Comments on: Scout Rifles http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:00:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-59137 Mike Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:51:04 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-59137 Leverguns, as much as I like them, are also slow to reload. A good scout should accept either clips or detactable mags. Leverguns, as much as I like them, are also slow to reload. A good scout should accept either clips or detactable mags.

]]> By: Alston http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-59136 Alston Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:06:41 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-59136 Levergun actions are also more fragile, and complicated than bolt actions. If I could make my short handy little Rermington 600 scout semi-auto without it being any heavier or longer, sure, but right now, at 6.5 pounds, I just can't see the added advantage for a rifle that's not for head-on battlefield use. It puts .308 in a nice neat group out to 300yd. Not all scout style rifles are $2400 Steyrs. Levergun actions are also more fragile, and complicated than bolt actions.

If I could make my short handy little Rermington 600 scout semi-auto without it being any heavier or longer, sure, but right now, at 6.5 pounds, I just can’t see the added advantage for a rifle that’s not for head-on battlefield use. It puts .308 in a nice neat group out to 300yd.

Not all scout style rifles are $2400 Steyrs.

]]> By: EgregiousCharles http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-58920 EgregiousCharles Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:26:12 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-58920 I can see the prone issue with leverguns, but doesn't the Browning BLR meet the weight criteria, even with a laminate stock? If you ignore the prone, especially the bipod, the BLR seems like a superior starting point in every way. And if you don't mind being high enough on your bipod to change an assault rifle magazine, then the bipod isn't even all that bad. I can see the prone issue with leverguns, but doesn’t the Browning BLR meet the weight criteria, even with a laminate stock? If you ignore the prone, especially the bipod, the BLR seems like a superior starting point in every way. And if you don’t mind being high enough on your bipod to change an assault rifle magazine, then the bipod isn’t even all that bad.

]]> By: Homer http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-58915 Homer Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:39:08 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-58915 RE: Scout. I dunno....For general all-'round handiness, I keep reaching into the boom bin and pulling out the Savage 10 Scout. I'd prefer the Leupold was a 4X rather than 2.5, another few rounds in the magazine would be nice, but it was $200 used, another 150 for the scope and QD mount; it's light, always works, weather doesn't faze the syn stock, groups well out to as far as I can see to hit stuff, and likes M1A food, which works on most everything. Seems to work. RE: Scout. I dunno….For general all-’round handiness, I keep reaching into the boom bin and pulling out the Savage 10 Scout. I’d prefer the Leupold was a 4X rather than 2.5, another few rounds in the magazine would be nice, but it was $200 used, another 150 for the scope and QD mount; it’s light, always works, weather doesn’t faze the syn stock, groups well out to as far as I can see to hit stuff, and likes M1A food, which works on most everything.

Seems to work.

]]> By: Tam http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-58658 Tam Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:35:24 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-58658 ...because the number of semiauto or lever action rifles chambered in a .308-class round that meet the weight criteria is pretty much zilch. The bolt gun still has a lot to recommend it in compactness, simplicity, and ruggedness. …because the number of semiauto or lever action rifles chambered in a .308-class round that meet the weight criteria is pretty much zilch.

The bolt gun still has a lot to recommend it in compactness, simplicity, and ruggedness.

]]> By: Les Jones http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-58655 Les Jones Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:19:44 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-58655 Uncle, he had a hand in it, apparently because Stery were the ones who were interested in the concept back when. I guess if Kel-Tec had hopped on the bandwagon instead that scout rifles would have been a lot cheaper. ;-) Uncle, he had a hand in it, apparently because Stery were the ones who were interested in the concept back when. I guess if Kel-Tec had hopped on the bandwagon instead that scout rifles would have been a lot cheaper. ;-)

]]> By: GunGeek http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-58654 GunGeek Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:06:37 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-58654 I can understand the ruling out of lever actions. Just exactly how convenient is a lever gun with a bipod? The Scout Rifle concept was for military as well as civilian use and a lever action just doesn't fit in well with prone shooting for either use. I can understand the ruling out of lever actions. Just exactly how convenient is a lever gun with a bipod?

The Scout Rifle concept was for military as well as civilian use and a lever action just doesn’t fit in well with prone shooting for either use.

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-58645 SayUncle Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:29:54 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-58645 Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought cooper helped design the Steyr? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought cooper helped design the Steyr?

]]> By: Les Jones http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-58644 Les Jones Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:26:36 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/03/13/scout_rifles/#comment-58644 FWIW, Cooper never said it had to be a bolt action. It's just hard to get a semi-auto in a large caliber down to the weight he specified. He also never specified the price. The Stery Scout is expensive because Steyrs are expensive, and because it came with a nice piece of glass. The Savage version was five bills or so. FWIW, Cooper never said it had to be a bolt action. It’s just hard to get a semi-auto in a large caliber down to the weight he specified.

He also never specified the price. The Stery Scout is expensive because Steyrs are expensive, and because it came with a nice piece of glass. The Savage version was five bills or so.

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