ORIGINAL: mauser06
anyone own a "scout" style rifle setup with the scout scope and the whole 9???
share some pics, or what rifle do you have and what scope did you put on it??
just curious...i dont know what made me think about them the other day, but i did and think they would make a dandy PA deer rifle...if i ever buy a deer rifle its going to be a tough decision between a scout setup and a remington pump gun...
i think they would make for a supre quick pull up and shoot rifle...and would be a dream to carry around on drives or long hikes...and make hunting the thick woods just a bit easier...i know thats my gripe with the mauser...long, heavy, cumbersome..i would sold it years ago if i didnt know i can build anything i want on the action...and only paid 235 for the sporterized rifle that is a deer killin machine, so no sense gettin rid of it...an action will run me that alone..
I put together a couple of "scout" types using an Argentine M1909and an M1924 Venezuelan Mauser. I found the forward mounted scope, far from being less cumbersome as Jeff Cooper claimed, to be a real PITA to handle. I "unbuilt" them very quickly.
On the other hand, a friend of mine had a Steyr scout w/ the 2X Leupold. It was a different propsition entirely- a great handling gun!