It's amazing sometimes how you think you have something finally ironed out, only find out very you (I) actually know next to the wealth of information that's out there.
The latest example of this is when I looked up a website, and one of them stated that the Mini-14 with Scout mount is an obsolete system. I'm in a computer lab right now, so i don't have the bookmarked address handy, but can anyone explain this obvious novice just why the Mini-14 system is obsolete? The website didn't explain why. Incidentally, if anyone wants that bookmark, let me know, and I'll post it later on.
For further gain more information, I stayed up til 3am last night trying to read Jeff Cooper's commentaries on the scout concept. But there sure is a mountain of material to read. Can someone condense it into plain English so that somebody like me can understand?
Finally, I've seen several websites that shows how to make budget scouts. What are your opinions on those? I mean, my wife gave me that "look" again when I said I wanted a Steyr scout and told her how much it was. Truth is, it's more gun than I am qualified to be using. I mean, at the very least, I would be too afraid to ding it up. So, for urban combat, what is really a good budget scout if you can only choose one?
Should I even bother with scouts? How about just a regular rifle configuration? Some assistance would be greatly appreciated.
The latest example of this is when I looked up a website, and one of them stated that the Mini-14 with Scout mount is an obsolete system. I'm in a computer lab right now, so i don't have the bookmarked address handy, but can anyone explain this obvious novice just why the Mini-14 system is obsolete? The website didn't explain why. Incidentally, if anyone wants that bookmark, let me know, and I'll post it later on.
For further gain more information, I stayed up til 3am last night trying to read Jeff Cooper's commentaries on the scout concept. But there sure is a mountain of material to read. Can someone condense it into plain English so that somebody like me can understand?
Finally, I've seen several websites that shows how to make budget scouts. What are your opinions on those? I mean, my wife gave me that "look" again when I said I wanted a Steyr scout and told her how much it was. Truth is, it's more gun than I am qualified to be using. I mean, at the very least, I would be too afraid to ding it up. So, for urban combat, what is really a good budget scout if you can only choose one?
Should I even bother with scouts? How about just a regular rifle configuration? Some assistance would be greatly appreciated.