My version of a Canadian Scout Rifle

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Howdy folks;
Just though I'd share a photo of my latest and greatest.:D
Here is my beautiful Browning BLR Take-Down in 30-06 with a forward mounted ( obviously ) 2x-7x-32mm Burris Scout Scope.
I went with the variable powered scope as I thought it would be best to have the option of going after opportunities at longer distances.
Which is also why I chose to go with the 30-06 rather then the 308. You can say that it's too long (as my girl friend always does), but as
Canadians I thought a few inches longer with more power would be easy to handle. ;)

Now I must go make some room in my safe for this little darling.

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May I ask the reason you chose to use the forward mount rather than a more "traditional" scope position? What are you trying to gain?
 
rral22 said:
May I ask the reason you chose to use the forward mount rather than a more "traditional" scope position? What are you trying to gain?
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Well the scope doesn't interfere with the one handed carry position like a traditional scope mount does and all the Deer/Elk/Moose/Bear will think "look at that cool dude
over there with the cool rifle. I hope he shoots me":p
 
Sun_and_Steel_77 said:
Silly question warrants a silly answer.
I like what you've done with your BLR.
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Thanks, I kinda like it too - not that I'm biased towards BLR's, or anything like that. ;)
I'm not inclined to think of it as a silly question though, he/she may honestly want to know. Then again, maybe he/she thinks that
scout scopes are a bad idea, which is perfectly alright by me, everybody has their own preferences. Even Chuck Hawks, who I have
a good deal of respect for, is not a big fan of forward mounted scout scopes, but I will always reserve the right to decide for myself what I
like, or don't like. And if it happens that I change my mind after a while, so what; as a gun nut I also reserve the right to change my mind
whenever it needs it. As long as I'm making my choices based on my experiences and not somebody's opinion, then I quite content to let
others have whatever opinion they want.
 
Wow! A question, and some see it as an attack? I wanted to know why he chose that particular set up. I have never used a scope in that position on that particular rifle. I asked.

What kind of insecurity sees every question as "stupid", or some kind of attack?
 
the longer eye relief scope allows one to be more aware of ones surroundings and is quicker to find the target. It may be used similar to a red dot but with some small magnification. on multiple targets at moderate distances this set up is excellent.

Having said that I don't use them as my go to rifles in this category wear ghost ring or peep sights.

Jody
 
That's a take-down BLR. The scout scope makes perfect sense, since it remains attached to the barrel rather than the receiver. This should minimize POI shift after disassembling/reassembling the weapon.

There...see what I did? By calling it a "weapon" I will bring out the butt-hurt PC-semantics Nazis, who can explain to us all that it's actually just a "tool". Now the tension over the original question has been defused.

You're welcome. :)

Oh, and...nice gun!
 
I'm not sure I would go that route scope wise but I do love those BLR take down levers.

A few months ago a sadistic sales clerk in a store put one in my hands.

Stainless.
Take down.
Pepper laminate stock.
7-08.
Glow sights.
It shouldered perfectly...PERFECTLY I tell yah!

*glazed eyed drooling*

I had to think hard...with a little cartoon angel and devil sitting on each shoulder.

Hmmm buy gas to heat the house or buy the cool rifle... Well I'm broken hearted but least the house is warm this winter. ;)

So yes OP nice rifle. :)
 
358 BLR said:
Even Chuck Hawks, who I have a good deal of respect for, is not a big fan of forward mounted scout scopes, but I will always reserve the right to decide for myself what I
like, or don't like. And if it happens that I change my mind after a while, so what; as a gun nut I also reserve the right to change my mind whenever it needs it. As long as I'm making my choices based on my experiences and not somebody's opinion, then I quite content to let others have whatever opinion they want.
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Jeff Cooper and Finn Aagaard praised the forward mounted scope so that trumps Chuck Hawks in my opinion.

To rral22, the forward mounted scope allows you to load via stripper clips, shoot with both eyes open and carry the rifle in one hand quite easily. Not sure if Cooper dreamed it up but he wrote extensively about it as did Aagaard. I've always lusted after a scout rifle built on a M98 action like I've seen in the magazines. Maybe someday I'll pull the trigger on such a beast.
 
It doesn't prevent me from doing so with my rifles that have an optic mounted conventionally over the action. I have heard, from enough people to think it is the norm, that higher magnification makes it harder. I usually use both eyes and I normally don't use more than 6x magnification.

But I am working on a scout project based on a Lee Enfield No.5, as that can use stripper clips. I don't need that, but it's there, so I'm doing it. The scope for that one will be the Weaver K4 Scout, (4x28mm).
 
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A few years ago when they first came out I bought a Ruger Hawkeye Frontier Compact in 358 and this little rifle has the option of mounting the scope forward or over the receiver.
I must have put at least a hundred rounds through it with a scope mounted on the barrel and I'll be darned if I could get comfortable with it so in desperation I mounted a 1.5X5 Leupold on the receiver, and that works ok for me.
So to those who are happy and comfortable with a forward mounted scope I applaud you, if it works good that's awesome..
 
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