Cascade SR-80
This one is big-letter news: CVA’s SR-80 marks the company’s first entry into the scout rifle market.
The compact bolt action is built on the Cascade action but tailored for short-range, fast-acquisition hunting with an 18-inch threaded barrel. It comes dressed in a Flat Dark Earth synthetic stock with black web against Graphite Black metalwork.
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There’s a forward-mounted Picatinny rail ideal for both red dot optics and extended eye-relief scopes. A Williams rear peep and elevation-adjustable front post come standard.
There’s a 70-degree bolt throw, radial muzzle brake, high-capacity magazine, and spacer-adjustable length of pull. For 2024, two chamberings will be offered: .308 Winchester and 350 Legend. Retail price is set at $925.
Cascade LRH
Is there a firearms manufacturer not in the long-range game these days? We can add CVA to the list with the Cascade LRH, or Long Range Hunter. The bolt gun promises to pack precision at extended ranges without compromising affordability. CVA’s website says the LRH “gives hunters the added confidence to make kill shots on big game at 300 yards and beyond.”
The LRH uses a medium-heavy barrel set inside a stock with a widened forend and adjustability in both length of pull and comb height. Chamberings include 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC, .308 Win, 7mm Rem Mag, 7 PRC, .300 Win Mag, and 300 PRC. Barrel lengths vary depending on caliber, with 22, 24, and 26-inchers, each threaded at 5/8x24.
Buyers have a choice of two aesthetic options. The first uses a black synthetic stock with bronze web, while the other is coated in the same Realtree Hillside camouflage found on earlier Cascade variants. Both styles use Smoked Bronze Cerakote metalwork. Retail pricing stays under a grand, with a range of $925 to $950.
Cascade VH
The “VH” in Cascade’s newest model represents Varmint Hunter, yet another purpose-built offering. This bolt gun is tailored for hardcore varminters with precision features similar to the LRH.
There’s the same medium-heavy barrel contour and flat, wide forend, in addition to adjustable LOP and comb height. A top Picatinny rail allows easy optics mounting.
The VH, though, gets a higher capacity dropbox magazine along with a downsized chambering list ideal for the pursuit of furbearers: .204 Ruger, .223 Rem, .22-250 Rem, and .243 Win. Barrels are either 20 or 22 inches and threaded at 5/8x24, should the shooter want to add a suppressor or brake.
The synthetic stock is finished with Realtree Hillside camo, set against the Smoked Bronze Cerakote metalwork. Retail price is set at $900.
Existing Models Continue
Those fresh variants come in addition to the continuing line of Cascade, Cascade X-Treme (XT), and Cascade SB short-barreled, suppressor-ready bolt actions. The company’s expansive array of muzzleloaders continues, with everything from budget to high-end, including Paramount, Paramount Pro V2, Accura MR-X and LR-X, Optima V2, and Wolf V2.
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The unique muzzleloading Crossfire, which accepts Federal’s pre-charged Firesticks, continues to reach a market of hunters seeking a simpler system, though it has yet to achieve legality in some states. Lastly, CVA’s underappreciated Scout V2 family of break-action, single-shot centerfires continues into 2024. Notably absent once again, though, is the related Scout V2 single-shot handgun family, popular with hunters and target shooters alike.
