The Mighty Lemming Scout!

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George Hill

Staff Alumnus
Jeff Cooper - respected Gunner's Guru created a new rifle type. The infamous SCOUT RIFLE. He built one in a Heavy Caliber and christened it the LION SCOUT.

Well - not to be out done - even by a legend - Kodiac's gears grinded, with the help of another forum member (who will remain nameless - unless he wants to claim his share of responsability for this cheeky idea). we/I (don't leave me hanging, dude) came up with a rifle for those of us who may not get the chance to safari in Africa to stalk killer Lions. Here in the states - we have plenty of rodents. (I needed an Rodent name that started with an L guys - Lemming was the first to come to mind... I know there are no Lemmings here!)
You want to build your Mighty Lemming Scout out of a nice, light, handy, and trusty .22LR Bolt Action rifle. Select your optic of choice and mount it forward of the action in true Cooper-like fashion.
Well... Uh - thats pretty much it...
Oh - The Sling!
To have a TRUE Mighty Lemming Scout - and not an imposter... You need a Brown Leather Sling.

This handy rifle can travel the length of the lower 48 states (except Texas - where they do not tolerate Smart Asses) and hunt rodents of all types - Squirls and Rats, Rabbits and Bats (Needed a rhyme there - hey - a bat is just a Mouse with wings that uses Sonar... Dont give me that Chirpotera-Biology-crap - Clips its wings and call it Mickey) the Mighty Lemming Scout is perfect.

Next month Jon Sundra will review this innovative new rifle concept in just about every magazine on the rack. I am kidding Jon - just pokin fun at ya... After that I am A Worm article your fair game.

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"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE



[This message has been edited by George Hill (edited October 30, 1999).]
 
Sounds like a neat toy,George,mayhap a 22 Mag would work better on large Rodenta like 'Chucks.

Of course, the kind of folks that turned IPSC into a competition instead of real world training will go for fluted bbls, match chambers,hi cap mags, and so on, But, there's still a place for the piece in our hearts and hands(G)...
 
NO, no gimics... Those RACE SCOUTS are not the same critter.
.22 Magnum however will be a factory option... ;)

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"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
 
Good one George...

"...The Lemming Scout, a general all purpose rifle is a conveniently portable, individually operated firearm capable of striking a single decisive blow on a target of up to 2 kilos in weight at any distance at which the operator thinks he can shoot..."

"...suitable actions at this time include the Kimber 82, the Anschutz 54/1700, and possibily the Finnfire. Action should be exorbitantly expensive to keep Lemming Scouts out of the hands of those 'who just don't get it'..."

"...the barrel shall be single broach cut rifled air guage heavy match stainless steel double stress relieved, cryo'd and fluted barrel with 8 concentrical flutes of .2500... the weight and length of which shall not exceed a crochet needle..."

"... wooden stocks are in their closing period that is why we must use a synthetic stock like Kevlar. The Kevlar for a Lemming Scout must be harvested from the sacred Kevlar Goats indigenous to high mountain terrain. These goats served Theodore Roosevelt well during his long African campaigns..."

"...once per year, all Lemming Scout disciples must gather atop a high mountain cliff 'The Big L Ranch' with their Lemming Scout rifles in hand, crowd tightly together, and peer intensely into the chasm..."

;)
 
I went the other way I made a "BULL CHIPMONK"
scout. Take one Ruger 77-22, A Voquartsen Bull Barrel, Custom scope mount.

Cut the Barel to 16 1/16 inches.Drill and tap for weaver mount in front of the receiver. Mount a TC lighted reticle scope.
This is the best rig I have come up with for early season squirrels yet. I might change the rifle to a .22 short. I guess I could call it a "Bull terrier scout".

Cheers,

ts
 
Shoot!!!!! Thought I had beat you to it but my small scout rifle is a Winchester M9422M in .22 magnum. Plus there is no brown sling and the stock is made of wood. Therefor it is not a TRUE Mighty Lemming Scout and doesn't have all the features that must be present and working in unison to give the magical effect that only those who have spent time in the field with a true Mighty Lemming Scout can appreciate.

Great idea! What is it they say about idle minds? (grin)
 
Actually, the Scout concept on a smaller scale would work pretty darn well for squirrels, rabbits, rats, cats... The same concept holds well. I like it.

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Um, George, if Texas doesn't abide smartasses, can you put me and Dennis up for a couple of nights, just till we each can find new places to reside? :) And, y'all can get Shiner Bock out there, right?

[This message has been edited by Long Path (edited October 31, 1999).]
 
I too think .22 Mag would be best. The Lemming designation serves more than just the alliteration following Lion. It also points to the (now) self-fulfilling phrophesy of lemming-like actions in making scout copies- perhaps you meant that, too.

How about the "Competition Scout", a HB Dakota in .300 Dakota or perhaps a 6mmPPC fluted-barrel Sako, for day-long excursions to the benchrest range. Be sure to visit the lively contemporaneous thread on my scope-less "Backpack Survival Scout" - so far nuttin' but stellar reviews!
 
For those with eagle eyes the scope can be ommited and just pick up one of those romanian '1969' training rifles with "Express sights".

No I am not kidding I have one and they are flipdown Express sights on it and they work just great. ( comes with a "synthtic leather sling" feels like an part of an old tire :)
 
I got caught - the Lemming name did have a double meaning...

Yes the concept would actually be great medicine for rodentia. I would probably prefer my "MLS" to be built on a 10/22 type action.

Smartasses in Texas are not tolerated. In Texas - it is preffered to be a Jack Ass. ;)
Hey - I grew up in Plano - I can say that...

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"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." - Sigmund Freud
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE



[This message has been edited by George Hill (edited November 02, 1999).]
 
maybe the lemming AR-7 survial scout could be built for repelling the y2k rodent hoards!

AR-7 with a foreward mounted red dot

dZ
 
Leave us not forget the quintessential British No. 5 Enfield Jungle Carbine converted to 22 Rimfire as an alternative Lemming Scout!

FOMCCAGFA!! :D !!

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It would seem that Steyr liked my Mighty Lemming Scout idea!
While at the SHOT SHOW I examined a Steyr Scout rifle in .223 caliber.
Did I ever mention that before? Anyways, I just thought I would bring up the topic in a related thread instead of opeing a new thread.
Steyr had to have ripped off my MLS concept because I cant see why they would want to have made one in the first place.
Who would pay that much for a 2 MOA bolt action .223 rifle? You could take that kinda money and get a more conventional rifle that will do sub MOA all day long and get some nice customizations out of it as well!

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I mean, if I went around saying I was an Emperor because some
moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, people would put me away!
 
Harumph!!!! Being a lemming myself I take great offense to this thread! How dare you malign and otherwise poke fun at the enlightened. Heathens, goblins, non-believers!!!!
Awe hell, strike that last paragraph. I don't know how I missed this thread originally but I damn near spit ou my coffee laughing! I do have a (psuedo)scout en route.
Your idea does have some merit though. It would be pure poison in the squirrel woods.
 
Love the idea of the Lemming Scout. Personally, I like to observe to the Scout Rifle enthusiasts that I own 8 scout's rifles (with a lower case, giving the good colonel credit for his named concept piece) and drag out a variety of Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbines and Winchester and Marlin lever guns (mostly with apertures on the levers and low end power scopes on the Mannlichers in the old G&H sidemounts). Perhaps not terribly clever, but it amuses me.
 
I just finished building an ugly little rifle I called the "ugly gun".
The paint job on the composite stock was supposed to be OD, but it came out sort of a shiney puke green color. Everyone that saw it said, "Eeewww". I think that the can of paint was mislabeled.
I was too lazy to reshoot it.
It was a .223 on a Mini Mauser action, in an ultralight composite stock.
Shot 3/4 minute @ 100 yards with the 16 1/4" barrel using PMP factory ammo.
Not really a Scout type, but it weighed in at six pounds, six ounces with the scope on it.

I considered it underpowered for Arizona Lemmings, and traded it off for a minty 1903 Springfield sporter in 30-06.
The 30-06 is ideal for our smaller varmints, and adequate for the midsized ones.
 
I shore do hope Col. Cooper don't drop by here from time to time! Ma Duces work great on ground squirrels but trying to mount a scope that would work on that barrel would be a job. Might not make weight either. I do know that it will kill a squirrel however!
Hank
 
Of course the Lemming Scout discussion wouldn't be complete without someone suggesting that they could use a semiauto for a Lemming Scout and someone else saying that it wouldn't be a REAL Scout in that case...
 
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