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Just for fun...can be due to reasons of design, reliability, or whatever.
Although I have strong sentimental attachment to it, I am tempted to say that my Springfield M-6 Scout is the worst gun I've ever owned. It's designed to be a "survival" rifle and is a .22LR/.410 over/under. Indeed, it was used as a survival rifle by the U.S. Air Force from the 50s through the 70s.
So I accept the design limitations and indeed think that's an interesting niche.
However, I wouldn't want to try to survive with the Scout.
Although I have strong sentimental attachment to it, I am tempted to say that my Springfield M-6 Scout is the worst gun I've ever owned. It's designed to be a "survival" rifle and is a .22LR/.410 over/under. Indeed, it was used as a survival rifle by the U.S. Air Force from the 50s through the 70s.
So I accept the design limitations and indeed think that's an interesting niche.
However, I wouldn't want to try to survive with the Scout.
- The trigger is epically bad. I don't think you can avoid a good multi-inch jerk off target in order to fire it.
- I've had two different Scouts, and on both it's impossible to extract the spent .22LR case without pliers (the extractor seems engineered to stick).
- The finish rusts quite easily. I have to coat it in Rig or something to keep it clean when it's in the case. I'd cleaned it with CLR and put it in the trunk...three months later I looked and it had a fine orange film. You'd think for a survival rifle they might have considered stainless...
- And the case is the worst part. Actually, either the hard case it comes with or the soft case you can buy for it have the same problem - they're not designed to store the gun with the scope attached. Now, granted, it's flimsy scope on a flimsy mount. But still...let's say my plane crashes or whatever and I have to survive with my Scout. I open up the stock and see that I have 15 .22LR and 4 .410. Cool. But wait...I have to burn a bunch of that .22LR so I can zero in the scope! (forehead slap)