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 …
It is only fitting this post happen today. You see, today is Jeff Cooper’s birthday. In the late 60s Cooper began experimenting with lightweight bolt-action carbines. Greatly influenced by the life and writings of Frederick Russell Burnham, Cooper envisioned this general-purpose rifle as, “…a short, light, handy, versatile, utility rifle.” Cooper called his idea of this conceptualized carbine a “scout rifle.” In …
Do you know the answer to this question? Or, do you just think you know the answer? Maybe the more important question to ask is, can the scout rifle be definitively defined? Conducting research and experiments to support my upcoming book, The Scout Rifle Study, I’ve spent the last two years with my head so far up a scout rifle’s muzzle I’m beginning …
