The CANADIAN Ruger Gunsight Scout Discussion Thread
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You one order one from snapshotsguns.com who are the Ruger agent in Canada. You will require the Ruger part number which is 90574, you can check it on the Ruger site if you go to Store and the Scout comes with one inch rings as standard
Another year's hunting is done for me, and the GSR functioned flawlessly again. A couple of things about it after 5 years of having it in the field:
- It's heavy to lug around for hours on end. The synthetic stock may be in the future for me.
- The matte stainless steel scratches very easily which is fairly annoying, so this gun has graduated to being a tool-gun while my Ruger African will be the pretty gun.
- I do prefer the traditional scope position to the scout mount in terms of balance and use. Having had both, in the country I hunt in, I prefer the traditional scope for the longer shots. Although, having the traditional mount makes having the front sight useless, and having the front sight makes taping the muzzle a fraction more tedious on cold winter mornings.
- The 18.7" barrel makes it such a great gun to carry through the thick woods, whether it's slung on my shoulder or carried at the ready position.
- With the short barrel, it makes a very impressive announcement when you pull the trigger.
- I wish the trigger was a bit lighter, but not enough to make me want to spend the money on a Timney.
- It's heavy to lug around for hours on end. The synthetic stock may be in the future for me.
- The matte stainless steel scratches very easily which is fairly annoying, so this gun has graduated to being a tool-gun while my Ruger African will be the pretty gun.
- I do prefer the traditional scope position to the scout mount in terms of balance and use. Having had both, in the country I hunt in, I prefer the traditional scope for the longer shots. Although, having the traditional mount makes having the front sight useless, and having the front sight makes taping the muzzle a fraction more tedious on cold winter mornings.
- The 18.7" barrel makes it such a great gun to carry through the thick woods, whether it's slung on my shoulder or carried at the ready position.
- With the short barrel, it makes a very impressive announcement when you pull the trigger.
- I wish the trigger was a bit lighter, but not enough to make me want to spend the money on a Timney.
freddyfour
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Brant County, Ontario
I put the Ruger synthetic stock on my and it cut 1lbs off! Going to switch scopes to lighten it up as well.
I have a synthetic stock non stainless model with a Trijicon Accupower 3-9x40mm scope conventionally mounted and I have removed the scope rail. The rifle weighs 7.7 lbs with a three round synthetic mag. I had a Ruger Frontier ten years ago and I found that the forward mounted 2.5 power scope did not work very well when looking into the tree line to spot moose
What did you use to plug the holes left by the rail? I just swapped to a synthetic stock and conventional scope setup this week, but now there are holes left where the rail was that I need to plug.
I’ve only been able to find the Ruger ones stateside and they don’t want to ship. I’m checking Greggs online but they seem to have everything but
It's possible mine were a special order. I had a friend who deals with them regularly source mine and just bought him a beer afterwards. Try calling Clay at Prophet River, he has a good relationship with suppliers in the US and could probably get you some.
I can buy a bag of 100 from Fastenal for like, $15, but it sounds like they're stainless.
Edit- Never mind, they are black oxide. I will have a bag of 100 of those here next week. If anyone removes their front rail and needs to plug the holes, hit me up haha
Edit- Never mind, they are black oxide. I will have a bag of 100 of those here next week. If anyone removes their front rail and needs to plug the holes, hit me up haha
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I ordered then from Snap Shots who are the Ruger Agent for Canada
There email address is: snapshots@videotron.ca
You need to order M77-GSPA SCOUT BARREL PLUG SCREW KIT which is Ruger part number 90376 and give them your name and address to send them to along with a credit card number. The total cost of the parts was $7.50 plus $8.00 shipping plus tax for a total of $16.28
There phone number is 450 427 0052 and they are very straight forward to deal with and quick to ship since they seem to have them in stock.
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Ruger m77 GunSite Scout 5.56 NATO 16.1" 1:8t
McMillan Mark II Classic (not bedded)
factory trigger pull setting (6lbs)
Leupold VxR 3-9x40 CDS
73gr Hornady ELD Match, 21.9grs Alliant AR Comp, Lapua brass, CCI 400 primer
freddyfour
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
Anyone ever consider mounting a NECG rear sight on the barrel on one of these? I mount my scope in the tradition position iwould still like the option of a back up iron sight.
freddyfour
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
Interesting, I really did like the rear sight on my guide gun when I had it. I wonder if snap shot can get them?
