Savage Scout rifle

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f2shooter

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Evening all,

Does Savage still make their Scout rifle? As I recall it is a Model 10. The one I had when they were introduced was very good, came with iron sights and I was able to add a Burris Scout scope with no problem. I foolishly traded it away and have regretted it since then. I maintain a decent collection of heavy barrel rifles in .308 and bought the Scout because I was interested in the concept and wanted a woods gun in a smaller and lighter size. As with most of my rifles then I got it in .308. It was exactly what I wanted. Most hunting for me is in fairly dense woods so most shots will be under 100 yards. The lower power scope was not a hindrance and delivered good service. My shooting interests have changed a bit the last few years but I think I would like another Savage Scout rifle. Are they still made? Can they be found very often at gun shows? Thanks.

Rick H.
 
They are still made. They are on the 3rd generation so the current versions may be somewhat different than the one you owned.

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11Scout

I had one of the 2nd gen versions and planned to use it for woods hunting as well. I removed the rail and peep sight in order to mount a low powered scope conventionally. That works much better than the forward mounted scopes.

At best I thought it was OK. I sold mine and have no regrets, there are other rifles that accomplish the same thing costing less.
 
@f2shooter: If you don't want the forward mounted scope, and don't need the detachable magazine, you may also want to look at the savage model 11 hog hunter. It has a 20 inch barrel, iron sights, and is threaded for a flash suppressor, which you can install, or not. A downside is the medium contour barrel, which will make it a bit heavier than the scout.

I have one and installed an AAC flash suppressor, replaced the plastic trigger guard with a steel one, replaced the bolt handle with a longer tactical one, and dropped it into a boyd's camo laminated stock. Then mounted a leupold 1-4X. It works fine for my purposes.
 
Savage has jumped on the tactical bandwagon and transformed the Scout into a copy of the Ruger GSR. From a sales perspective, this probably was a good idea.

However, the second generation is a better hunting rifle, without the silly magazine sticking out and the useless flash hider. The second gen has a better shaped stock than the first.
 
Of course it's got to be "tactitan" and have a muzzle break on it. :mad:

The modern "scout rifle" offered by these companies takes Cooper's original plan and kicks them to the curb in lieu of slick marketing crap.
 
For hunting, the Savage Hog Hunter is nice. You get a .308 Savage 10 with a short threaded barrel. Only negative is the cheap stock Savage uses. But a aftermarket stock will fix that.
 
Any idea if the muzzle brake is threaded on and if so, what size are the threads? Doesn't look too bad but I would want to swap out the muzzle brake for something less obnoxiously loud.
 
Cooper's original plan was one of his more stupid ideas. A bolt action rifle to be issued to specialist troopies(who carry select fire battle rifles) when nobody issued a bolt action to anybody except highly trained snipers.
 
selling

Cooper's "stupid idea" is selling well, as at least 4 stupid manufacturers sell their version of a "scout" and there appears to be no slack in sales, so many stupid people are buying them. The original specs have been ignored and shuffled a bit, but there are many folks interested in the concept. There is also a fair aftermarket business selling accessories to "scout" to some degree, lever rifles, AK's, Mosin's, and any number of semi rifles.

Regards the new Savage Scout, no thanks. The cheek piece, flash suppressor, big box mag.....all hardware I don't need on a rifle that is supposed to be handy and intended for general purpose use.
 
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