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jmr40 · July 22, 2011, 05:14 AM

Just a FYI. The rear peep sight on both the Ruger and Savage scout rifles can easily be removed and a scope can be mounted conventionally. I had a Savage for a while. Like you said, some like the forward mounted scopes. Some don't. I found that with a low 1.5-4X or 2-7X scope mounted conventionally I could do a lot better without giving up any speed. At least with these 2 you have the option to use it either way.

My most recent project is one of these. http://www.weatherby.com/product/rif...nguard/carbine I picked it up used for a song and put a Bansners stock for it along with one of these.http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=4...WEATHERBY_HOWA The rifle shoots great, weighs only 7 lbs 2 oz including scope and mounts, holds 8+1 rounds with a mag that only extends about 1/2" below the gun. This works better for me. It weighs about 1.5 lbs less than the Ruger and about 1 lb less than the Savage. Even with the custom stock I'm into it for about $150 less than a new Ruger. The jury is still out on the mag extender. If it doesn't work out as well as I like I can always go back to the factory floorplate. I'm still at 5+1 mag capacity with it.

July 22, 2011, 05:14 AM	#12
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,808	Just a FYI. The rear peep sight on both the Ruger and Savage scout rifles can easily be removed and a scope can be mounted conventionally. I had a Savage for a while. Like you said, some like the forward mounted scopes. Some don't. I found that with a low 1.5-4X or 2-7X scope mounted conventionally I could do a lot better without giving up any speed. At least with these 2 you have the option to use it either way. My most recent project is one of these. http://www.weatherby.com/product/rif...nguard/carbine I picked it up used for a song and put a Bansners stock for it along with one of these.http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=4...WEATHERBY_HOWA The rifle shoots great, weighs only 7 lbs 2 oz including scope and mounts, holds 8+1 rounds with a mag that only extends about 1/2" below the gun. This works better for me. It weighs about 1.5 lbs less than the Ruger and about 1 lb less than the Savage. Even with the custom stock I'm into it for about $150 less than a new Ruger. The jury is still out on the mag extender. If it doesn't work out as well as I like I can always go back to the factory floorplate. I'm still at 5+1 mag capacity with it. Last edited by jmr40; July 22, 2011 at 10:28 AM.