CVA just dropped a game-changer for upland and turkey hunters: the Scout Spur single-shot shotgun now chambers the elegant 28 gauge. This isn’t your grandpa’s break-action beater—it’s a lightweight, no-frills powerhouse built on CVA’s proven Scout platform, clocking in at under 6 pounds with a 25-inch barrel and sleek synthetic stock. At around $300 MSRP, it’s priced to democratize premium small-gauge hunting, packing 2.75-inch chambers that sling Federal Heavyweight TSS loads with lethal precision out to 50 yards. For turkey chasers tired of lugging 12-gauge boat anchors through spring woods, this Spur delivers sub-MOA patterns without the recoil that turns a dawn hunt into a nap.
Why does this matter for the 2A community? In a market flooded with tactical black rifles and high-capacity semis, CVA’s pivot to boutique gauges like 28 pushes back against the assault weapon hysteria by celebrating the utility of simple, effective firearms. The 28 gauge—long overshadowed by 20s and 410s—offers a sweet spot of velocity and pellet count (up to 2-1/4 oz payloads) that’s deadly on gobblers yet gentle on the shoulder, proving you don’t need magazine dumps to exercise your hunting rights. It’s a subtle flex on regulatory busybodies: single-shots like this embody the original intent of the Second Amendment, tools for self-reliance and provision that evade urban ammo bans targeting high-capacity scatterguns. Expect crossover appeal to rimfire plinkers upgrading to wingshooting, injecting fresh blood into a youth market starved for affordable, fun guns.
The implications ripple wider—CVA’s move signals manufacturers betting big on niche traditions amid Fudds fading away. With ammo innovation from Fiocchi and Winchester making 28s more available, this could spark a renaissance in sub-gauge shotguns, bolstering the case that gun culture thrives on diversity, not just AR variants. 2A advocates should cheer: every Spur sold chips away at the narrative that modern sporting rifles are the only fight worth having. Grab one, pattern it with some Hevi-18, and remind the world why single-shots still rule the back forty.
