There's been a lot of talk about scout rifles, ranging from the original "as defined" down to any rifle with a forward mounted scope being referred to as a Scout Rifle (like the new Ruger Frontier).
I think that the concept can evolve, or at least have variations. I follow the general idea of a scout rifle being a light weight, compact, larger caliber (ideally .308) rifle, with a bolt action, detachable magazine, forward mounted scope, and iron sights. My twist on it would be that I'd like to have "see through" scope mounts, so that I could use either the scope or the iron sights at any time.
So far, I haven't found a gun that I consider 80% there, that would need only minor alterations.
The guns I've played with are two I had on hand, an M44 and a Mini-14. Both fall short on several fronts, but have been fun to mess with, and the results are functional and useful, within their respective limitations.
I'd like to see pics of anyone else's ventures into Scout-Style rifles, hear about your experiences and what your perfect back woods gun ("scout" or not) would be.
I think that the concept can evolve, or at least have variations. I follow the general idea of a scout rifle being a light weight, compact, larger caliber (ideally .308) rifle, with a bolt action, detachable magazine, forward mounted scope, and iron sights. My twist on it would be that I'd like to have "see through" scope mounts, so that I could use either the scope or the iron sights at any time.
So far, I haven't found a gun that I consider 80% there, that would need only minor alterations.
The guns I've played with are two I had on hand, an M44 and a Mini-14. Both fall short on several fronts, but have been fun to mess with, and the results are functional and useful, within their respective limitations.
I'd like to see pics of anyone else's ventures into Scout-Style rifles, hear about your experiences and what your perfect back woods gun ("scout" or not) would be.