CVA’s HUNTER model is our most basic break-action centerfire rifle, but it’s plenty of gun to get the job done for the budget-minded hunter. The HUNTER’s blued steel barrel, 22” in light calibers and 25” in heavy calibers, is perfectly balanced in a 100% ambidextrous composite stock – making the gun incredibly quick to aim and shoot. In the full-size “standard” model, the HUNTER is chambered in .35 Whelen, .44 Magnum and .45-70, with full contour barrels. Plus, every HUNTER rifle comes standard with a DuraSight® Dead-On™ one-piece scope mount. The HUNTER is also offered in .223, .243 and 7mm-08 in the shorter and lighter HUNTER COMPACT model, which is a great choice as a child’s first deer rifle, or as a compact truck, camp, or brush gun for just about anyone. And, new for 2016, the HUNTER COMPACT is available as a shotgun, in either .410 or 20 gauge, both with 24” barrels and bead front sights.
• 25" Blued Barrel with a 1:20" Twist
• DuraSight® DEAD-ON™ One-Piece Scope Mount
• CrushZone® Recoil Pad
• Reversible Cocking Spur
• 100% Ambidextrous Design
• 36” Overall Length
• 14” Length of Pull
Lifetime Warranty
• Includes Konus 3-9x32 scope and CVA Soft case.
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
Developed by the U.S. government for the trapdoor Springfield, the 45-70 was introduced in 1873, thus among the oldest cartridges still in continuous production. In the hands of the U.S. Army this was the cartridge that really won the West! Although officially replaced as our service cartridge by the 30-40 Krag in 1892 the 45-70 saw service in Cuba and the Philippines. It had long since been a popular sporting cartridge--and remains so today. Using a .458-inch bullet in a rimmed 2.105-inch case, original loadings with 70 grains of blackpowder used a 500-grain bullet for infantry and 405 grains for cavalry. Today's factory loads with smokeless powder are mild due to potential use in the weak trapdoor Springfield action. Standard is a 405-grain bullet at 1330 feet per second, with 300 and 350-grain loads at higher velocity available. The 45-70 was and is widely chambered in single-shots and remains popular in large-frame lever actions from Browning/Winchester, Henry, and Marlin.
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Craig Boddington
