Steyr Scout

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Steyr Scout
The Steyr Scout in 7.62×51 NATO
Type	General purpose rifle
Place of origin	Austria
Production history
Manufacturer	Steyr Mannlicher
Specifications
Weight	3.3 kg (7.28 lbs) (unloaded, no scope)
Length	1039 cm (40.9 in)
Barrel length	508 cm (20 in)

Caliber	5.56 mm NATO .243 Winchester 7mm-08 Remington .308 Winchester .376 Steyr
Feed system	5 / 10 rounds detachable box magazines (4 / 8 rounds for .376 Steyr)

The Steyr Scout is a modern scoped bolt-action rifle manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher and chambered primarily for 7.62 mm NATO (.308 Winchester), although other chamberings are offered commercially. It is intended to fill the role of a versatile, lightweight all-around rifle as specified in Jeff Cooper's scout rifle concept. Apart from the barrelled action, it is made primarily of polymers and is designed to be accurate to at least 300 - 400 meters. The Steyr Scout is also available in 5.56 mm NATO, .243 Winchester, .376 Steyr and 7mm-08 Remington.

1 Features
2 Variants
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Features

The Steyr Scout has the following features:

Removable box magazines w/ "magazine in reserve" setting for manual loading.
Second magazine stores in butt of weapon.
Light weight due to aluminum receiver housing, hammer forged fluted barrel, and extensive use of polymers.
Top and bottom integral Weaver/Picatinny rails.
Roller tang safety with "Locked Safe", "Loading", and "Fire" positions.
Bolt handle locks downward against receiver in "Locked Safe" mode.
User-adjustable trigger factory set at 3.5 lbs.
Reserve flip-up "ghost ring" iron sights.
Integral folding bipod.
Third attachment point for Ching Sling.

There were early reports of problems with the Steyr Scout rifle relating to breakage of the bipod pivot pin. The affected part was subsequently redesigned to improve its strength. "Aftermarket" pivot pin replacements are also available^[1].

The other criticism has been of recurring light hits (primer strikes), particularly with early production runs. Factory recommended solutions have typically been adjust the spring to the next higher setting or to install a "high energy" firing pin kit or stiffer spring^[2].

The Picatinny rail above the action and barrel allow either for conventional positioning of a scope with normal 1.5 in - 3.5 eye relief or for the forward placement of a "scout scope" with intermediate or long eye relief. The latter is more faithful to Cooper's Scout concept, and the Steyr-Mannlicher rifle can be ordered from the factory with a low-magnification Leupold scope with long eye relief.

[edit] Variants

A variant of the Scout is the Tactical Elite, a more robustly constructed model with many of the same features of the Scout, but designed primarily to engage short to medium range targets in an urban tactical role. Despite being fitted with a short, heavy 570mm (22.4 in) barrel, this rifle can produce high muzzle velocities due to a "fast" internal profile.