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The scout rifle is a conceptual class of general-purpose rifles defined and promoted by Jeff Cooper in the early 1980s [1] that bears similarities in the design and functionality of guide guns, mountain rifles, and other rifle archetypes, but with more emphasis being placed on comfortable portability and practical accuracy, rather than firepower and long range shooting.
The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...
Ruger Gunsite Scout in .450 Bushmaster. Polymer Stock: some models are offered with a black polymer stock that reduces the overall weight of the bare rifle to at least 6.2 pounds. Matte Stainless: features an increased barrel length of 18 inches, weight of 7.10 pounds, and has an action and barrel made of stainless steel with a matte finish.
The Scout is a compact rifle intended for young shooters, with reduced stock dimensions, reduced weight, and a single-round loading device. The reduced stock dimensions and weight also make it suitable for smaller adults. The single-round loading device helps teach ammunition conservation and marksmanship. It has a shortened beechwood stock ...
The .376 Steyr (9.5x59mmRB) cartridge is a rebated rim rifle cartridge jointly developed by Hornady and Steyr for use in the Steyr Scout rifle.. Introduced in 1999, it is based on the 9.3×64mm Brenneke case, necked up to accept a 0.375-inch (9.5 mm) diameter bullet.
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Aircrew were instructed to wrap the barrels with parachute cord as a field expedient fore-stock. [4] [5] The Scout has a rifle barrel mounted above a .410 shotgun barrel, this is known as a superposed "over-under" design. Its upper rifle barrel is chambered for .22 Long Rifle or .22 Magnum, in addition to the .22 Hornet used by the USAF M6. [6]
It is a bolt action hunting rifle with a fixed magazine with hinged floorplate produced in a number of centrefire calibers in three variants, the normal, the full-length stock Stutzen ("short") and the carbine. Weight: Length: 44.5 inches (40.5 for Stutzen and carbine variants) Barrel Length: 24 inches (20 inches for Stutzen and carbine.)