M14 Forum

Ontos · December 29th, 2010, 04:47 PM

Gimmie...

GIMMIEGIMMIEGIMMIEGIMMIEGIMMIE

http://www.ruger.com/products/gunsit...fle/index.html

2336USMC · December 29th, 2010, 05:18 PM

Oh, no, they finally did it.

For years the only choices have been Steyr, Savage, or custom. I didn't like the scope mount setup on the Savage, and the Steyr was... well... A Steyr.

My Scout is a budget custom on a 98 Mauser carbine. I have a M1924 FN Mexican large ring 98, intermediate length, put away that I have been planning to build up into the final perfect Scout in .308 with a lot of custom work.

Now along comes Ruger with a very interesting alternative. Looks good enough to just skip all of the custom work, although I don't know why it's in a laminate stock. I would immediately ditch that and put it in something like a High Tech Specialties composite, or a Brown Precision carbon kevlar and drop another half pound.

I would also have happily ditched the flash suppressor for another 1.5" of barrel. I would want to see a 5 rd mag for carry, keep the 10 rounders in pouches for backup. Looks like they got the sights right, and that's the hardest part of a custom is getting the BUIS arrangement right. If that's a standard M77 action it should also be controlled round feed.

Sure looks good, I'm drooling already. Gonna hafta look hard at this one.

osokusmc · December 29th, 2010, 05:21 PM

I hope it accepts M14 mags.

Daves762 · December 29th, 2010, 06:07 PM

$995.00???

Does it come with a "happy ending"????

If is accepts M14 mags its would be good but I know it wont and Ill have to buy some ruger $45 each types.....

Ill pass for now.. to pricey.

Ontos · December 29th, 2010, 09:21 PM

I figure if it's like other Rugers, the MSRP is $950 or so, so the street price should be around $800.

I'd rather that it was compatible with M-14 mags, but it'll do.

Black Lions · December 29th, 2010, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2336USMC

...If that's a standard M77 action it should also be controlled round feed.

From Rugers press release:

"Developed in conjunction with Gunsite instructor Ed Head, the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle is a new platform in the Ruger M77® family. While the Scout Rifle has M77 features such as controlled round feed and integral scope mounts (scope rings included), the 10-round detachable box magazine is the first clue this isn't your grandfather's Ruger rifle."

Boys, this is gonna be hard for me to resist as well...

7.62bthp · December 29th, 2010, 10:52 PM

For cast Mausers, Rugers aint bad. I've never been happy with the fact a lot of their barrels have rather excessive leade, causing inherently accurate rounds to be substandard out of their rifles. Jury is still out on this one, but I do like the look and functionality of it fer sure.

LoB · December 30th, 2010, 05:26 AM

I like it also, but ya think ruger would make this thing so that it accepts M14 mags. The increased $$ in Gunsite Scout Rifle sales (~because~ of the ability to use M14 mags) would probably far outstrip what they hope to make on Ruger proprietary mag sales . .

There might be one in my future if I see a used one for a fair price.

However, my buddy said something that gave me pause . . "It's a bolt action SOCOM 16 that you HAVE to use Ruger mags in . . "

Something to think about.

jens5 · December 30th, 2010, 05:50 AM

Holy ......! Now that's a very cool concept. I agree with a poster that I'd trade the FH for another inch and a half of barrel. I'm sure there will be after/market goodies galore for this.,i/e/ syn/stock and so on. As others have mentioned, I hope this accepts M14 mags although Ruger would be smart in a marketing/$ making sense to have a proprietary magazine.

Ontos · December 30th, 2010, 07:09 AM

Doesn't use proprietary mags... Uses AI standard mags which are pretty easy to come across.

jasonj · December 30th, 2010, 07:28 AM

AI standard mags run $70-90 a peice. I just bought 1, couldnt afford 2. That might be a killer in its self.

I hope they will work with some of the AI clones!! I will be buying Alpha Mags in the future. Great rep, 10 rounds in a shorter package and only about 2/3rds the price.

Ontos · December 30th, 2010, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jasonj

AI standard mags run $70-90 a peice. I just bought 1, couldnt afford 2. That might be a killer in its self.

I hope they will work with some of the AI clones!! I will be buying Alpha Mags in the future. Great rep, 10 rounds in a shorter package and only about 2/3rds the price.

Go for C-Products mags...

http://store.cproductsllc.com/Bolt-A...azines_c15.htm

MJ1 · December 30th, 2010, 08:12 AM

I'm just not impressed.

10 rounds? Got it.
Flash hider? Got it.
.308 and sub MOA? Got that too.
Ranging OEM scope,, 20" barrel well they don't have that.

tjh121 · December 30th, 2010, 08:50 AM

Several years ago over on The High Road there was a thread about modifying a Ruger to take M14 mags...

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=336733

The pictures aren't there any more, but it's still pretty interesting.

7.62bthp · December 30th, 2010, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ontos

Go for C-Products mags...

http://store.cproductsllc.com/Bolt-A...azines_c15.htm

Doesn't say WHAT 308 they fit.So, a minimum of $60 per mag. Midway has em for $104. Heak, Steyr was not even that high. Ruger boys musta been smokin crack...

If I wanted a 308 that takes $100 mags, I'd buy a Valmet or Galil.

Hell of a nice lookin rifle, too bad.