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bamaranger · April 20, 2011, 01:20 AM

The Ruger Scout got a nice writeup in the new "American Rifleman".
A "scout" was intended as a GP rifle, as proposed by COOPER, as already noted.

The use of laminate allowed a simple solution to adjustable length of pull. To get same in a synthetic design would have required a more complex arrangement (in synthetic) than Ruger wanted to do. Or so says the article.
The barrel is short so as to meet the spec's as proposed by Cooper, and allow same to be handy and portable.

The only other affordable factory scout is the Savage version. To me, Rugers version is more nicely done than the Savage, but since my Savage is paid for, and tweaked to my liking, I doubt I'll switch.

A manual (bolt) is not a bad idea for a worst case/GP rifle. Lighter, high reliability, fewer parts........semi auto fire and high mag cap are not necessities in my book.

April 20, 2011, 01:20 AM	#17
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,312	Ruger Scout The Ruger Scout got a nice writeup in the new "American Rifleman". A "scout" was intended as a GP rifle, as proposed by COOPER, as already noted. The use of laminate allowed a simple solution to adjustable length of pull. To get same in a synthetic design would have required a more complex arrangement (in synthetic) than Ruger wanted to do. Or so says the article. The barrel is short so as to meet the spec's as proposed by Cooper, and allow same to be handy and portable. The only other affordable factory scout is the Savage version. To me, Rugers version is more nicely done than the Savage, but since my Savage is paid for, and tweaked to my liking, I doubt I'll switch. A manual (bolt) is not a bad idea for a worst case/GP rifle. Lighter, high reliability, fewer parts........semi auto fire and high mag cap are not necessities in my book.