It is the ONLY scout-type rifle setup I've seen that is decent
Ditto that. They are nice, ergonomic, and very light but are very limited in their utility.
So it sounds appropriate as I would be hunting varmints at short/medium range.
An Ar-15 with an Eotech sight with magnifier or a Leupold Mk4 CQ/T mounted will do everything a Steyr scout will do, exccept a lot better, and will only cost 1/2 as much.