Dumping my scout rifle bin, don't have much so feel free to join.

>>31956127
>don't have much
Nice humblebrag you got there, pardner. Nice rifles too

>>31956148
>>31956152
>ISHAPORE
>SCOUT

Oh fuck yes.

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love my scout

>>31956127
Not that I don't think they look awesome and I wish I owned one, but do scout rifles even serve much of a point anymore?

>>31957946
This, and what is the purpose of having the optic mounted so far forward?

>>31957946
Not really, at least in regards to the rigid interpretation of the gun that Cooper presented. People who think he wouldn't have changed anything if he made it today are deluded.

>>31957974
High FOV and the fact that the eye relief of magnified optics back then was pretty awful if you wanted to snap shoot.

>>31956127
I would want a scout rifle if I could put a bayonet on it, and the wood went all the way to the end. I feel like the entire concept of the scout rifle might as well extend to "And you can beat someone to death and stab them with it too."

Is there any reason why they put scopes where the rear sight would be?

>>31957974
shoot with both eyes open. red dots pretty much have that covered now tho. and i cant really defend mine against what ever you say is 'better' you're prolly right but they're still fun as shit

>>31957051
>"""scout"""

>>31957946
>do scout rifles even serve much of a point anymore?
Other than being your only option if you want a US made bolt action rifle with iron sights on it that isn't in a big game caliber, no.

>>31958768
That has everything to do with magnification and nothing to do with mounting location. You can shoot any low power scope with both eyes open. Actually you can shoot any scope with both eyes open but with higher magnification scopes you'll stop paying attention to what the other eye is seeing.

>>31957946
I don't believe there's really a benefit to owning one these days but I'd get one just because they generally look really cool.

>>31956137
B U B A

>>31956174
How hard is it to use the front mounted scope?

>>31960498
When installed properly it's incredibly easy. You leave both eyes open and can track moving targets easily.

>>31957974
Originally it was because of top ejection.

>>31957946
Ranch gun.

Light, shoots common ammo, easy to the shoulder (compared to milsurp WW2 long gun), great at killing small to mid-sized games, coyote, et cetera

I'd rather have a scout gun than a mini-14 desu

>>31956127
Sexiest rifle of all!

>>31965756
>Ranch gun.
Speaking of outdated, vague rifle concepts.