Dave Markowitz
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So I decided that I needed a new left handed centerfire bolt action rifle. I have plenty of milsurps but the bolts are all on the wrong side for me, so on 3/5 I ordered a LH stainless Ruger Gunsite Scout from Bud's. I picked it up this morning and got it to the range where I put 40 rounds of M-80 Ball through it.
Here it is with an M-1907 sling, the Ruger 10 round metal mag that is standard equipment, and Ruger polymer 5 and 10 round mags.
I shot the first 10 rounds using the factory rear sight, as pictured above. I then installed an XS rail and zeroed it at 100 yards. Here it is with the XS rail and 5 round mag:
I like the 5 round poly mag the best. The metal mag is way too long. The polymers feed more smoothly.
The bolt is still stiff but I expect it to break in over time. It'll never be as good as a Lee-Enfield, though.
Surprisingly for a Ruger, the trigger was fine out of the box. I'm guessing it's about 4 pounds and crisp, with no creep.
The stock is well designed IMO. I removed the spacer installed at the factory to better fit my short LOP. The recoil pad is good. This is sort of a 21st Century Jungle Carbine but the recoil is nowhere near as vicious.
I can't really speak to accuracy. I didn't have my rifle rest with me, it was in the upper 30s and there were gusts of 20 to 30 MPH, so I was happy to hold the 8 ring on an SR-1 target at 100 yards. After I zeroed the ghost ring BUIS on the XS rail, I did manage to ding a torso-sized gong at 200 yards several times.
The reason I installed an XS rail is that I plan to mount a scope in the conventional position, over the receiver. I'm looking at 1-4x options with illuminated reticles. I have a Burris TAC-30 on one of my AR-15s and that's currently a leading contender for the Ruger GSR.
I'm really looking forward to wringing out the GSR once I get some glass on it, and hopefully I'll be able to take a deer with it this fall.
Here it is with an M-1907 sling, the Ruger 10 round metal mag that is standard equipment, and Ruger polymer 5 and 10 round mags.
I shot the first 10 rounds using the factory rear sight, as pictured above. I then installed an XS rail and zeroed it at 100 yards. Here it is with the XS rail and 5 round mag:
I like the 5 round poly mag the best. The metal mag is way too long. The polymers feed more smoothly.
The bolt is still stiff but I expect it to break in over time. It'll never be as good as a Lee-Enfield, though.
Surprisingly for a Ruger, the trigger was fine out of the box. I'm guessing it's about 4 pounds and crisp, with no creep.
The stock is well designed IMO. I removed the spacer installed at the factory to better fit my short LOP. The recoil pad is good. This is sort of a 21st Century Jungle Carbine but the recoil is nowhere near as vicious.
I can't really speak to accuracy. I didn't have my rifle rest with me, it was in the upper 30s and there were gusts of 20 to 30 MPH, so I was happy to hold the 8 ring on an SR-1 target at 100 yards. After I zeroed the ghost ring BUIS on the XS rail, I did manage to ding a torso-sized gong at 200 yards several times.
The reason I installed an XS rail is that I plan to mount a scope in the conventional position, over the receiver. I'm looking at 1-4x options with illuminated reticles. I have a Burris TAC-30 on one of my AR-15s and that's currently a leading contender for the Ruger GSR.
I'm really looking forward to wringing out the GSR once I get some glass on it, and hopefully I'll be able to take a deer with it this fall.