CVA Cascade XT (.350 Legend)

The CVA Cascade XT is the suppressor-ready step up in the .350 Legend lineup. Where the value bolt guns ship muzzle-bare, the Cascade XT comes factory-threaded 5/8x24, so a can mounts straight out of the box. With the federal making and transfer tax on suppressors now zeroed under the OBBBA, the only cost to run one is the can itself, and a quiet .350 Legend is one of the most pleasant deer rifles to shoot.

The action is a notch above the budget tier. A three-lug bolt with a 60-degree throw cycles faster and clears low-mounted scopes better than a conventional two-lug, 90-degree action, and the trigger is user-adjustable. The 22 inch barrel runs a 1:16 twist and wears a factory Picatinny scope rail, so mounting modern optics needs no extra bases. The SoftTouch synthetic stock gives a secure grip in wet weather, and the rifle balances well at about 7 lb bare before glass.

At about $708 street the Cascade XT prices between the value scope-combos and a premium hunting rifle. The threaded barrel, three-lug bolt, and factory rail justify the step up for a hunter who wants a quiet, optic-ready straight-wall rifle without moving into chassis-gun money.