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jaysouth · February 25, 2014, 09:00 PM

I have a goodly number of H&R single shots and I am sure that I will find more in the future.

However, if I were in the market for a .44 Mag, I would spend a couple of months finding a CVA Scout in .44. The H&R in .44 has bores that are often too big for most cast bullets and almost all jacketed bullets. ????? only H&R knows????????????

Scouts in .44 are hard to find but worth the effort. They tend to be more accurate out of the box than H&Rs. If you are a tinkerer, you could fit a H&R barrel to your topper frame, but I think I had rather have the Scout.

I don't know what the management at CVA is thinking, they could own the break open single shot market if they offered .357, .44 and .30-30. AND if they would manufacture and deliver products. Their web site is impressive and their guns are good, but it is very hard to find their guns or get an idea where they are sold. Frustrating enough to ignore their guns and the very good spanish Bergera barrels that they import.

February 25, 2014, 09:00 PM	#9
jaysouth Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2001 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 787	I have a goodly number of H&R single shots and I am sure that I will find more in the future. However, if I were in the market for a .44 Mag, I would spend a couple of months finding a CVA Scout in .44. The H&R in .44 has bores that are often too big for most cast bullets and almost all jacketed bullets. ????? only H&R knows???????????? Scouts in .44 are hard to find but worth the effort. They tend to be more accurate out of the box than H&Rs. If you are a tinkerer, you could fit a H&R barrel to your topper frame, but I think I had rather have the Scout. I don't know what the management at CVA is thinking, they could own the break open single shot market if they offered .357, .44 and .30-30. AND if they would manufacture and deliver products. Their web site is impressive and their guns are good, but it is very hard to find their guns or get an idea where they are sold. Frustrating enough to ignore their guns and the very good spanish Bergera barrels that they import.