QD Mount for optics on Steyr Scout rifle

[Erik Hamburger]

Looking for some advice please. I have touched on this before, but now revisit this.

My set up:

• Rifle: Steyr Scout .308 W
• Optic 1: S&B 8x56 (Low light/Night use)
• Optic 2: Aimpoint 'Hunter 34 S' Red Dot sight. (Daytime use)
• Typical shooting distance: 40-60 Yards
• Deer and Wild Boar.

I am looking for a QD Mounting system so I can swop easily from the day optic to the low light/night optic.

Choices are between a 1-piece QD mount or 2 QD rings.
Logic dictates a 1-piece mount is likely to be the more robust platform. It is also much more pricey.
The Steyr Scout rifle has a built-in long (almost 1') rail - this is where I get confused, as Steyr describes the rail as: Picatinny" (MIL Spec M1913-STANAG) style rail. Other sources suggest that this is not a 'true' Picatinny rail. A very well respected gun-smith suggests I should buy DOVE-TAIL mounts... (?)

My questions:
Will a Picatinny Mount or Picatinny rings fit?
Which Brand/Model do you recommend? (Prices range from around £60 for QD rings to £360 for a QD 1-piece mount...*)
As the rail is (obviously) flat the HIGHT of the rings should allow sufficient clearance for the S&B 8x56 Scope, there is no 'dipping' barrel profile allowing for the objective of the scope, as is found on most rifle profiles. See illustration.

Thank you!

* Rechnagel; Contessa; Schultz and Larson; Leupold; Warne; EAW; Talley; Hawke....all produce QR systems at wildly different price-points.

 

[Southern]

On my Steyr M Professional .30-06 I have 30mm tube 1.5-6x44mm German #4 reticle in Warne QR rings.
Warne steel cross slot bases.
Sightmark red dot ( Eotech clone ) using one slot ( on the front base), with its QR throw lever. I just started this, borrowing it from an AR-15 carbine.
4-12x40 Nikon, which it shares with another Steyr M in .270 Winchester and other rifles for load testing.
2-7x35mm Burris which the .270 Steyr normally wears ( as a back up; I use the open sights primary on this full stock stutzen ).

Your Scout has even stronger bases and more slots.

 

[Muir]

Great Rifle. I have a first year production Scout with a Leupold scope serial numbered to the gun. An incrediblely accurate rifle. Sorry. No clue as to the best mounts.~Muir

 

[Ubique52]

Hi Erik

Did you ever get an answer or try anything regarding your post.

I’m hankering for a scout myself and was wondering if one piece QD mounts work well with the rifle?

Thanks

 

[paul o']

On my 243 scout the high rings still made the x56 S&B Scope hit the rail so I went for QR Warne ex-high and I still have a set in there packaging but for a 1" S&B scope.

 

[spanj]

I have high leupold QRW on mine and max obj I could fit on was 44mm !!!!

 

[Geoff9]

On my scout the Cross slots are not wide enough for picatinny rings. Rather than open them out I have a Vortex CM202 one piece mount that I am modifying by thinning the lug that goes in the slots.

 

[spanj]

Innomount do one that fits.

 

[Geoff9]

On my scout the Cross slots are not wide enough for picatinny rings. Rather than open them out I have a Vortex CM202 one piece mount that I am modifying by thinning the lug that goes in the slots.

 

[spanj]

They are weavers thats why !

 

[Ubique52]

Looks like Steyr have solved the weaver and UIT problem

Scout MK2 with picatinny and MLOK