Information related to Scout Rifles and the book, The Scout Rifle Study.
When it comes to Scout Rifles there is a constant argument of what does and does not qualify. Jeff Cooper conceptualized the Scout Rifle so his definition should be the deciding factor. Right? Sure. Problem is, Cooper’s definition varied over time. And, while there are some aspects of the concept that never changed, others varied. I’ll let others argue which definition is …
When my best friend Johnny Walker moved to Kodiak, Alaska to run the Baptist Mission on the island, he was not ideally armed for that geographic location. We talked several times about what he could most affordably secure to be properly equipped. In the end we settled on slightly modifying his Colt 1911 and on a Scout Rifle. For the Colt …
About four years ago I undertook the task of writing a book about Scout Rifles. (I hope to releases it in early 2017.) The research has been exhaustive and during the process I stumbled on The Scout Rifle Forum. Now, I learned long ago that forums are a lot like houses of ill-repute; they look appealing from the outside but once you become …
