BBerguson
Official Pennsyltuckian
My CVA Scout, stainless, camo stock in 44 mag. I love the looks, I love the size and the trigger isn’t bad. I just can’t get anything that shoots great in it. Tried again today after checking the base again and mounting a different scope. The first shot for each group was looking really good (that’s a joke) and then group would open up to two inches (this isn’t a joke).
The barrel was clean when I started. I fired three sight in rounds with 8gr of BE-86. It was 6 inches high so I adjusted the scope. First shot with the load I was testing was 6 inches low. 10.5 gr Herco, Roll eyes and adjust it back… Groups were bad enough with 3 shots I stopped and started another with the same results. It was too disappointing to keep going so I packed it up and tried the 450 BM. First two shots looked promising and then I fired the third. I was done. I can handle the cold, 19 degrees, actually like it, but I can’t handle the inaccuracy and cold combined. The Scout made my hand cold because I had to have a glove off to load and unload but I was surviving.
If I were going to hunt deer inside 100 yards and it was my only meat gun I’d be happy with it, I could kill all deer I ever wanted to with it. But I wanted a 44mag rifle that would shoot bug hole groups and I could plink with it because I have lots of brass, bullets and powder (and a dillon 550). Without the accuracy it’s just a noise maker, I think it’s going on the for sale rack next week.
The barrel was clean when I started. I fired three sight in rounds with 8gr of BE-86. It was 6 inches high so I adjusted the scope. First shot with the load I was testing was 6 inches low. 10.5 gr Herco, Roll eyes and adjust it back… Groups were bad enough with 3 shots I stopped and started another with the same results. It was too disappointing to keep going so I packed it up and tried the 450 BM. First two shots looked promising and then I fired the third. I was done. I can handle the cold, 19 degrees, actually like it, but I can’t handle the inaccuracy and cold combined. The Scout made my hand cold because I had to have a glove off to load and unload but I was surviving.
If I were going to hunt deer inside 100 yards and it was my only meat gun I’d be happy with it, I could kill all deer I ever wanted to with it. But I wanted a 44mag rifle that would shoot bug hole groups and I could plink with it because I have lots of brass, bullets and powder (and a dillon 550). Without the accuracy it’s just a noise maker, I think it’s going on the for sale rack next week.