Steyr Scout Stainless Steel Canadian .308Win

[Harry Callahan]

Can't wait to put her through her pace next week...

[Brian46]

Interesting markings, any others?

USA




Austria

[Dosing]

As for the Steyr triggers, I recommend people read the 'European' manuals, rather than the American (Lawyer-proof) ones. The trigger adjustment is covered, besides, you can see it is clearly an option, lock-tite/glue or not.

I for one am inpressed on how quickly the sold, North Sylva, you watching?

non hammer forged barrel?

It is pretty easy to throw a barrel on a lathe and take the forging marks out, after all most companies do.

[Brian46]

It is pretty easy to throw a barrel on a lathe and take the forging marks out, after all most companies do.

Steyr is popular and renowned world wide for not doing it


Note the proof marks and the USA markings

[Dosing]

Steyr is popular and renowned world-wide for doing it, Except this is along the lines of a Scout, which are turned down and fluted, and not left in a hammer forged pattern. As a modified Scout it matches the scout, without the fluting, which I doubt DND cared about for a rifle bound for the far north, never mind not needing a bling factor to drive the price up further.

[Harry Callahan]

I'm not sure if the markings are Austrian or European.

Very nice to know that the date code indicate that it was manuf. in August 2014

[Harry Callahan]

Steyr is popular and renowned world wide for not doing it


Note the proof marks and the USA markings

It's an Austrian made rifle that was imported in the US. US laws requires that firearms imported in the country must have the importer markings.

[ghostie]

Steyr makes a great rifle. I've had a bunch of them over the years.

I'm sorry to hear that the Canadian government didn't pick this rifle, but Sako/Tikka make a good rifle too.

The only Steyr firearm not made in Austria (other than licence built military products) is the AUG-A3 for the American market (as of the last 5 years or so), as they cannot be imported under U.S. Federal law (without turning it into some kind of SL8/USC-type thing, which no one wants).

U.S. import marking have nothing to do with where a firearm is made. U.S. Federal law requires importers to permanently engrave their name and location, making "famous" all kinds of little towns around Washington D.C., and more recently, the South. Over at least the last 10 years, Steyr products sold in (or transiting through) the United States are marked "SAI, Trussville, AL" (Steyr Arms, inc., Trussville, Alabama), but this was not always the case:



The standard Scout barrel is hammer forged in the same way they all are, but it is then futed and profiled to cut down on weight, which makes the hammer forging markings less pronounced.


The marking on these Canadian Ranger trials rifles is very much the same as other newer Scouts:


Scout... a nice light accurate rifle. Great for carrying around all day. Would have been perfect for the Canadian Rangers!

[Brian46]

never mind not needing a bling factor to drive the price up further.

If they didn't need the "bling" why stainless steel and remove the raw hammer forged finish?

[Dosing]

Rough conditions in the north, increased durability in salt water prone and ice prone areas. Likely a ready supply of pre-fluted barrels, that needed to be machined for the front site and threaded muzzle. You want a tough rifle to take the canoe/atv/snowmobile beatings, not cheap carbon steel.