Ruger Gunsite Scout Modification.

OK I am one of those Scout Rifle weirdos. It is a great all purpose rifle for hunting/scouting. Here is a cool mod I developed that you can have a qualified gunsmith perform or your friend Bubba and his dremmel.

 

Ha, need a can on that short LOUD boomer first off.

 

It IS loud. The brake does not help either but its better than the birdcage it came with.

 

Kind of a Fan, BUT, much prefer my Ruger Hawkeye Guides for an all purpose fighting, scouting, self defense rifle, ect,....turns cover into concealment in many more situations then the .308, the minimum caliber I use is .30/06, that's SERIOUS power, might have to stop a Charging Ford F-250, .30/06 gets it done!

The Big minus of the scout rifle idea is total lack of suitable optics, and for what the scout is for, an optic is kinda stupid really, something more like a Reflex sight would be a much better option, especially for pure speed in a high stress situation!
The ONLY other rifles I would choose here is my OLD Schmidt & Rubin K-31 re barreled in .308, you want lightning fast manual action, it don't get any faster then the K-31's

Then there is the WInchester 1895 in ether .30/06 or .405 Win, again, lightning fast, slick handling, and serious power, EXACTLY what Col. Cooper was really after with his Scout idea, only these are way better in my opinion, and already existed!


One rifle I always liked, but also hated was the Remington 600, pretty much the same idea as the Ruger, but like 30 years earlier, the only thing that Sucked with the remington was capacity, and lack of caliber options, BUT, it was pretty cool!

 

The Remington 600 was part of Coopers inspiration for the Scout rifle.

 

The birdcage on a scout seems to amplify the blast.
At my old hunting club sight in range I could shoot my Savage scout and no-one seemed to notice but drag out my Ruger scout with the birdcage my friend would holler.. Run he's got the cannon out!
Even worse was the 16" AR 10 with the cage