Scout Rifle Stripper Clips

[splithoof]

Got a Steyr Scout in ODG, but went with 6.5 Creed, since I have - to borrow FeuerFrei's phrase - a 'troll's hoard' of that ammo.

[1859sharps]

Haha, that's exactly what I did.

Got a Steyr Scout in ODG, but went with 6.5 Creed, since I have - to borrow FeuerFrei's phrase - a 'troll's hoard' of that ammo.

Good man, good choice. And don't let any "trolls" give you grief over the choice of 6.5 Creed. It is a sure sign they haven't done the study they think they have.

Cooper may have had an unabashed bias for .30 caliber, but the proper cambering for a Scout isn't based on caliber, but some specific guidelines for capability. Which the 6.5 Creed can deliver on.

[splithoof]

Good man, good choice. And don't let any "trolls" give you grief over the choice of 6.5 Creed. It is a sure sign they haven't done the study they think they have.

Cooper may have had an unabashed bias for .30 caliber, but the proper cambering for a Scout isn't based on caliber, but some specific guidelines for capability. Which the 6.5 Creed can deliver on.

[200Apples]

Joe, good call. Congrats on your purchase!

Since I already own a .308 Ruger M77 Gunsite Scout (that misses weight, but just, since I dropped it's 17.25" [FH removed], blued action into a Ruger composite stock), I will! when the opportunity presents itself purchase a 6.5 Creedmore-chambered Steyr Scout. Always wanted one.

[joefrank64k]

Joe, good call. Congrats on your purchase!

Since I already own a .308 Ruger M77 Gunsite Scout (that misses weight, but just, since I dropped it's 17.25" [FH removed], blued action into a Ruger composite stock), I will! when the opportunity presents itself purchase a 6.5 Creedmore-chambered Steyr Scout. Always wanted one.

[smle-man]

I had a clip slot adapter for my model 70 that attached via the factory screw holes for a factory scope mount and used M14 type clips. Don't know if these are still available.

[1859sharps]

Research will show that Cooper did in fact approve of other calibers, such as the 7mm-08, and others. In today’s world, new propellants and bullet construction technology have opened up possibilities that were not yet fully realized back in the 1980’s, and so have materials of which rifles and accessories are made of. While Cooper is generally credited with getting the scout rifle concept started, IMO it is Richard Mann who has kept it going, and has done very well at it.

Agreed.

So I might be the proud owner of TWO odg Steyr Scouts in 6.5CR haha!!

Well as you know, two is one, and one is none.

Also, you need two rifles for the little known, very, very, very rarely discussed, and highly challenging "dual rifle bounce" drill that requires dual wielding a matching brace of scout rifles.

[hambam105]

M1As, anyone rifle that I've seen, are, last I looked, come with detachable magazines and, get this, have a stripper clip slot.