I think I am sold on a 308 rifle.

The Scout is a nice rifle if it fits your usage.
And there's no problem with a 16" barrel on a .308 as already noted above, especially given that a Scout rifle certainly is not intended as a 1000 yard target stick...

That's internet misinformation...
 
A 6.5# rifle chambered in 308? Yikes. My shoulder hurts just thinking about it. I can see it would be a great hunting gun though.
 
A 6.5# rifle chambered in 308? Yikes. My shoulder hurts just thinking about it. I can see it would be a great hunting gun though.
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Actually It is a lot heavier than I'd like. With optics and mounts add at least another pound. Stock design is more important then weight. My Kimber in 308 comes in at 5 lbs. 14 oz., and that includes scope and mounts. Recoil is a non-factor because of the good stock design and quality recoil pad. This Ruger will feel like a 22.
 
I just watched MagPuls "The Art of the Precesion Rifle". They had a short barreled 308 as one of the 4 rifles they were shooting. On the video you watch them take 1,000 and 1,200 meter head shots... with ease! The finally was a 1 MILE shot with the 308!! Actually all four of the shooters/rifles made the 1 mile shot. Very interesting DVD... learned a lot that I can't wait to take to the range with my 260 Remington.
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Hitting a target at 1,200 yards to a mile is one thing. Having enough energy to do any damage is another. At 1,000 yards you are down to around 500 ft lbs. I don't have any way to calculate energy at a mile, but guessing much less than a 22 rimfire at that distance.

800 yards seems like a reasonable maximum to me. Still only around 800 ft. lbs at that range.
 
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