UPDATE!
I was just in Indianapolis pretty much all day yesterday at the 2019 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits.
I drove down there mainly to handle the Paramount, as I was entertaining the possibility of buying one. I had questions about the 2019 Cascade andScout TD. According to the 2019 lineup Catalog, all the Scouts will be TD (quick take-down capability) for this year. I'm thinking about buying the new non-cataloged Scout TD, chambered in .350 Legend. I also wanted the information, directy from the company heads, man to man.
CVA and Bergara both had full displays, with all of their guys there available for answering any questions. I talked to almost all of them at one point or another. These are the names of the ones that I talked to directly, amongothers. I would say, they might just know a wee bit more than anyone else about the availability of these rifles.
Dudley McGarity - General Manager of BPI Outdoors
Jason Sebo - VP of Sales And Marketing
Tony Smotherman - InfluencerRelations
Chad Schearer - Director of Advertising / Media Relations of CVA
Here is the CVA display, the Bergara display was about 3-4 times this size.
All of them seemed to love what they do, and who wouldn't if you can talk about muzzleloaders and rifles all day, and still get paid?
The Good news is for anyone waiting for the Scout TD in .350 Legend, is they should start becoming available in August.
The Cascade rifles are quality rifles, as I suspected coming from Bergara, with Bergara Barrels. The stocks feel great (Soft Touch Finish), very sturdy fiber-glass reinforced, are adjustable for length of pull, have real steel swivel studs, with 2 in the forend for 3 total. Free-floated barrels, with a real beefy recoil lug. Trigger pull is excellent, and no take-up blade like all the rest of the manufacturers except Winchester have. The magazines are flush fit, and come out with authority when the release is pressed. 70 degree bolt throw, barrel with real beefy recoil lug, and a 5/8 x 24 thread and pitch for a brake or suppressor.
They chambered these in popular short action calibers for 2019, with plans for more short action, and long action calibers in 2020. Cuurrent calibers: 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 Rem, and .308 Win.
Now for the GREAT NEWS, straight from Dudley himself. The NEXT TWO calibers that will be chambered in the Cascade Rifles are, .450 Bushmaster and .350 Legend. The bad news is, do not expect them before 2020.
These CVA Cascade Rifles are a step up from all the other budget rifles in this class being chambered for straight walled cartridges. If I had to place them all in the order of my preference, it would be as follows. Keep in mind, I've only shot the Ruger American with live ammo, but have pulled the triggers on the rest. They all have their pluses and minuses, but it would take way too long to list each one. This is how it would shake out for me, according to what I prefer. If I were able to shoot them all, this order would be subject to change. YMMV?
CVA Cascade
Winchester XPR
Savage 110 Wolverine
Remington 783
Ruger American
Mossberg Patriot
Ironically, my first 2 choices are made across the pond in Spain and Portugal, respectively. Neighboring countries.
Trump was also speaking at Lucas Oil Stadium yesterday, which is in the block next to the Convention Center.
I spent $85 on gas for my truck, $25 to park and walk about a mile each way to the Convention Center from the onlyparking garage that wasn't full (7 large city blocks), and about $30 for food. The whole down town was filled to capacity and beyond. So that's more than my 2 cents worth!
I still prefer the Scout TD, but the Cascade would be my first choice from all of the budget bolt actions. At least for now!