As much as I like the Ruger Gunsite Scout, it is not a Scout

by Rob Leahy , Prescott, Arizona, Thursday, January 26, 2017, 09:34 (2796 days ago) @ Bryan

Rifle, according to Jeff Cooper's ideals; too heavy and long except in the plastic stocked 16" version. the AI magazine are a pia the load, the plastic mags are superior as you can snap the rounds through the feed lips.
I wish I had bought a Frontier when they were fairly common. My 77RSI fills the bill admirably. It has a 2x7x30mm Hunter plex Leupold illuminated reticle scope. Really the Scout Concept is waning in it's need. Illuminated reticles, red dots, the ACOG etc allow for quick target acquisition and follow up shots... My 7 .5" pound S&W M10 AR in .308 is a a better rifle for what I want a Scout to do than my Gunsite Scout. My 300 AAC "AR "pistol" will become a Scout updated as soon as I have it SBr'd and suppressed.

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