Hardballing
Well-Known Member
I don't see the scout as a battle rifle.
Give me a shorter box mag and I see it as a handy hunting rifle.
And that was Coopers original idea. Kind of a Jack Of All Trades if you will.
Was NOT designed to compete with dedicated sniper set ups, nor with (his words) "mouse carbines". What he said, IIRC, was that the concept was an allaround shooter, capable of killing 200-400 pound mammals, inside of the 400 meter envelope. He further added the box mag feature to, "get your ass out of a crack if you have to run and gun at distance".
Personally? I can think of LOTS of combo's that will do more jobs specifically, but...I always liked this concept. Simple is as simple does and it doesn't get much more simple than a modified Mauser 98 action. Really very little to EVER break. But would SA's Scout be better option? Sure, just because of semi capability. But then you have the complexity of that system too, increased maintenance, etc.
Frankly, I'll take a look at this one when it becomes a lil more widely available (meaning price drops a tad) and see what I think then. Was always a fan of the concept though.
Just my .02.