Steyr Scout Opinions

[Chris J]

I used to drop one leg and use it like a front pistol grip. Very handy for off hand shooting.

 

[Muir]

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.

But did the point of impact shift? Neither of mine do and I rapid fire strings to test this on new rifles.

I have no clue what the rags on the bipods are. It was meant to be an emergency expedient in case of need -not an every day shooting apparatus. Even Steyr's manual suggests methods for mounting a bipod to the foreend. ~Muir

 

[Dawnrazor]

I'd love one in .222.

 

[Mr. Gain]

Rebarreling is expensive. A replacement factory barrel is £684.99 inc VAT, takes and estimated 10-12 weeks from order to delivery, and would require UK proof after fitting. Aternatively, you can get the job done by Steyr, which costs just £650.00 including fitting and proofing... Sounds good, except that as of January 2021 the charges for its round trip to Austria will put another £350.00-£450.00 on the cost. This leaves getting a more universal replacement barrel fitted by a UK riflesmith, the awkward thing here being that the breech end for the new tube has to be mated to the breech extension containing the locking lugs, and that makes it quite a specialist job. It really ought to make sense to rebarrel, but by the time you've factored in all the time, cost and effort, there's little incentive not to start again with a new rifle.

 

[Chris J]

Well there you go. Exactly what I was thinking Mr G.

 

[JL Grendel]

But did the point of impact shift? Neither of mine do and I rapid fire strings to test this on new rifles.

I have no clue what the rags on the bipods are. It was meant to be an emergency expedient in case of need -not an every day shooting apparatus. Even Steyr's manual suggests methods for mounting a bipod to the foreend. ~Muir

Never change point of impact just heat haze. Which more more annoying than anything else.

I liked the rifle and only changed after a good few years.