CVA Hunter?

[Elkins45]

Bud's has a CVA Hunter in 35 Remington for $170. Sounds too good to be true. Does anybody own one of these rifles? It it a pile of junk or worth owning?

[pworley1]

I have never shot one of those but my neighbor and his son both have one and speak very highly of theirs.

[KLR]

I bought one from Bud's for $160. Definitely worth owning. The chamber is a little rough and the throat is short, but overall good quality and a great trigger. Better quality than my Handi rifle.

[jaysouth]

At the same cost of a Handi, the CVA is a good deal. At $160 it is a steal. I bought one several months ago. You get a free scope mount and hammer extension. Because .35 Rem ammo is non-existant, I reamed the chamber to .358 Win. The trigger is heads and above what you get with H&R handi.

If you can get .35 Rem ammo, this is a steal.

[Tatume]

Here's a source for 35 Remington cases.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...ired-Mil-brass

I'm tempted to get a couple of hundred just to have an excuse to buy another rifle!

[Ben]

I bought my grandson a CVA Hunter , 22" barrel, 30-06 Springfield.

For a 5.8 lb. rifle, it is a nail driver !

[jaysouth]

Ben,

If that scope mount/rings is too high, call CVA to see if you can swap it out for a lower one. They will do so when the gun is new.

[Ben]

Yes, it is high.

I ordered a pair of weaver bases and a set of lower rings already from Midway.

They arrived today.

I can't figure out why these are so blasted high ?

[Elkins45]

Ordered one today. $165 was the lowest make an offer bid the system would accept. We will see how it does. I might just ream it to 358 Win.

[NoAngel]

A freind of mine has (had) one in .35 Remington. Brought it to me and afte a quick trip through the lathe, Manson Reamers make great tools, it's now a .358 Winchester.

My impressions were very very good. I feel it's extremely well made and way ahead of the Handi rifle.....which ain't hard being as H&R is now defunct.
If you have the scratch, buy it! You won't be sorry.

[FergusonTO35]

This sounds way too good to be true. Let me guess: scope mount only/no sights provided and plastic stock only? Still a good deal but would require some changes to make me bite.

[NoAngel]

There are models with nicer stocks......price reflects it too.

But yes, all synthetic [it appears] and scope mounts.

The higher end models run pricey at nigh $700 but they use Bergara barrels.




http://cva.com/CVA-Store-View.php?id=774

[dougader]

I couldn't stand it any longer. I had to get one, so it's on the way. I can't believe what the guys on gunbroker are asking for ammo and brass...

[Dakoma]

A friend told me he seen one in 300 blackout , what are the calibers you can get ? Think he said Buds had it for $169.00 . Anyone know what all calibers they come in ?

[dougader]

Go to the cva website, they have several different calibers like 35 Whelen, 7mm-08, 243, 44 mag, etc

[dougader]

FYI: Midsouth has 35 Rem ammo in stock. It's not cheap, but it's there. I ordered a box just to have but plan to order brass from the link posted above in post #5 made by Grumpa.

http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...stic-20-Rounds

ETA: I was thinking about reaming to 358 Win also, but think I can get a 200 grain RF boolit to do everything I need in 35 Rem for blacktail deer and black bear out this way. I'd have to gear up for either caliber so I might just leave this one as is in 35 Remington.

[Redd508]

Mine in 44 Mag is disgustingly fun to shoot. It carries well in the woods, shoulders well, feels great and drives tacks. I think i like it. I've only shot it out to 100 yards but its plenty accurate for hunting with my cheap hand-me-down scope. And dont get me started on shooting 44 Specials. Its pretty quiet and recoils like a wood stocked 22. I'd like one in the pistol too. I hust cant decide between the 44 and 357 mag. Definitely worth the look for a budget minded shooter

[dougader]

I picked my 35 Remington CVA Hunter today. It really looks good, bore, fit-and-finish and all. I'm impressed. If it shoots as good as it looks then I'll be a happy camper.

[lightload]

I've been eyeballing CVAs for a while. Academy stocks them. I'm confused why 7mm-08 is a frequent offering. I thought that this caliber had become less popular but do understand that it would more gentle than some others. Anybody shooting it with cast bullets?

[FergusonTO35]

Anybody ever see one in .357 Magnum?