SA Scout Squad 18.5

[spl01t77]

So I recently learned that the company I work for has partnered up with SA, we've had a few calls back and forth and I let on that I'm pretty keen on the SA lineup and that I'm an active shooter. The folks we're working with at SA immediately get excited and start asking questions about what the market is like up here and availability so I tell them my impressions and say I'd really be interested in a SA Scout Squad that would be non restricted and a 1911. They didn't commit to anything but I wanted to know from the guys out there what all would be involved from a registration and import perspective if they were actually able to set me up with a factory 18.5 scout squad? would it need to go to the RCMP, or be registered. Not quite sure I'm throwing this in the right sub-forum but figured I'd start here and see where it ends up.
Any input or advice is greatly welcome.

cheers
Spl01t

 

[wildphil24]

It would be easy to import like any other rifle with a 18.5" barrel. You could import it with Prophet river or Irunguns. I think the main restraint is to not import it with a flash-hider.

I'd be very surprised to learn SA doing custom rifles like that. Did you consider a LRB tanker? With a LRB M25 receiver?

 

[sunray]

The whole 'scout rifle" concept was one of Jeff Cooper's more stupid ideas. In any case, his idiot idea involved a bolt action carbine, not a semi-auto.
SA Inc's "Scout" is nothing more than a marketing rifle. There was no such thing as an M-14 Carbine.
If they're going to make a 'Canadian' carbine, put the scope where it belongs. Mind you, scoping a carbine makes no sense either, but not as much as putting on the barrel.

 

[wildphil24]

The whole 'scout rifle" concept was one of Jeff Cooper's more stupid ideas. In any case, his idiot idea involved a bolt action carbine, not a semi-auto.

I agree with you that Cooper's ideal rifle is not so ideal. But are you sure Springfield armory didn't name it simply as a military scout rifle? It would make a good M16 replacement for the observer ensuring the security of the sniper carrying a M24.

SA Inc's "Scout" is nothing more than a marketing rifle. There was no such thing as an M-14 Carbine.

When you say that, do you mean no M14 should have a barrel shorter than 22"? Or do you mean no M14 should have a rail instead of the handguard? It's great to respect history and to have collector's rifles. But we also keep the M14 legacy alive by hunting and shooting with the modern variants. And many people appreciate how a shorter M14 handle. Call it scout, bush (SAI), tanker (LRB) or shorty (Norinco), the shorter M14 is easier to carry and handle.

If they're going to make a 'Canadian' carbine, put the scope where it belongs. Mind you, scoping a carbine makes no sense either, but not as much as putting on the barrel.

A short M14 still shoots well farther than most shooter's can shoot. So depending on your need and situation, it can make sense to have a compact rifle with a scope, at 100y or 500m.
Like you I've never been attracted by handgun/scout scope. But you're the first to talk about a scope here. SAI advertise their Scout Squad as perfect to mount an Aimpoint.

You and I don't have to buy one, but if SAI finally use some 18.5" barrel on their rifles, they'll sell many of them in Canada. They would have sold a lot more if they made the move before Norinco but probably that they don't care much about the canadian market.