what rifle is this?

[vash]

i apologize. the website wont let me save and post up one of their pics. i have to send a link to their product page. sorry. the last pic shows the rifle nice. any clue as to what it is? lets see if this works.

http://www.hillpeoplegear.com/Products/tabid/762/ctl/ProductDetails/mid/1916/ProductID/62/Default.aspx

[id10t]

Not sure who made it, but that is typical of what Col. Cooper called a Scout Rifle

Lighter weight, bolt action - pick your favorite brand. Give it some decent open sights. Mount a low power, long eye relief, large field of view scope forward of the action.

Scout rifle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Flat Six]

Here's the pic, Vash:



Hard to tell, but from the safety it looks like a Mauser 98-type action, so could be any number of riflle builders . . .

[red-beard]

and hotlinked

[vash]

thanks.

so gun gurus; if i were to build a shorty scout rifle like that, i have to choose the caliber carefully? dont some calibers love long barrels? or is it dependent on type of powder and powder volume.

i'm in uncharted waters here.

[matt711]

Probably a custom rifle. It appears to be a Mauser type action. .308 is a good candidate for barrels down to 18 inches. You will spend a pretty penny having one built though. The Ruger would save you at lease $1,000 over a custom seet up.

An AR10 would still be my choice. Just as accurate if set up correctly and the conveinence of an auto-loader and no need for a long eye relief scope. Still cost you more than the Ruger by around $700

[svandamme]

looks a bit like this one which i think is a 10 FCM Scout

[emcon5]

Originally Posted by vash

thanks.

so gun gurus; if i were to build a shorty scout rifle like that, i have to choose the caliber carefully? dont some calibers love long barrels? or is it dependent on type of powder and powder volume.

Some calibers do like long barrels, but probably not anything you would want that chambered in.

You could do it on the cheap using a Yugo Mauser in 8mm, slap it in a new stock and use a no-gunsmith sight that replaces the military rear sight.

You could also start with a Savage Scout if you can find one, or a Savage Hog hunter and add the forward scope:

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Centerfire-Rifles/Bolt-Action|/pc/104792580/c/105522480/sc/105523380/Savage-Arms-Hog-Hunter-Rifle/1369830.uts

[Bill Douglas]

There you go Svandamme, fixed it fore you.

[JAR0023]

Dang. You guys had me thinking that Savage had released the scout in a left hand action. I was looking for my check book. -J

[Joe Bob]

Get the Ruger Ranch rifle....223, plenty of ammo and bomb proof.

[pitargue]

Or you can get a used Steyr Scout Rifle...

[emcon5]

A couple months late, but here you go Vash:



Nazi K98 barreled action in an unknown military stock someone cut down. S&K no gunsmith scout scope mount and a $40 Chinese pistol scope.

Handy, not as light as I would like, but not too bad.

[matt711]

I guess that depends on what you define as "long". For me a typical long hunting shot would be anything past 300 yards. My Bushmaster AR10 has a 16" barrel and I have it zero'd at 200 yards. I can easily hit targets out to 400 yards with this set up. Would I attempt to shoot an animal at that range, probably not.

[crownarch]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Get the Ruger Ranch rifle....223, plenty of ammo and bomb proof.

I agree with you on this one. I purchased mine 3 years ago and found it easy to shoot, super accurate with iron sights or scope. Also, resale is really good as there is always a demand for used one at my gun club range.