Information related to Scout Rifles and the book, The Scout Rifle Study.
In his book, To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth, Cooper stated, “All scouts up to now have been in caliber .308, and the chronograph insists that the proper loading can start a 150-grain bullet from a 19 inch barrel at a couple clicks over 2700 f/s. These ballistics served Theodore Roosevelt and Steward Edward White very well in Africa, and they still can.”
Jeff Cooper was the originator of the scout rifle concept. He started with a Remington model 600 in 1966 and advanced the concept from there. The ultimate result was the Steyr Scout. Ever since Cooper first mentioned the concept, custom gunsmiths and major manufactures have bastardized it. All hoped to appeal to members of the cult-like clan Cooper’s scout rifle inspired. The …
Without question the AR15 – in one chambering or another – has become America’s general purpose rifle. Because of this there are a lot fo specialized loads for AR15 compatible cartridges, but what about that one load that can do it all – a general purpose load.
