* * * I bought an MVP LC off one of my friends, mostly for the chassis, but I'm thinking with the right hand loads, I might be able to reach out to 1000yds.
Which was never the criteria for a Scout rifle.
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* * * I bought an MVP LC off one of my friends, mostly for the chassis, but I'm thinking with the right hand loads, I might be able to reach out to 1000yds.
Ruger's rather slender Frontier rifle, with a forward rail-mount, weighed in at 6.75lbs. If they'd just added a front sight and rear peep, and then dropped it into a decent synthetic stock, it would've made weight even with a LER scope.
Which was never the criteria for a Scout rifle.
Not sure if Ruger discontinued the Frontier model or not, but here's a link to Bud's (showing presently out of stock):
My "Scout" rifle is my older Remington model 7 with 18.5" barrel and walnut stock. With a leupold 2x7 it is fast to sight at 2 power. The rifle is in 7-08, close enough to the 308 for me. It weighs 7.25 pounds and has the factory open sights. Its mounted on a weaver base. You can remove and reinstall the scope and it will return to zero.
3crows it sounds like you have the rifle you were looking for. Congratulations, a lot never do find that one perfect rifle. There are just many choices and some envision so many different scenarios that they can never settle one just one gun.
Now we have tac slings for the family that solves the problem. Also, the shorter carbine versions nearly balance just ahead of the magazine, if too much hardware is not hung up front. I also found the m14/m1A very awkward to carry as well, as that big .30 cal box was right where I wanted to put my hand.
3Crows,
I really like your rifle! I have several scoped Contenders and honestly am not a fan of froward mounted scopes (I realize a Scout scope is not a pistol scope).
I am seriously thinking about a new Savage Scout and would probably use it with the supplied open sights.
If I got to the point where my eyes let me down I believe I would remove the rear sight and mount a conventional low powered scope using a regular 10/110 scope base.
I like the larger magazine option too.
Nice rifle.