One of the biggest surprises of the 2016 Scout Rifle Conference at Gunsite Academy was Amega Mounts. I had no idea Amega Mounts existed and I was shocked to discover the number of rifles they offer scout mounts for. Now let’s be clear, members of the Shadowy Scout Rifle Elite will most assuredly turn up their noses at the mere notion that …
Mossberg has teamed with Vortex optics to offer several package rifles. One is the MVP Scout with the new Vortex Scout Scope. The Mossberg MVP Scout is a compact, lightweight, bolt-action rifle well suited to general purpose use. The fact that you can now get it from the factory with a serviceable scout scope is even better. The package – rifle and scope – …
I’ve been somewhat enamored by COL Cooper’s concept of the Scout rifle and his insistence on the long eye-relief or “scout” scope. Only in the last few years have I gotten serious about experimenting with both. I’ve learned some things for sure. First, I learned that as useful as the scout rifle might be as a general-purpose rifle, there are a variety …
