Finally got my CVA Scout out for some shooting on my backyard range. I had originally mounted a Leupold 2-7X33 scope on the CVA provided steel rail using Warne quick release steel rings. Never shot it because at a local gun show I picked up a little 2.5X20mm scope and it would not work with the CVA rail. I ordered an EGW picatinny aluminum rail and used Nikon (AR, USA made alloy) rings to mount the little scope up. Bore sighted it with a laser. Here are the results after fiddling with the scope, the final sight in at 50 yards is the upside down target number 4, three shot group, cloverleaf:
I then went to ringing my steel at 100 yards, a 10 inch AR500 gong. Put five shots on fresh paint, all would be deer for dinner. Recoil is not bad, a little snap but completely acceptable for my new backyard deer rifle .
The little rifle breaks down completely into pieces with no tools, just pull a lever, pretty cool. It ain't no lightweight, I give it that, though removing the steel Weaver rail for the alloy picatinny and subbing in the alloy Nikon rings for the Warne steel QR rings and the tiny little 2.5X scope did lighten the load noticeably.
The scope is no longer removable but since there are no iron sights it really does not matter, broken down:
I then went to ringing my steel at 100 yards, a 10 inch AR500 gong. Put five shots on fresh paint, all would be deer for dinner. Recoil is not bad, a little snap but completely acceptable for my new backyard deer rifle .
The little rifle breaks down completely into pieces with no tools, just pull a lever, pretty cool. It ain't no lightweight, I give it that, though removing the steel Weaver rail for the alloy picatinny and subbing in the alloy Nikon rings for the Warne steel QR rings and the tiny little 2.5X scope did lighten the load noticeably.
The scope is no longer removable but since there are no iron sights it really does not matter, broken down:
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