The new Ruger Scout Rifle
#11
It is ideal in a WTSHTF scenario...
Have to agree it would be fine in the timber but would not be my choice on the prairie.
#12
Kinda like an M1Carbine with some actual horsepower.
Odd as it may sound, I think a better chambering for it would be .243 or 7mm-08 and an 18" barrel.
as far as .308 and a 16" barrel, well, that flash hider is on the muzzle for a reason...
And as far as that goes, I think the whole thing is a copy of the SMLE #5 "jungle carbine"