My ears started burning... I figured someone said "Cops Suck" or something.. I was relieved to see I was mentioned in relation to a Steyr (or course, I haven't checked the General Forum yet...
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Yes, I own a Scout. I think Rich hit the nail on the head, it is like a Porsche. Actually, it is a 3000GT VR4 Twin Turbo, which is one of the most aweseom cars on the road for uner $50k. To beat it out (at least back in '95 when I bought my first one) you had to spend over 100k on a Twin Turbo Porsche to beat it. The Steyr is like that, it is not cheap, but you get a great rifle for the money.
I agree with Rich's "positives", but I would take away price, which I think is simply appropriate. I would add:
Excellent Safety System (once you figure it out
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In the negative category, I don't mind the stock sling, once it gets broken in. I also think that Titanium would raise the price to an unreasonable level. The backup sights may suck, but they are there and the rear sight is a peep type, which is nice. Most expensive custom rifles (tactical or not) don't offer
any back-up sighting system. Other than those, I concur with Rich's Observations. I'd Add:
Color. At first I thought it was rather cool, but the more I actually use the rifle around tradional hunters, the more I find it ostentatious. I had a Psuedo-Scout built on a black stocked Remington that got a lot of attention without the immediate distasteful looks. In justifying the concept of the Scout, I find the color to be a superficial distraction which is a disadvantage around almost eveyone, hunters and "tactical" shooters alike.
As a final comment, Some of you know that I am currently away from home for about 6 months, The Steyr Scout ended up being the *only* Rifle I brought with me. Along with the worst case scenarios, I knew that I'd be doing a lot of hunting while away, and I thought it was the best all-around choice from my collection.
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-Essayons
[This message has been edited by Rob (edited October 03, 1999).]