Ruger Gunsite Scout

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Been looking at these for a while, like the concept (and personally like the look, though don't get why the Canadian version can't come with a threaded barrel and the mostly useless flash-hider). Most reviews I've seen have been pretty enthusiastic, but curious to hear from the CGN crowd... So without worrying about intended use - what's the good, the bad, and the ugly where these are concerned?

Before it comes up, yes I am aware of the more economically priced, and more precise Savage scout, but prefer the capacity provided by the Ruger.

Thanks.
 
I just sold one of these to get a target rifle.

I liked it, it was a good size and a good weight. The only problem I had with it was that there's a lip in the magwell and sometimes the cartridge would get caught up on there and not feed properly. However no one else seemed to be having that problem so maybe it was just me putting the top cartridge too far back in the magazine.

Lots of people complain about the ten round magazine protruding from the bottom, but that's all I had and it wasn't giving me any problems. That's just me though, I don't like those fancy rests and benches that people use. There's 3, 5, and 10 round magazines available from Accuracy Iternational if you like steel, and Alpha Industries if you like polymer. For the 10 round steel you can get about 12 or 13 in there after the spring starts to loosen up a bit.

It's a good gun, it's back on my shopping list for the future.

There have been a few threads about these, mostly from the beginning of 2012.
 
Yeah, I noticed that the polymer ones don't stick out as far, and are lighter to boot. I know people have complained about the metal mags not fitting as securely too (some wiggle). Though it's not my primary concern, how accurate did you find it, and to what distance?
 
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Hamlet said:
Yeah, I noticed that the polymer ones don't stick out as far, and are lighter to boot. I know people have complained about the metal mags not fitting as securely too (some wiggle). Though it's not my primary concern, how accurate did you find it, and to what distance?
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Who said the Savage was more precise? Different examples of each will be more accurate than one another, but generally there is no difference in accuracy between then two. Float the barrel, bed the action. It will be as accurate as any factory sporter can be.

The biggest complaints of Rugger M77s in the past has been the heavy, creepy trigger. Ruger has fixed this and all the newish M77s and No. 1s I've handled have had great triggers (for a factory gun, still no Jewell.). I've found the new Hawkeyes, including the scout, to have slightly rougher actions out of the box than the old Mk IIs did, they smooth out after a good cleaning and some use. Still far smoother than a Savage action.
 
I don't plan on ever selling mine. It's like a great truck - it just does everything well - maybe not the best, but never a problem, accurate as heck to 350-400 for me (sub 2") and tough as hell.
 
i love mine.
i liked the looks of it when it came out and liked what the whole 'scout' gun theory was.

i specifically hunted down a left handed one, had is ordered in.
have loved the gun since i got it!

im still shooting iron on it, i have yet to get into the forward mounted optics.
but i carry it on my quad so iron is more durable.

so far ive used mine for deer and bear and its been outstanding.
im running the metal mags.
1x5 and 2x10

the gun is small, light and hits like a sledge hammer.
while not as accurate as my 300WSM - but that is not a fair comparison because my 300 has a monster optic on it.

if your thinking about getting one i would say pull the trigger and do it.
you wont be disappointed!

the hardest decision then will be to run a forward mounted optic, no optic or traditional, haha, THEN the controversy starts!

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Love mine! I topped it with a Leupold FX2 2.5x28 and it is now my go to deer rifle. A near perfect package for the forests of Haliburton area in Ontario.
 
If it came with a good quality synthetic that was a biut lighter than the factory laminate, I think it would be a better rifle. I've never shot one, just handled one, and I like the rifle, the stock being my only complaint. I'd probably buy one if I didn't already have too many rifles.
 
wayupnorth said:
to heavy!?!?!?!??!?!?!

dude, this gun weighs as much as a fat feather!

by far the lightest gun i own.
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You need to read you Cooper. It's half a pound heavier out of the box than Cooper said a scout rifle should be including scope and longer than Cooper's specs (though not by much). Cooper also liked an integral bipod and there were a few innovative methods for achieving that (Clifton made a real neat system but it didn't sell very well). All told, the Frontier was a better approximation but needed sights. Finn Aagaard had a beauty on a Mauser action that performed quite well for him.
 
No perfect scout rifle has ever been made in my opinion.

The ruger is a good rifle, but as far as bolt actions go, it is pretty much the tractor of bolt actions... works pretty much all the time, but very rough in operation.

It's a good gun, but the whole thing could have and should have been lighter.
 
BigUglyMan said:
You need to read you Cooper. It's half a pound heavier out of the box than Cooper said a scout rifle should be including scope and longer than Cooper's specs (though not by much). Cooper also liked an integral bipod and there were a few innovative methods for achieving that (Clifton made a real neat system but it didn't sell very well). All told, the Frontier was a better approximation but needed sights. Finn Aagaard had a beauty on a Mauser action that performed quite well for him.
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I take it you are a Cooper fan ?
 
westward said:
I take it you are a Cooper fan ?
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The man was a funny duck about some things but he had some solid ideas and the Scout Rifle concept was one of them. If we're talking "Scout" rifles then we have to acknowledge that Cooper defined what constituted a "Scout" rifle. A pickup truck is a pickup truck, a Chevy Avalanche or El Camino is not.
 
Yup. and it's almost unfair. Aims super quick, never had a deer get more than 30 feet. Has been banged around a quad, beat up on a side-by-side, filled with muddy water - and still runs like a clock. Those who go on about "it's too heavy" - makes me laugh. I can shoulder or pack it for hours & hours with no issues.

Silveragent said:
Does anyone hunt with theirs?
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LOL - now here is the perfect analogy...

Kevin M. said:
it is pretty much the tractor of bolt actions... works pretty much all the time,
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Well, looks like it's on the list for acquisition. What's the best that anyone has seen these going for? Looks like $899 is the magic number, though I did notice that Grouse has one that comes with a muzzle brake for over 1K.
 
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