Yep, I probably do lots of things I'm not supposed to do, or that others don't do; it's made life pretty interesting, though. :-) My best friend and college roommate, Bob Frost, wrote a poem about that. Don't know if he ever got it published, but I remember him stealing my beer and struggling with some lines about "two roads diverging in the wood," or something like that.
Your college roommate Bob Frost, the one born in 1874? I think you're spinning a tall tale, Mr 45. Oh well, never let the facts get in the way of a good story. I have a Ruger Gunsite Scout special edition in 6.5 Creedmore. It's a fun gun to shoot.
Coming from California, I live vicariously through your videos. Thank you Hickok for your videos throughout the years. I love the pure happiness you convey immediately after hearing a 'KLING' right after hitting a steel target. Cheers!
Gregory Steffensen, This gun is legal in CA. I bought one 2 years ago, and thus far there’s been no gun legislation affecting bolt actions...but with the incrementalist gun bans, that will be coming as Leftists continue their march to eliminating your freedoms, and as good people continue to do very little about it.
I bought the ruger gunsite rifle last month. Have a scout scope on it. And it was right on at 50 yds right out of the box. At 100 yds it was about 3/4 - 1 inch low. This rifle is really accurate.
thanks for the reviews hickok. My father just recently passed and was a huge Ruger fan. He had 4 assorted Ruger. 357s and a .454 Casull. but no Ruger rifles... i ended up pickin this guy up as a little memorial and love it. thanks again for helping me find something to remember my father.
Hickok, thanks for everything you do. You've made several of my purchases easier, and I appreciate you taking the time to spread your knowledge with the younger generations. Thanks to your video, I recently ordered the new Ruger Gunsite with an 18" barrel. Thanks again.
Thanks hickok for this video. First saw it back in 2012 after seeing this rifle in my local gun store. Finally got one in late 2012 and have loved it. I have many other rifles but I consider this one to be just for me. I did have to get the left handed model and I did put a Nikon forward mounted scope. It is a dream to shoot. Will always be in my collection and will never get rid of it. Thanks again for the video. You should do a range 3.
I love how at the start of the video a block is missed and you think "man, he couldn't hit a barn door"...then suddenly, you realise he's over 100 yards away using iron sites on a borrowed rifle....lol We salute you sir!
BlueonGoldZ Yeah it is an older concept and I have no idea why its so popular. I'd rather take any model Mosin-Nagant and just put a scout scope on it, in such a fashion where it won't get rid of anything original. The only thing good out of the scout concept is light weight rifle with a powerful cartridge. But I hate the idea of long eye relief scopes.
Ratkill9000 I agree and you read my mind though since I'm a Brit, I would like to buy an old Enfield (in good condition, obviously) and use that instead. It would be interesting to get someone who can do the mad minute with an Enfield and have them try it on the Ruger Scout. I've tried the bolt on the Scout and it is so difficult to use.
I bought one of Ruger GS rifles in Green and Gray stock. I dumped the Bird Cage and replaced it with a Yankee Hill muzzle brake. Mounted a Nikon Monarch 2-8X32 in the standard scope location. Took about 50 rounds of FMJ ammo to break in the barrel where the groups pulled together. Sub-MOA gun with my loads, SMK 150g over Varget max load from the Sierra Load Book. Love this Rifle!
As a patrol rifle instructor for my department you are correct about the sunlight. The sun will cast a shadow on the front sight post. If the sun does in fact set to your west, which I'm sure it does, and the places the sun to your right the post will be wider to the left. I really like this rifle and have been thinking about one for myself.
I took back the rifle to the store where I purchased and it was sent back to Ruger and they fix the problem, I took it back to the range and worked properly, I used iron sight and very good accuracy. I thing this rifle is good it is a double purpose rifle, you can use it for hunting and home defense. Regarding "Scout Rifle", in my point of view this rifle do not fill that concept because it is a bolt action rifle and today we have a variety of other better options like semiautomatic rifles that can have rapid fire, more rounds in the magazine and better accuracy. It is a good rifle I am happy to own it and thanks to Hickok45 for his always good and polite reviews on firearms. Happy new year
LtCol Cooper’s written description of the “scout rifle” specified a bolt action. Significantly, he originated and defined the concept. Therefore, your assertion that other designs are scout rifles simply is erroneous. Of course, this does not suggest that other designs - such as ARs - aren’t perfectly good alternatives.,
I luv that rifle, u have the best firearm vids period u old school in ur approach, discuss history, and u explain everything with humour too, thank u very much I spend lot watching ur amazing vids and learning a lot thank u.
I like them because they remind me of the sporterized military rifles that I grew up with deer hunting. I'm also a big fan of the mag and the military type sights that I am so comfortable with !...Great Vid !!!
Polymer mags are absolutely the best magazines money can buy. And most of the time they're the same price (at least they are for my AR). Amazing product!!
Hickok is right on about the sun setting thing. I will not shoot in my backyard in the evening when the sun is low and shining on the side of my face. I miss way more targets. It throws you off for some reason. Of coarse on a cloudy day does not matter. I think Hickok could hit his targets in a blinding snowstorm, in the dead of night. He is amazing !!!!
@onebigkahuna69, I've observed that it can cause me to mess up on windage just a little bit at time, depending on the range and the sights on the gun. It's the sun on the sights and barrel, I guess. I have not totally figured it out, obviously. :-)
No matter what you say about your misses, you are still a great shot to me. That's what I like about your videos, they are real. This is an excellent bolt action weapon. I live it when we shoot a gun, and then we have to have it. I just wish I could shoot any rifle half that good. Have a good day...
It's my understanding that the primary purpose of the dust covers on polymer magazines is to prevent the mouth from splaying open, over the course of time, from the pressure of the cartridges when the mag's are loaded up. You handle that scout rifle well, Col. Cooper would be very pleased.
Damn Hickok you're really making me want to spend money I probably shouldn't be. I can get one of these for 900 bucks, it's such a pretty looking rifle and very unique and practical to boot. Really cool rifle and great vid as always.
I love my Ruger GSR in .308. A couple things to add is that noted gun editor/writer and t.v. host Ed Head from Gunsite was instrumental in working with Ruger in the designing of this rifle. Also, I believe the magazines are Accuracy International mags, so thankfully Ruger is now making their own polymer versions. I love your reviews and hope that You-Tube and Google quit messing with your videos. Keep up the great work!
Hickock, Wouldn't that Ruger Scout be perfect for someone who lived in Alaska off the grid? I think Cooper saw the value in it as a survival rifle. I would like to see more videos of you shooting smaller items at long distance with the Scout.
@WatchPolitician Those are Howard Leight ear plugs. I bought a set and they rock, small compact and easy to put on, no standing around holding in those stand alone plugs. That band puts nice even pressure and ensure good seating in the ear.
That's on my list of things to purchase ASAP! I've had a little bit of trouble finding them but I have my sights on one right now. I can't wait to get it looks like it's pretty accurate with open sights! Great Video!
Fired my Scout for the first time today. No optics yet (I don't shoot like hickok45) but was hitting 3 inch groups at 150ds with the iron sights. Nice rifle!
I like your reviews on fire arms all are very useful and very pragmatic I enjoy it and that ones on glock are really very nice. I just want to add about this rifle may be I had bad luck when I purchased mine recently but all the good things of the rifle were opaqued by a couple of problems that I found. The main problem was that some times the rifle fail to eject the cartridge, the other issue it was with the 10 round steel magazine that comes with the rifle it barely hold 9 rounds, and another thing I would like the butt stock of the rifle a little bit large. May be I will consider take back the rifle to the store or contact Ruger to fix the problem
That rifle looks delightful to shoot, nice, handy, and short. With the Mosin anything within range of the 7.62x54R round can also be simultaneously dispatched by fixing the bayonet.
Man that thing hits HARD!!! Bolt action .308's are a blast (literally)! Sorry again about Gunner...I miss seeing him in the vids. He seemed to be a good dog.
Yes Mr. Hickok45, you love guns, all guns. Any size,shape,color or caliber you love them all. May I wish you one of each to enjoy and with plenty of ammo to boot ! enjoy my cyber freind
This second video of yours on the Scout makes me feel much more confident about it. I'm getting the hots for this baby now. My last .308 was an Ishapore/Enfield. Got about 500 rounds left from it which need a good new tube to send 'em out there, and I think maybe I've found it. But I haven't seen any of these for under around $800.
I understand and have noticed what you are saying about the sunlight coming in from your shooting side. I have a friend that is left handed, and he has trouble whenever the light is coming in from the left.
I don't know if you got your answer or not, but the .308 winchester is the civilian load equivalent for the NATO 7.62 x 51mm. The 7.62 x39mm is the shorter russian round used in AK 47's and their variants. Both rounds have projectiles measured at 7.62, but they are never to be confused or used interchangeably.
Great Video, i have the Scout rifle in the Australian version, (slightly longer stainless Barrel) and have always had a scope on it, this video has prompted me to put the ghost ring back on, get to the range and practice!
Some question the wisdom of a bolt action rifle but I'd say bolt action rifles are the best gun to train youngsters with. It enforces a discipline of having to pause (and hopefully think) between each shot rather than just spraying the target with a semi-auto.
At 3:31 "Why do you need a bolt action rifle" It's very simple really, you ought to have one that shoots your SHTF ammo for a survival firearm. Wife and I each have a bolt action rifle in the caliber of our MSR rifles. We have that because of efficiency. We have hunting rounds and defensive rounds however the hunting rounds can be used for defense if necessary.
Nice rifle, I love mine, bought it yesterday :D I was considering an AR, but, I just loved the look of it in your other video, and loved the way it felt when I checked it out in person.
@beaker126 They are Ruger magazines. I don't know if they outsource production, but they work perfectly in my experience. Also less weight and cost compared to the steel magazine that came with it when I bought the Scout.
little note to you hickock ;I'm pretty sure the sun rise east and sets west everywhere on earth thats because of its rotation! love your vids and it's terrible we cant own this rifle here in Canada due to it's short lenght. peace
Hickok, have you heard of or shot the Mossberg MVP 5.56mm? It's a bolt action that FINALLY has a reliable bolt mechanism that will reliably feed from AR-15 magazines..... Truly a varmint hunter's DREAM!!! Really would like this rifle a whole lot more if it was a 18"-20" barrel and a longer forend(!!), maybe soon they'll give us some OPTIONS, as I know a lot of people who like these but don't want a 16" bolt gun, maybe pass that on to Ruger (???) as I would buy one if it was!
i love this gun. i own one myself and absolutely love it. if i could, i would shoot it everytime i go to the range, but the ammo prices are far to much.
This gun is impossible to get a hold of around here in Central Illinois. It's a pain. I wanted a bolt action/ semi-auto .308 and I saw this one online, can't find it so now I'm going to go get an M1A Scout Squad. Thanks for always giving awesome reviews @hickok45
@huguenot67 It would be nice, but the common bolt (rem 700, mouser, etc.) actions won't work with the alternating feed mags such as the M-1a/M-14, FAL, etc. they require a two-to-one, or a single stack. This is particularly true of a controlled round feed action such as the mouser type that this rifle uses. That is why all the mag fed bolt guns I am aware of use proprietary mags. At least Ruger used A.I. pattern mags, so we have more then one source.
I have someone's early attempt at making one of those. Its a 7mm Spanish Mauser cavalry carbine with a sporterized stock. I think the barrel may have even been cut down (don't have specs on what it originally was). Its a very handy size.
I really like your videos but I had to laugh and hope you will too when I point this out "...where I live the sun sets in the West. I don't know where it sets in your neighborhood but it sets in the West where we live." I know the point you were making but found that funny that the sun always sets in the West. Keep up the great reviews!!
I’ve had mine for nearly 6 years. One of my favorite guns. It’s just so beautiful.
Yep, I probably do lots of things I'm not supposed to do, or that others don't do; it's made life pretty interesting, though. :-) My best friend and college roommate, Bob Frost, wrote a poem about that. Don't know if he ever got it published, but I remember him stealing my beer and struggling with some lines about "two roads diverging in the wood," or something like that.
Your college roommate Bob Frost, the one born in 1874? I think you're spinning a tall tale, Mr 45. Oh well, never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
I have a Ruger Gunsite Scout special edition in 6.5 Creedmore. It's a fun gun to shoot.
Coming from California, I live vicariously through your videos. Thank you Hickok for your videos throughout the years. I love the pure happiness you convey immediately after hearing a 'KLING' right after hitting a steel target. Cheers!
Two years late with this but, this gun is CA legal tho?
Gregory Steffensen, This gun is legal in CA. I bought one 2 years ago, and thus far there’s been no gun legislation affecting bolt actions...but with the incrementalist gun bans, that will be coming as Leftists continue their march to eliminating your freedoms, and as good people continue to do very little about it.
I bought the ruger gunsite rifle last month. Have a scout scope on it. And it was right on at 50 yds right out of the box. At 100 yds it was about 3/4 - 1 inch low. This rifle is really accurate.
I've seen a million of your videos, but out of all those guns you've shown this one sticks out to me. Such a beautiful handy rifle!
This one and the suppressed Rossi lever-action SBR
Get one you won’t be sorry.
thanks for the reviews hickok. My father just recently passed and was a huge Ruger fan. He had 4 assorted Ruger. 357s and a .454 Casull. but no Ruger rifles... i ended up pickin this guy up as a little memorial and love it. thanks again for helping me find something to remember my father.
Hickok, thanks for everything you do. You've made several of my purchases easier, and I appreciate you taking the time to spread your knowledge with the younger generations. Thanks to your video, I recently ordered the new Ruger Gunsite with an 18" barrel. Thanks again.
I've heard these tend to shoot around 1 moa or less at 100 yards- nice!
Thanks hickok for this video. First saw it back in 2012 after seeing this rifle in my local gun store. Finally got one in late 2012 and have loved it. I have many other rifles but I consider this one to be just for me. I did have to get the left handed model and I did put a Nikon forward mounted scope. It is a dream to shoot. Will always be in my collection and will never get rid of it. Thanks again for the video. You should do a range 3.
I love how at the start of the video a block is missed and you think "man, he couldn't hit a barn door"...then suddenly, you realise he's over 100 yards away using iron sites on a borrowed rifle....lol We salute you sir!
After firing a few mags through one of these, I can say it will be one of my first rifles :D. I like light weight high caliber rifles!
Aussie50 Look at the Model 11 scout from Savage. 18" barrel accustock and accutrigger.
BlueonGoldZ Decent compensator or suppressor would help with recoil.
BlueonGoldZ Yeah it is an older concept and I have no idea why its so popular. I'd rather take any model Mosin-Nagant and just put a scout scope on it, in such a fashion where it won't get rid of anything original. The only thing good out of the scout concept is light weight rifle with a powerful cartridge. But I hate the idea of long eye relief scopes.
Ratkill9000 I agree and you read my mind though since I'm a Brit, I would like to buy an old Enfield (in good condition, obviously) and use that instead. It would be interesting to get someone who can do the mad minute with an Enfield and have them try it on the Ruger Scout. I've tried the bolt on the Scout and it is so difficult to use.
u r still one of the best shots i have ever seen Hickok, keep up the good work
I bought one of Ruger GS rifles in Green and Gray stock. I dumped the Bird Cage and replaced it with a Yankee Hill muzzle brake. Mounted a Nikon Monarch 2-8X32 in the standard scope location. Took about 50 rounds of FMJ ammo to break in the barrel where the groups pulled together. Sub-MOA gun with my loads, SMK 150g over Varget max load from the Sierra Load Book. Love this Rifle!
"That .308 goes right through the 2 liter" haha, Hickok you're the best. I'm glad you approve of the gun too, cause I just picked one up today:)
As a patrol rifle instructor for my department you are correct about the sunlight. The sun will cast a shadow on the front sight post. If the sun does in fact set to your west, which I'm sure it does, and the places the sun to your right the post will be wider to the left. I really like this rifle and have been thinking about one for myself.
I took back the rifle to the store where I purchased and it was sent back to Ruger and they fix the problem, I took it back to the range and worked properly, I used iron sight and very good accuracy. I thing this rifle is good it is a double purpose rifle, you can use it for hunting and home defense. Regarding "Scout Rifle", in my point of view this rifle do not fill that concept because it is a bolt action rifle and today we have a variety of other better options like semiautomatic rifles that can have rapid fire, more rounds in the magazine and better accuracy. It is a good rifle I am happy to own it and thanks to Hickok45 for his always good and polite reviews on firearms. Happy new year
LtCol Cooper’s written description of the “scout rifle” specified a bolt action. Significantly, he originated and defined the concept. Therefore, your assertion that other designs are scout rifles simply is erroneous. Of course, this does not suggest that other designs - such as ARs - aren’t perfectly good alternatives.,
Next video with that rifle should be "Epic long range woods walk". Great video as always.
If you don't own this rifle. BUY IT. I really am very happy with mine and I would recommend this to anyone. Recoil is actually pretty tame.
I luv that rifle, u have the best firearm vids period u old school in ur approach, discuss history, and u explain everything with humour too, thank u very much I spend lot watching ur amazing vids and learning a lot thank u.
I like them because they remind me of the sporterized military rifles that I grew up with deer hunting. I'm also a big fan of the mag and the military type sights that I am so comfortable with !...Great Vid !!!
I was 13 when I first saw these videos. 12 years later and I finally bought a ruger scout
Part 3 please. It's been long enough c'mon.
I had .308 for years traded it and have regretted it. Going to get another one, lol. Yes another video! Version 3!
Yes sir Mr Hickock... Life is really good when you have a personal range ;-)
Polymer mags are absolutely the best magazines money can buy. And most of the time they're the same price (at least they are for my AR). Amazing product!!
Every time you show a great gun I feel like I have to go out and buy one!!!
Hickok is right on about the sun setting thing. I will not shoot in my backyard in the evening when the sun is low and shining on the side of my face. I miss way more targets. It throws you off for some reason. Of coarse on a cloudy day does not matter. I think Hickok could hit his targets in a blinding snowstorm, in the dead of night. He is amazing !!!!
Life is good! and the more you say it, the better it becomes. Good shooting Hickock.
Love the way 308 just puts things down
Yup, Hickok! Can't beat a MauseRuger for a bolt action rifle. Can't justify this Scout for now, but, see it in my future.
@onebigkahuna69, I've observed that it can cause me to mess up on windage just a little bit at time, depending on the range and the sights on the gun. It's the sun on the sights and barrel, I guess. I have not totally figured it out, obviously. :-)
It is FC from Thailand! I always love your videos. I just got a Ruger Scout Rifle couple months ago. Your shooting range is amazing.
Like the Ruger Scout more than the Savage Scout. And way more than fhe Mossberg Scout. Accuracy & quality wise.
No matter what you say about your misses, you are still a great shot to me. That's what I like about your videos, they are real. This is an excellent bolt action weapon. I live it when we shoot a gun, and then we have to have it. I just wish I could shoot any rifle half that good. Have a good day...
Picked mine up on friday, I agree with you, life is good,what can i say, I like to shoot.
Thanks for your time
Roger
It's my understanding that the primary purpose of the dust covers on polymer magazines is to prevent the mouth from splaying open, over the course of time, from the pressure of the cartridges when the mag's are loaded up.
You handle that scout rifle well, Col. Cooper would be very pleased.
Man I love that Gunsite Scout. I hope the gun show next month has one, it'll be coming home with me.
Polymer mags fit perfectly, no play whatsoever, they also come with a little dust cover if your storing or packing in the elements.
Damn Hickok you're really making me want to spend money I probably shouldn't be. I can get one of these for 900 bucks, it's such a pretty looking rifle and very unique and practical to boot. Really cool rifle and great vid as always.
I love my Ruger GSR in .308. A couple things to add is that noted gun editor/writer and t.v. host Ed Head from Gunsite was instrumental in working with Ruger in the designing of this rifle. Also, I believe the magazines are Accuracy International mags, so thankfully Ruger is now making their own polymer versions. I love your reviews and hope that You-Tube and Google quit messing with your videos. Keep up the great work!
Was hoping to see a red dot on your chapter two.
Awesome video, wish it was a bit longer! I can't wait to see Hickok45 try out the new Ruger American Rifle. That thing looks sweet for the price!
Hickock,
Wouldn't that Ruger Scout be perfect for someone who lived in Alaska off the grid? I think Cooper saw the value in it as a survival rifle. I would like to see more videos of you shooting smaller items at long distance with the Scout.
There's a video on UA-cam of a guy hunting a moose with a Ruger Scout .308. Check it out, open sights and two shots.
Yes yes yes on the new mags.
I bought a few myself.
Much better than the original metal boxes
Thats actually very outstanding for an old man with iron sights standing very good indeed
@WatchPolitician Those are Howard Leight ear plugs. I bought a set and they rock, small compact and easy to put on, no standing around holding in those stand alone plugs. That band puts nice even pressure and ensure good seating in the ear.
There are something estetic about a bolt action... just feels better...
Like you get closer to the rifle.
Just bought one of these sweet rifles with a Leupold scope. Only it has a solid wood stock. Can't wait to shoot it!
That's on my list of things to purchase ASAP! I've had a little bit of trouble finding them but I have my sights on one right now. I can't wait to get it looks like it's pretty accurate with open sights! Great Video!
Fired my Scout for the first time today. No optics yet (I don't shoot like hickok45) but was hitting 3 inch groups at 150ds with the iron sights. Nice rifle!
Lol, the sun sets in the west everywhere! Unless the earth starts spinning in the opposite direction.
Great vid... As always.
Getting this rifle in a couple of weeks. Can't wait!
Nothing beats the sound of a bolt being worked back and forth...
I like your reviews on fire arms all are very useful and very pragmatic I enjoy it and that ones on glock are really very nice. I just want to add about this rifle may be I had bad luck when I purchased mine recently but all the good things of the rifle were opaqued by a couple of problems that I found. The main problem was that some times the rifle fail to eject the cartridge, the other issue it was with the 10 round steel magazine that comes with the rifle it barely hold 9 rounds, and another thing I would like the butt stock of the rifle a little bit large. May be I will consider take back the rifle to the store or contact Ruger to fix the problem
Thanks for sharing. Ruger makes some very useful tools. Stay sharp and live long.
That rifle looks delightful to shoot, nice, handy, and short. With the Mosin anything within range of the 7.62x54R round can also be simultaneously dispatched by fixing the bayonet.
Having the Gunsite Scout rifle in .243, would make a nice companion rifle.
Man that thing hits HARD!!! Bolt action .308's are a blast (literally)! Sorry again about Gunner...I miss seeing him in the vids. He seemed to be a good dog.
We get to laugh at hickok45's dry wit and the comments of those who don't get it. Win-win.
The Ruger Gunsite scout rifle is a sweet gun for sure.
Yes Mr. Hickok45, you love guns, all guns. Any size,shape,color or caliber you love them all. May I wish you one of each to enjoy and with plenty of ammo to boot !
enjoy my cyber freind
Thanks Hickok have been waiting to see this chapter 2 for awhile
This second video of yours on the Scout makes me feel much more confident about it. I'm getting the hots for this baby now. My last .308 was an Ishapore/Enfield. Got about 500 rounds left from it which need a good new tube to send 'em out there, and I think maybe I've found it. But I haven't seen any of these for under around $800.
That 308 gets out there double quick and let's it KNOW it's been hit.
Blaming misses on the sun. Haha. Best hickok45 excuse yet! Awesome rifle.
I have one with the leupold scout scope and love it.....smoked multiple muley's with it.
I understand and have noticed what you are saying about the sunlight coming in from your shooting side. I have a friend that is left handed, and he has trouble whenever the light is coming in from the left.
The sun will always be in the west in the afternoon and in the east in the morning.
I don't know if you got your answer or not, but the .308 winchester is the civilian load equivalent for the NATO 7.62 x 51mm. The 7.62 x39mm is the shorter russian round used in AK 47's and their variants. Both rounds have projectiles measured at 7.62, but they are never to be confused or used interchangeably.
yes, it comes with ruger scope rings, you will have to remove the rear sight as it mounts where the rear ring mounts.
Great Video, i have the Scout rifle in the Australian version, (slightly longer stainless Barrel) and have always had a scope on it, this video has prompted me to put the ghost ring back on, get to the range and practice!
Just bought mine ruger gsr 2 months ago. It's a great rifle and very fu. To shoot. Already put about 100 rounds through it.
Some question the wisdom of a bolt action rifle but I'd say bolt action rifles are the best gun to train youngsters with. It enforces a discipline of having to pause (and hopefully think) between each shot rather than just spraying the target with a semi-auto.
At 3:31 "Why do you need a bolt action rifle" It's very simple really, you ought to have one that shoots your SHTF ammo for a survival firearm. Wife and I each have a bolt action rifle in the caliber of our MSR rifles. We have that because of efficiency. We have hunting rounds and defensive rounds however the hunting rounds can be used for defense if necessary.
oh man that's the most awesome sounding rifle so far!
Great little rifle! I really want them to come out with a hybrid of the foreign version and have it in stainless!
Sounds like John's having a good time on the four wheeler!
watches first 5 seconds: looks like hickok45 is finally doing that daisy bb gun reveiw
I love mine I have the xs scout rail with a red dot, 5 round accurate mag, OD green cloth m1 carbine sling
Nice rifle, I love mine, bought it yesterday :D I was considering an AR, but, I just loved the look of it in your other video, and loved the way it felt when I checked it out in person.
@beaker126 They are Ruger magazines. I don't know if they outsource production, but they work perfectly in my experience. Also less weight and cost compared to the steel magazine that came with it when I bought the Scout.
"Now watch me miss him". BOOM. Perfect shot.
I really like this rifle and have been looking for one. It looks so kool. Reminds Me of the Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine. Which is another favorite.
This. My exact thought the first time I saw it. Kind of pricy though at $899
Love your videos Hickok! Please keep 'em coming.
Great video as always, thanks for what you do giving us the material.
little note to you hickock ;I'm pretty sure the sun rise east and sets west everywhere on earth thats because of its rotation! love your vids and it's terrible we cant own this rifle here in Canada due to it's short lenght. peace
Hickok, have you heard of or shot the Mossberg MVP 5.56mm? It's a bolt action that FINALLY has a reliable bolt mechanism that will reliably feed from AR-15 magazines..... Truly a varmint hunter's DREAM!!! Really would like this rifle a whole lot more if it was a 18"-20" barrel and a longer forend(!!), maybe soon they'll give us some OPTIONS, as I know a lot of people who like these but don't want a 16" bolt gun, maybe pass that on to Ruger (???) as I would buy one if it was!
Got one of these in .308 for Christmas this year.
Greetings from Central europe
I love the videos from you i spent my sunday siting relaxing and watching HICKOK45 videos
Excelent
i love this gun. i own one myself and absolutely love it. if i could, i would shoot it everytime i go to the range, but the ammo prices are far to much.
This gun is impossible to get a hold of around here in Central Illinois. It's a pain. I wanted a bolt action/ semi-auto .308 and I saw this one online, can't find it so now I'm going to go get an M1A Scout Squad.
Thanks for always giving awesome reviews @hickok45
@huguenot67 It would be nice, but the common bolt (rem 700, mouser, etc.) actions won't work with the alternating feed mags such as the M-1a/M-14, FAL, etc. they require a two-to-one, or a single stack. This is particularly true of a controlled round feed action such as the mouser type that this rifle uses. That is why all the mag fed bolt guns I am aware of use proprietary mags. At least Ruger used A.I. pattern mags, so we have more then one source.
yes why love you hickok i havent found a bolt action rifle that like yet
That's a fine little rifle. Thanks for the video.
I have someone's early attempt at making one of those. Its a 7mm Spanish Mauser cavalry carbine with a sporterized stock. I think the barrel may have even been cut down (don't have specs on what it originally was). Its a very handy size.
I really like your videos but I had to laugh and hope you will too when I point this out "...where I live the sun sets in the West. I don't know where it sets in your neighborhood but it sets in the West where we live." I know the point you were making but found that funny that the sun always sets in the West. Keep up the great reviews!!
You sure? You mean the sun sets in the West everywhere? :-)
It's a joke my friend, Hickok has a dry sense of humor and likes to make fun of himself.
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Thanks for clarifying that for me, Captain Obvious...
Good vid. I logged in just to say....the sun sets in the West everywhere.....(if you live on earth), even here in Australia haha
That is a sweet rifle. Hard to beat .308.
Hell of a rifleman. Nice shooting
@hickok45 great shooting once again...you should see what that .308 will do to a four-wheeler
If the NRA was smart, they would spend a couple million and give Hickok a kids show.