This is My Rifle

February 11, 2013

Blake Hiatt

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20 COMMENTS

Aharon February 11, 2013 At 17:29

Nice gun!
AlphaGeek February 11, 2013 At 17:30

Nice to put a face to the name.

That’s a pretty damn sweet rifle, too. Is it a .308?
- Accur81 February 11, 2013 At 17:37
  
  Looks like the Ruger Gunsite Scout 16″ .308. Cool gun.
  - Bill February 11, 2013 At 17:44
    
    I have been looking around for one. I have only seen one in the past year. I just like them for some reason. A lot.
    - Accur81 February 11, 2013 At 18:07
      
      ProForce in Brea, CA has one (as of 2/09/13). Not sure if that helps.
Don February 11, 2013 At 17:31

Beautiful scout rifle
OODAloop February 11, 2013 At 17:56

Sooo jealous of the Scout Rifle. One of those with a 1-4 long eye relief scope would be the frickin’ cat’s meow…
Blake February 11, 2013 At 18:12

Yes, it is the Ruger Gunsite Scout .308 with a 10 round polymer magazine.

The polymer magazines are outstanding. The magazines come with a dust cap, which is great when storing loaded magazines.

The stock factory magazine for the rifle works, which is about the best that can be said about them.

I’ve debated offering to review the rifle for TTAG. There are so many reviews on the rifle, I’m not sure what I can really add.
- g February 11, 2013 At 18:34
  
  Photo review + a video, please!
  
  Beautiful rifle, great sign.
- Ben in UT February 11, 2013 At 19:19
  
  I’d love to see your review of that, Blake.
Randy Drescher February 11, 2013 At 18:54

Nice safe gun you got there Blake, with that bolt action, Randy
schizuki February 11, 2013 At 19:00

I went shopping for a GSR. Got excited when I saw TWO on the rack! Got less excited when I saw they were both lefties. Grrr!
S.CROCK February 11, 2013 At 19:18

good ole ruger!
Ropingdown February 11, 2013 At 20:21

Blake, how much eye-relief do you find necessary for a scope on your Scout Rifle?
- Blake February 11, 2013 At 20:40
  
  Roping, I have absolutely no idea how much eye-relief would be needed. I’m sticking with the factory iron sights on the Scout rifle. I can regularly ring an 18×24 steel plate at 200 yards with the factory sights. In fact, with more practice, I wouldn’t be afraid to take game out to 150 yards or so with the current setup of the rifle.
  
  Obviously, the Picatinny rail provides for a forward mounted scope. However, the rifle does have an accomodation for a more traditionally mounted scope, but, I think the rear sight has to be removed.
  - Ropingdown February 11, 2013 At 22:31
    
    Thanks. Iron sights are underrated.
Rob February 12, 2013 At 01:23

Nice Rifle!

Only one thing:

You misspelled “λαβέ”. There’s an eta at the end. Years of studying Attic, and Koine Greek, reading countless passages written by men great and meek alike whose bones have lone since turn to dust, and I’m reduced to spell-checking the Greek of my fellow gun-nuts…
- Sharkey February 12, 2013 At 08:06
  
  Hmmm, and yet you mispelled labe yourself. You have an epsilon not an eta. Greek font error?
  - Blake February 12, 2013 At 09:03
    
    It was copy and paste. To be honest, I’m surprised Word was able to interpret the characters well enough for me to be able to print something that even remotely resembles the original.
My Name Is Bob February 12, 2013 At 19:17

Nice rifle!!