but attentive and the selection included an array of single shot and a new Henry Long Ranger in .308 that kept calling to me. After handing the CVA, I walked out with two 100rd boxes of subsonic 9mm for my AR carbine, a CVA Scout in .30-06, and a box of ammo for same (Hornady Interlock 150gr SP) for $277.76 after taxes and NICS check. The rifle is the discontinued Scout, not the new Scout V2, but is still the 22" fluted Stainless barrel and frame with black synthetic furniture. The V2 appears to have a more Contender-like release and does not come in the venerated .30-06.
The rifle is adequate, a bit rough at the edges. The action is released by a button in front of the trigger guard, again less torque than my Contender, more than an Encore. The barrel was in good shape, and the entire rifle is about 6.5lb with the scope, and the factory supplied one-piece mount is adequate for even a 50mm objective. The frame shows evidence of being cheaply cast, but appears to my amateur eye to be adequately constructed despite some roughness.
Accuracy will be an ongoing report. The 150gr Interlock was okay, but I won't feel comfortable reporting groups until I remember to bring my rest out. Recoil was stiff, about on par with the TriStar Raptor autoloading shotgun with Winchester 9-pellet buckshot. Extraction was stiff, but using the rim of the new round to pull the old solved it instantly.
Future plans are to play with some .30-30 power loads and maybe some 120gr-ish loads for a lighter, flatter shooting load. My major regret is the caliber. I would trade this rifle in for a Magnum pistol or their V2 .300 BLK carbine in a heartbeat, but for the money it was certainly worth the buy.