In December of 1983 the first Scout Rifle Conference was held at Gunsite. Its objective was the examination of the all-purpose utility rifle and how it might be improved upon in the future. This conceptualized general-purpose rifle came to be know as the Scout Rifle, and for the next 30 plus years, the term “scout rifle” has been misunderstood and bastardized by …
Some who operate in the shadowy world of the scout rifle elite have proposed nothing new or worthwhile would come of the 2016 Scout Rifle Conference, which starts next week at Gunsite Academy. Speculations have included the notion that the event is nothing more than an attempt to legitimize a rewrite of Coopers’ Scout Rifle definition. Neophobia in the gun world is at …
Last year I had the honor and privilege of standing on the line at Gunsite Academy beside a husband and wife from Ohio. Allison and Ryan Jones were the winners of the Crimson Trace Gunsite Experience Sweepstakes. (Read about it HERE.) Well, it’s time again to submit your entry for a chance for you and a guest of your choice to win …
