Art Eatman
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Reading through all this, it looks like the deal is that it's a good, useful rifle--but mis-named.
Reading through all this, it looks like the deal is that it's a good, useful rifle--but mis-named.
It's a question of managing expectations. If Ruger had been honest about it and called it the "Ruger Tactical Carbine" or the "Ruger Truck Gun", then Scout fans could simply decide that it wasn't their cup of tea and let it go.
But when you call a rifle the "Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle", Scout fans have every right to expect it to be a REAL Scout and to meet Jeff Cooper's criteria for one. Which it doesn't.
Reading through all this, it looks like the deal is that it's a good, useful rifle--but mis-named.
If people are hung up about how long the magazine is, they can try one that's double stacked: http://www.alphaindmfg.com/products.html
Reading through all this, it looks like the deal is that it's a good, useful rifle--but mis-named.
Reading through all this, it looks like the deal is that it's a good, useful rifle--but mis-named.
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Originally Posted by LemmyCaution View Post
...reactions bordering on religious zealotry.
And that is the most amazing thing to me.
I can only imagine the jerks I'd run into at the range that would feel obligated to tell me that a Ruger Scout is not a Scout. And I would have to tell them that I don't care.
Albiet a slower-ROF, but in a scout situation, you don't spray-and-pray your own weap.
What kind of EER sight is that?I agree. I really don’t care what the call it, but does it serve a purpose for me.
I have been looking for a reliable durable utility/general purpose/truck gun that I carry in my truck, on my ATV or on short walk out on my land. I wanted it to be relative light, but it didn’t have to be a feather-weight because I won’t be carrying it for days – more like hours. I can hunt with it, protect myself from predators, and I could use it for self-defense if the need arouse. It isn’t perfect any of these roles, but it does all of them well.
I have tried the Alpha mag with the GSR & like it. I did have to modify it to fit in my rifle. I posted about the mod here:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=573975
Two interesting things about the Alpha mag:
- You don’t have to load it like the Ruger factory mags (one hand pushing down on the rear of the round already in the mag then pushing down & to the rear with the new round). You can load the Alpha like a high-cap pistol mag (don’t have to push down on the rear of the round already in mag).
-The 10-rd Alpha mag will easy fit 11 rounds with room to spare.