{"id":14452,"date":"2017-10-17T17:37:49","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T17:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=14452"},"modified":"2021-02-09T15:36:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T15:36:28","slug":"a-most-affordable-scout-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/a-most-affordable-scout-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"A Most Affordable Scout Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Patriot<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for an affordable platform to build a Scout Rifle on, check out the Mossberg Patriot<\/a>. In 2016 Jerry Dove of Dove Custom Guns<\/a> and I pioneered this concept and since then it has been a base rifle for a custom scout by Granite Mountain Tactical.<\/p>\n

Here is another Jerry Dove rendition, this is a scout he built for my wife on a Patriot Youth<\/a> \u2013 which comes with an adjustable length of pull \u2013 and with Muddy Girl camo. I\u2019m not a fan of the camo but my wife likes it.<\/p>\n

\"Patriot<\/p>\n

Suggested retail on this rifle is less than $ 450 but you can find them for less than $ 400. The Dove Custom scout scope mount is about $ 150 installed, and if you must have open sights, you can get them from XS Sights<\/a>. My wife did not want the open sights.<\/p>\n

\"Patriot<\/p>\n

Either way, you\u2019re into the rifle for about $ 550 and you cannot find a better Scout Rifle for that price anywhere.\u00a0Weight as shown: 7 pounds, 2 ounces.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For more on Scout Rifles, check out The Scout Rifle Study<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re looking for an affordable platform to build a Scout Rifle on, check out the Mossberg Patriot. In 2016 Jerry Dove of Dove Custom Guns and I pioneered this concept and since then it has been a base rifle for a custom scout by Granite Mountain Tactical. Here is another Jerry Dove rendition, this is a scout he built for my …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2509,2522,3024,2500],"tags":[2765,21,562,1981],"class_list":["post-14452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense","category-hunt","category-scout-rifles","category-shooting","tag-dove-custom","tag-mossberg-patriot","tag-scout-rifle","tag-scout-scope"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-3L6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13680,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/dove-customs-mossberg-patriot-scout-first-shots\/","url_meta":{"origin":14452,"position":0},"title":"Dove Custom’s Mossberg Patriot Scout – First Shots","author":"gunwriter","date":"July 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Scout Rifles can become obsessive, especially if you worship at the altar of lightweight. 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