CVA Scout 35 Remington

[RicinYakima]

I was thumbing through a book , might have been PO Ackley , and it listed a 35 Winchester . At a glance it looked like 30-30 necked up with a 40° shoulder from the neck line ........ I wasn't looking for that at the moment .......

It is based on the 40/70 sharps straight, that has the 30/40 head and rim.

 

[35 Whelen]

Just bought a CVA Scout Stainless in 35 Whelen. A near-impossible feat here in Canada. NOT a single dealer had one in stock for the country. I go onto my favorite site Cdn Gunnutz, and plugin 35 in the search engine...there it is. Had to have it, as I have heard very good things about them. I will likely keep it as a cast gun...with a 1 in 14 twist, it should make for a pretty nice dedicated cast bullet rifle.

 

[Spindrift]

Nice find!
Both my Whelens have 1:14 ROT, and it works well with a wide range of bullet weights from 155- 310grs.

 

[richhodg66]

Does CVA still make this one?

I have an Optima Elite in 7mm-08 and am impressed by it, seems the CVAs are better rifles than the Handi Rifles ever were.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Does CVA still make this one?

I have an Optima Elite in 7mm-08 and am impressed by it, seems the CVAs are better rifles than the Handi Rifles ever were.

Agreed and as far as I know YES THEY DO. At least they are still listed in there web site!

I want a 35 REMINGTON!

I bought one in H&R back in the day, but immediately rechambered to 356 Win. Another great caliber! But want a 35 Remington in another platform. I have a pump and a few levers.

CW

 

[richhodg66]

I like the .35 Remington and have a couple. Only real problem with it is brass availability and it isn't readily made from something else. From a practicality point of view, the .358 Winchester is by far the better choice, but I still love the old stuff and have two rifles in .35 Remington.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

I like the .35 Remington and have a couple. Only real problem with it is brass availability and it isn't readily made from something else. From a practicality point of view, the .358 Winchester is by far the better choice, but I still love the old stuff and have two rifles in .35 Remington.

EXACTLY! I just love the 35's!

 

[35 Whelen]

Another thought would be a .356 Winchester. Brass can be hard to find, but I stumbled onto a cache of 307 Winchester brass and its a simple through the .356 dies. With a well-lubed neck they expand to .358 like butter.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

Another thought would be a .356 Winchester. Brass can be hard to find, but I stumbled onto a cache of 307 Winchester brass and its a simple through the .356 dies. With a well-lubed neck they expand to .358 like butter.

100% and 358 dies work too!!

Its a dandy caliber. Factory backs itboff a tad but can be loaded to 358 stats in a strong gun. This CVA would be plenty strong. My Handi was. I also cut the extractor so I could shoot 358 ammo too.

CW

 

[35 Whelen]

CWlongshot....I should have worded that better....I used my .356/358 Redding dies to open up the .307 Winchester brass.

 

[Missionary]

They ( CVA ) make a 450 Bushy also !!!

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

CWlongshot....I should have worded that better....I used my .356/358 Redding dies to open up the .307 Winchester brass.

Yup figured that.

I was lucky and was able to get 356 Brass but also had 307 if needed.

 

[richhodg66]

Several years ago, I really bit the bullet and bought a Savage 99 "Brush Gun" in .358. Probably the easiest rifle to get to shoot well with deer hunting cast loads I have tried. In reality, I'm kinda dumb to bother deer hunting with anything else, based on the terrain and methods I deer hunt, it is about as close to the perfect deer rifle as exists.

One of the real beauties of the .35s is the ability to use .38 revolver bullets in one. Most of us have a .38 or two around and cast for them. The Lyman 358311 is a great target and plinking load in any .35.