Though some would have you believe it, this is not a true “Cooper” scout rifle. It is however one of my favorite rifles. It started life as a Marlin 1894 in .32 H&R but it was too long and too heavy for anything other than playing dress up at the range. I sent it off to Jim Brockman at Brockman’s Custom Rifles and …
I’ve found it more than interesting that posts related to scout rifles are generating so much traffic. Many would have us believe that the scout rifle is an outdated concept and that the modern AR is its successor. You can argue the point until you’re blue in the face but the free market seems to have spoken. Ruger catalogs 12 different versions …
The first Advanced Scout Rifle course at Gunsite Academy was a wonderful success. Over three days eight students worked scout rifles from up close and personal in the indoor simulators to beyond 250 yards in the outdoor simulators. We also shot moving targets and explored the “scout rifle” concept through discussion and by comparing rifles. I’ve suggested that next year the …
