SHOT SHOW 2011 - Ruger Gunsite Scout 308

[bradmclean]

i want this gun too.any opinions or misgivings on the plastic magwell and trigger group.they call it a feature

[Gard]

i want this gun too.any opinions or misgivings on the plastic magwell and trigger group.they call it a feature

I'm cool with it. The mag well is a non-issue. As for the trigger group, they've been doing it for a little while with the 10/22 and they work just fine. I think Ruger has the synthetic component thing sorted out nicely.

[Can-down]

Looks like it has a different barrel contour as well.
I don't know why they just couldn't remove the flash hider and screw on a thread protector......maybe they have a no threaded barrel export rule now....?

[Gard]

Looks like it has a different barrel contour as well.
I don't know why they just couldn't remove the flash hider and screw on a thread protector......maybe they have a no threaded barrel export rule now....?

I'm not 100% on the barrel contour. It looks different at first glance but maybe it's just some effect with the image. Who knows.

[sparhawk]

I rather have the threaded CHF barrel without the flash hider than the SS barrel. But I guess that is an easy fix.

[Longbranch]

I think a nice little CZ bolt action in 7.62/39 with irons and scout mount would be a better idea

There's the CZ-527 Carbine.

[geologist]

Any chance that this could be the new rifle for our Rangers?

[Jamie]

There's the CZ-527 Carbine.

yep add a scout mount and off you go

[JJ-65]

So.... I handeled the Ruger Scout Rifle in a Montana gun shop this week. What a club it is, not one of Rugers better attemptemts.

On another note the Hawkeye 6.5 Creedmore in the rack beside it felt like a real rifle. Not a hard choice to make, a Creedmore will be taking up space in my stable.

[Pepperpopper]

Bolivar, the original was designed with tactical in mind. That is why it is called "Scout". He had the idea that this particular rifle could hit hard and fast in aimed fire. He was not a big believer in .223, so that is out. I probably would have bought the Steyr if Epps didn't just stock them in .223 for some crazy reason. This gun was supposed to use a universal cartridge so ammo would not be a problem. 308 was pretty much his only choice, but for dangerous game he didn't mind stretching it to larger rounds that still fit the short action.

He originally wanted a rifle that would come in at 3kg with sights. That soon slipped to 3kg plus scope. The idea was it should point and shoot like a shotgun. And where safe to do so, they have had contests shooting clays out of the air with Scouts.

There are a few things I am worried about with this gun. One Gunsite isn't necessarily Cooper's Gunsite. And it sounds like a gun designed by as many as two committees. I personally think the flash hider and the short barrel are not scout features, and ballistics aside, I don't like super short barrels. The Steyr is like 19", 16 is way too short for me. So if they bring out a Canadian version with a longer barrel all the better, more Scout for sure.

It sounds as if it will be way too heavy, and that is a concept killer for anything called a Scout. I really like stainless and laminate stocks. They look good together. But the stock probably tips the scales in this case. I'm excited particularly if they come in without the flash hider and with a longer barrel, as Cooper had them made.