Blue Brick
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Thanks. Must have been a pixelation prob with my camera.
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Thanks. Must have been a pixelation prob with my camera.
You don't buttstroke someone with an recoil absorbing (cushioned) adjustable stock, you do it with a metal buttplate.
This is not that great of a SHTF rifle, at least not with the plethora of semi-automatic rifles out there. At best it would make an excellent brush/guide gun.
Ruger is a bit late (about 15 years) getting a Scout rifle offering going if you ask me.
This thread, now with no pictures, used to show how you can take a milsurp M14 magazine and pop it into a Frontier rifle.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=336733
I have to agree here.This is not that great of a SHTF rifle, at least not with the plethora of semi-automatic rifles out there. At best it would make an excellent brush/guide gun.
Maybe to some, but I dont buy into it. For that type weapon, you need one that will do as many things as possible, and be easily resupplied, with both parts and ammo. Only one real choice there, and as much as I prefer the AK over the AR, it aint the AK.We all(well not all) look at an AR or AK(self-loading) as our SHTF arm, I know I do or did but the simplicity and reliability of a bolt gun makes much more sense.
Many thanks for the great review. Its been quite a while since a new rifle has excited me.
How is the trigger on this new Ruger Scout?
Does this Ruger Scout give you the ability to shoot one, feed one?
Mr. Deadduck, Thanks for sharing pics. Must have been an exciting adventure, especially meeting the gun writers. Who were they, didn't recognize anyone in the photos. Were any of the "big name" writers from the popular magazines there? Also, was Pete Brown mentioned as originator of what's now called the "scout" concept? If not, he should be given credit and deserving mention if you do an article about the new Ruger.
Nice thread to the OP. I like the concept of the scout rifle, but I think Ruger should offer it with a synthetic stock...I much prefer the Steyr Scout since it's lighter in weight and it's has the Steyr logo.
Silly question but.....will this new trigger gaurd/maghousing/release work on older M77 rifles to allow them to use these 10 shot magazines or removable 5 shot?
-kBob
Ruger seems to have made a neat rifle, although I can't say that I would be a buyer for a few reasons.
First of all I don't see much point in a flash suppressor on a bolt action .308, nor do I care for the idea of only a 16.5" bbl. If I am going to have the extra length of the silly flash suppressor anyway I'd just as soon have an 18" or 19" bbl. Thread the end of that slightly longer barrel so I can attach a sound suppressor if I choose to, and I'd be happy.
Second I don't really know that I care for the length of the single column magazine where a staggered column magazine would work just fine, like all the other M77 rifles have.
I would prefer a good synthetic stock of fiberglass, kevlar, and aluminum bedding block construction. I'd even pay extra for it.