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scout rifle
The scout rifle is a class of general-purpose rifles defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the early 1980s that bears similarities in design and function to guide guns, mountain rifles, and other rifle archetypes that emphasize comfortable carry and practical accuracy over firepower.
Scout rifles are typically bolt-action carbines chambered for .308 Winchester (or 7.62×51mm), less than 1 meter (40 inches) in length, and less than 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) in weight, with iron and optical sights and fitted with practical slings (such as Ching slings) for shooting and carrying, and capable of hitting man-sized targets out to 450 meters (1,476 feet) without scopes. Typically they employ forward-mounted low-power long eye relief scopes or sights to afford easy access to the top of the rifle action for rapid reloading. Cooper was involved with the design work on the Steyr Scout. Other firms including Ruger and Savage have since manufactured rifles that roughly match Cooper's specifications.
Cooper realized that rifles in the late 20th century differed little from those used by celebrated scouts such as Maj. Frederick Russell Burnham one hundred years before, and that advances in metallurgy, optics, and plastics could make the rifle a handy, light instrument "that will do a great many things equally well...". Cooper's scout-rifle concept was largely influenced by the exploits of the scout Burnham in the Western United States and Africa and as such it is best suited to a man operating either alone or in a two or three man team."The general-purpose rifle will do equally well for all but specialized hunting, as well as for fighting; thus it must be powerful enough to kill any living target of reasonable size. If you insist upon a definition of 'reasonable size', let us introduce an arbitrary mass figure of about 1,000 lb (454 kg)."In 1983 a conference was convened at the Cooper's Gunsite Training Center in Arizona to examine the subject of the modernization of rifle design. The members of the conference included gunsmiths, stocksmiths, journalists, marksmanship instructors, inventors and hunters. It was called the 'First Scout Rifle Conference'. A second conference was held in October 1984.
I have a Mossberg Patrol for sale/trade. Great little rifle, I just need more funds for the holidays.
These particular rifles use BOTH M14 mags as well as SR25 mags.
Comes with:
1-20rnd Surplus M14 magazine
(painted tan)
1-20rnd Magpul SR25 magazine
1-10rnd factory mag
ASR flash hider...
Selling my M1A Scout with Original Composite stock and Scout scope mount 10 rnd mag , 1 20 rnd mag. $1500 ////////// 100 rounds of ammo goes with the rifle $1700 for rifle with Gi stock 1 10 rnd mag and 1 new 20 rnd mag , Factory composite stock...
For sale is a very lightly used, Ruger Gunsite Scout in .450 Bushmaster. Only 20-rounds fired by the original owner. The sale includes:
The aforementioned rifle.
The included OEM magazine.
Original box and all accessories (e.g., scope rings, manual, thread protector, stock inserts, et al.)...