Steyr Scout Opinions

[Nealxs]

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Ugly, and your mates will take the p..ss... but everything Muir and Erik say. Compact, carry and handle well, accurate, excellent trigger and intuitive sbs safety. Go for it .

Thank you, there's a strong chance I will now with the justification from these posts.

 

[Erik Hamburger]

Hi there

have 2 scouts in 243 & 308 very accurate , light , spare mag in stock , built in open sights, integral bipod, set trigger, buy a ching sling there very helpful to .
would not change them . safety top notch also
had muntjac to keilers no probs .

regards Jason

Good point I forgot to make: Use the Steyr Scout with a Ching Sling, and you can go out without sticks and shoot accurately up to around 80 yards 'unsupported' which is the wrong word, because the Ching Sling is very supportive, and the Scout rifle and Ching Sling are made for each other.

 

[Muir]

But at least Marmite you have to try first to dislike.....~Muir

(PS: I found a store in Montana that sells Marmite, believe it or not....)

 

[Nealxs]

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• Nealxs
• Feb 18, 2019
• 2

So this just happened.....

 

[howa243]

Had one in .308. Really didn't like it. Very snappy without a modi.

 

[Muir]

Let the fun begin!
I bought the 10 round conversion kit from Steyr USA along with a handful of magazines for it. Not a real fan of the kit installed. Worked great but changed the carry qualities of the rifle. I took it off after a while. Interestingly -but not surprisingly- the 10 round magazines fit into the butt-stock with no accomodation necessary. Just put them in. Another example of how these rifles were so well engineered from the out set. Nothing was done as an "afterthought". This link has a truckload of interesting tips and articles. Keep digging and you'll find pictures of Scouts used in Kosovo combat and elsewhere.

Steyr Scout Tips and Tricks

My favorite load for the Scout is that 125 grain Nosler load over a case full of (sorry) Varget. Shoots flat and very, very accurately. I loaded 100 rounds with this combination and set them aside in two Case Guard boxes marked "STEYR" in case I get an opportunity to hunt and have nothing loaded for other rifles. With the standard mounting of your scope, vs the low powered Scout Scope arrangement, I expect you will be shooting very well indeed. Enjoy your new rifle.~Muir

 

[paul o']

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• Nealxs
• Feb 18, 2019
• 2

So this just happened.....

Well done ,The only thing I would do is get a lighter mod thats better than the t8 , I also found a spare sling thing if needed

 

[lw woodlands]

Jeez thats hideous and dont you know steyrs group about as well as an asthmatic with a blow pipe.....
Enjoy the new toy, let us know how you get on

 

[Crosshair243]

I read a review in the shooting times 15 or so years ago and fell in love with the idea. Bought a .223 and it was better than I’d hoped. Then had a .243 which I sold on here and have regretted ever since because I had a .308 one too.
Now have the .308 only and it’s just as awesome. Checked zero the other day and it put a 123g Sako and 150g PPU through the bull one after the other.
The plastic bipod works so well even off of the bonnet and DOES have cant adjustment. Just don’t lean into it too hard. Spare mag is useful to keep all your ammo in one place. Or leave the spare mag out and then click the full one in there when you don’t want the rifle ‘loaded’. (Although I’m sure that’s not the case legally). The trigger is good but if you like set triggers then it is excellent. And the Steyr safety is what it is- quiet, easy to use albeit a little vague between fire and safe.
You’ve also got attachments for lights etc or a Harris and QR push and twist swivels.
If you can live with/like the look then I don’t see how anyone would be disappointed with it.

 

[Koenig]

One of the blokes I shoot with uses one of these in .308. It shoots really well. The looks are not to everyone’s tastes granted, but from what I could see of it the Scout is an effective carbine like deer rifle with some modernistic features. He moved a T3 lite on to buy the Scout and doesn’t regret it. He thinks .308 a little bit thumpy for its light frame and body (he’s not recoil shy) but has kept it nonetheless.

 

[Nealxs]

Zeroed it yesterday and it was great, 2 overlapping and one about 3mm out. I was expecting more recoil from comments but it wasn't something I noticed. So nice to have a short light rifle. Really happy with how solid it feels as well. Hoping to take it out stalking this week.

 

[Yorkie]

Zeroed it yesterday and it was great, 2 overlapping and one about 3mm out. I was expecting more recoil from comments but it wasn't something I noticed. So nice to have a short light rifle. Really happy with how solid it feels as well. Hoping to take it out stalking this week.

Hi
In my opinion you have made a good choice. Had they made one in left hand I too would have one.
I do not know if you are at all interested in it's History but here is a short piece.

Jeff Cooper’s Scout Rifles

Fooling Around With Them, Cuddling Them and Shooting Them While The Colonel Watches

jeffcoopersscoutrifles.blogspot.com

Jeff Cooper is a legend. I used to subscribe to Guns and Ammo Magazine back in the Pistol shooting days and enjoyed his contributions. I recommend his Books too.

 

[scrumbag]

A guy in my syndicate has one in .243W and it seems to shoot.

Scrummy

 

[Monkey Spanker]

I had one in 7x08mm. Great idea and very lightweight - about 8lbs ready to shoot. Trouble is, it was just too light! With hot loads it kicked like a mule. My niece used it but it was too much recoil even with light loads and a heavy mod fitted. I started with a very light 'Roedale' mod but it was just too light and very easy to snatch shots when rushed. An ASE Northstar mod made it more muzzle heavy and stable, but it still didn't seem quite right. The bipod is ok for range use, but not very practical in the field. I loved the calibre, but just didn't have the required confidence in the rifle. The barrel is like a 19" fluted peashooter! Very little metal left when screwcut for a moderator. I eventually sold it and bought a Blaser R8 Pro Success in 7x08mm which is awesome!

 

[DennisTheMenace]

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• Nealxs
• Feb 18, 2019
• 2

So this just happened.....

How’s the Steyr Scout? I have one in .223 and I love it! What’s the make of moderator there, please?

 

[Muir]

Interesting to see this thread revived. I have since bought a Steyr 6.5 Creedmoor Scout. No surprises. Wonderfully accurate and a joy to shoot off hand.~Muir

 

[Chris J]

I have one in 7mm-08 but it's rather 'back of the bus' at the moment. I did a post on it a while back. There's something wrong with the bolt and the bore looks like a relief map of the Rockies. There's also some damage to the joint on the bipod so it's a very unhappy story. My plan is probably to scrap it, do a one for one and try and find another. I think that the cost in time, engineering, travel and so on will be the same at least of a replacement. Probably more and that's IF I can fix all the problems. point is that I'd swap it for another rather than go for something different. If I had only one rifle, it probably wouldn't be the Scout. But I do have a fair few to choose from and the Scout just fills a neat little slot for some of my shooting perms. I see they do a stainless barrelled version now. If I do, at least I'll have a little pile of spare bits like mags and butt spacers.

 

[Clive Ward]

I have one in 7mm-08 but it's rather 'back of the bus' at the moment. I did a post on it a while back. There's something wrong with the bolt and the bore looks like a relief map of the Rockies. There's also some damage to the joint on the bipod so it's a very unhappy story. My plan is probably to scrap it, do a one for one and try and find another. I think that the cost in time, engineering, travel and so on will be the same at least of a replacement. Probably more and that's IF I can fix all the problems. point is that I'd swap it for another rather than go for something different. If I had only one rifle, it probably wouldn't be the Scout. But I do have a fair few to choose from and the Scout just fills a neat little slot for some of my shooting perms. I see they do a stainless barrelled version now. If I do, at least I'll have a little pile of spare bits like mags and butt spacers.

Hi Chris,

Not sure about the bolt issue, but they can be re-barrelled quite easily. There is a drawing somewhere for a box wrench that slides over the barrel and into the receiver to undo the locking nut.

Also there is a replacement part available to replace the plastic bipod spogot if that's where yours has failed.


Cheers





Clive

 

[Chris J]

Cheers Clive. Thank you for that. Yes the hinge for one of the legs is busted and I know that you can swap out the front of the fore end as it were. It's just a bit of plastic. I could probably machine up a box spanner myself to get the barrel nut off but I'm not a qualified gunsmith and probably best not to fanny around with that bit myself. I understood originally that the barrels were sweated in and had to be machined out. This is why it's been in the back of the cupboard for probably 10 years.
The bolt, well, I cannot fathom that one. It just keeps springing apart. I can rack it 50 times and nothing happens then on the 51st I lift the bolt and the whole things flies apart. Just when I think, hey, it's fixed, it just explodes. Some folks have very kindly sent me links to smiths who can do the work, but with lockdown and everything, there's not much I can do at the moment. But if we priced up just swapping the barrel, I think it would be quite a lump. There's the plastic moulding which will be eye watering too I suspect and then the bolt fix. I can live without the bipod but the bolt is a deal breaker.

 

[JL Grendel]

I had one in 308 and a very useful rifle, particularly in highseats or woodland. I found the barrel wafer thin on zeroing or load development after 3 shots it was read hot.

The built-in bipod was a pain in the arse to be honest. I found it was far to high for shooting prone and far to short for kneeling shots.