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Found a CVA hunter SS compact model in 7mm-08 for $279.
Any opinions or likes/dislikes on them?
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We bought one at Academy when they 1st got them. It is accurate. It is a bit heavy for the grandkids trying to shoot offhand,but not too bad. We hunt out of stands so not a big deal. I like carrying it when walking around the lease because of it being compact. Ours is in 243.
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I have one in 300 Blackout that is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Really good trigger right out of the box. Accurate. I shoot supersonics out of it.
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My BIL got a 308 from Academy Sports and loves it. He did have an issue with the extractor last year that cost him a deer, but once that was repaired, it has worked fine. From what I have seen, those are good cheap rifles once the bugs are worked out. All the best with yours.
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Well mine came in couple weeks ago. Very nice little gun. Its actually smaller than I thought it would be which is a plus.
I wanted this one to have something small and handy to carry in the truck. Its close to 10/22 size. Fit and finish was good on it with a nice tight lockup.
I stuck a fixed 1x24 scope on it I had laying around till my 2-7x32 comes in. I really like the small size of the 24 on it, but a variable 1-6x24 is more than double the price of a 2-7x32.
It shot well. I zeroed it at 50 and ran about a boxfull thru it just to see how it does.
Its light weight gives ya a pretty good thump with standard 140 loads. With reduced recoil Hornady lite 120's it was a dream to shoot. If your going to get one for a youth gun id definitely recommend using the 120 lites.
Overall im very pleased with it.
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Cousin has one in .35 Rem. Wears a Burris 2-7X.
Loves it. 2 for 2 on deer so far (one was about 150").
Says it shoots at an inch @100.
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I recently purchased a 7MM-08 in the Hunter model.I was very pleasantly surprised with the accuracy of this compact rifle. A lot of that is due to the nice nice trigger pull.
It is a well made rifle and I plan to hunt with it this year.
Mine was bought used and had a Tasco 3X9X40 on it which seems to do well.
I'd like to find one in 45/70.
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Cousin has one in .35 Rem. Wears a Burris 2-7X.
Loves it. 2 for 2 on deer so far (one was about 150").
Says it shoots at an inch @100.
I missed out on stainless 35 rem models last year for $199. 35 rem great woods cartridge.
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A cousin of mine bought one in 7-08 for his petite 14 year old daughter. I loaded Nosler 120 BTs at full power and it is very accurate with very light recoil. If I were looking for a youth rifle or a truck gun, I would not hesitate buying one.
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Wonder if they make them in 358 Win. Cheers NC
Last edited by northcountry; 07/15/16.
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I don't think so, but a few folks have rechambered the .35 Remington barrels to .358 Win. They do chamber it in .35 Whelen. http://www.cva.com/Hunter.php
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