Kind of.Jumping Frog wrote:Michael Bane spilled the news about the new Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle.
It is a .308 bolt action rifle tailored to meet Jeff Cooper's thoughts regarding a lightweight general purpose scout rifle.
Length (OAL and LOP) looks OK.
Rails look good for forward mounted glass or electronic sight.
At seven pounds unloaded, and without a scope, sling or bipod, it's pushing weight. Ruger should sign it up for the 2011 weight loss thread here.
There's no attachment point for a Ching sling, nor a CW sling.
Flash hider? OK, I guess, if it works well without hurting accuracy.
That magazine is really tall, especially for a ten round magazine. It should be shorter to improve the friendliness of the rifle, and it should come with a five round flush mount magazine.
Price? Well, it's a Ruger so we'll have to wait and see what the street price is.