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Old 06-10-2010, 08:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I was recently looking at some scout rifles, and I had a few questions:

Which brand? I'm thinking savage because of the accu-trigger and low price.
Which caliber? I'm thinking .308 winchester or 7mm-08 remington (for the low recoil)
What size scope?

Thanks in advance.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:16 PM   #2 (permalink)
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My, my... aren't you growing up quick?

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I've got a Savage 10FCM in .308. Stick with a 4x or smaller and make sure it's a scout scope (duh) with plenty of eye relief. I like Loops FX-II 2.5x myself.

7mm-08 might be fun to shoot but it's a bitch to get ammo for... I've been running surplus 7.62 battle packs outta my Scout for a while now.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:27 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Yeah, stick to .308. Bushnell makes a nice 2-6x variable in their Elite 3200 line that'd set you up right if you like a variable-power optic. Leupold makes good Scout/pistol scopes as well, but we and several of our customers have had very bad experiences with their customer-service dept. As for the base rifle, Savage and Ruger both offer excellent scout-type rigs are good prices. For semi-auto work, both Springfield Armory and DSA produce Scout or Scout-able versions of their 18" rifles. If you want to really splurge go for the Steyr Scout, but Boston T. Party and others report a fairly consistent problem with light firing-pin strikes.

Another possibility, depending on your needs and terrain, would be a levergun in .30-30 or .35 Remington with a Scout setup. To play with the concept, you might also mount an M38 or M44 Mosin-Nagant with a Scout scope and mounts (replaces the rear iron sight) and aftermarket polymer stock. A Uni friend of mine hunted for years with a setup like that, and killed everything he aimed at.
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Old 06-10-2010, 08:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Didn't Walt do a scout setup on his Marlin bear-slayer?
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Old 06-23-2010, 07:30 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Didn't Walt do a scout setup on his Marlin bear-slayer?
I did. It's a Leupold FX-II 2.5x28 mounted on the Leupold Quick-Detach rings. Couldn't be happier with it. The tube is strong enough to handle any abuse I can dish out. The optics are clean and clear. The design allows me to acquire/fire with it just as quickly with my EO Tech. And it just looks cool.

The prices on them are down to under $300 these days. I would highly recommend one.
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Old 06-23-2010, 09:11 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Heh heh. I call it his "American Express Rifle."
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Old 06-23-2010, 09:14 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Yeah, I must admit that WECSOG mag tube plus the scout mount give me a little chubbage.

I won't mention the 550 cord...
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Old 07-14-2010, 06:47 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Lay off the 550 cord. It does what its supposed to do (keep the lever from biting my fingers when the rifle is recoiling). "If it's stupid but it works; its not stupid".
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Old 07-15-2010, 12:54 PM   #9 (permalink)
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...you obviously haven't heard of my 550 fetish.

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Joking aside, I wanna turn a CZ 527 7.62x39mm into a scout rifle. That'd be fun.
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