I'd like to present y'all a photo of the ultimate walking woods rifle. Ruger GSR synthetic with a Burris 2.75x and a Rhodesian sling. Damn, that's pure sex.

Have mercy!!

Carried the ole gal thru some rough country in Bankhead today. It is very "friendly" as the Col would say. Light weight, fast, accurate and powerful is a tough combo to top. Its a heck of a rifle!

I’ve been using the same gun the past two years but in 350 legend. Great woods gun!

What optic are you running?

My son has two GSRs in 308. He has a Leupold 2-7x33 VX-R Firedot on one of them and it is his main deer rifle. I've been around 4 of them and they are all very accurate. Mine shoots many sub MOA groups with my handloaded Hornady Interlocks.

It’s way overkill, but a nightforce SHV 4-14x56 (was just sitting in the safe)
I get right about 1” if not a hair under with most rounds. It’s what I used when I got that nice 11pt earlier this year.

I’ve been debating also getting a 308 one since I sold the land I had been using the 350 legend on and will have a bit more range in the woods on the public land I’m hunting in TN. I really like the action on them.

Nice. I think you should certainly have a 308 too!

One cool rig!!!

Not my cup of tea but I can respect any firearm that puts a smile on a fellow shooter’s ugly mug.

I like them, although not owned one. I would love one in 358 Winchester!

Did Ruger ever make a GSR in 358 Win?

Thought I had read everything Col Cooper ever wrote concerning the scout rifle until I ran across this article a few days ago. It predates the scout rifle conferences of the early 80s and gives a glimpse into his mindset on the original idea. This article doesn't cover the hunting aspect much, but is an interesting read for folks (like me) that think highly of Cooper's contributions to the shooting world. Maybe there is someone else here who will enjoy it.

https://badlandsfieldcraft.wordpress.com/2024/03/04/choosing-a-survival-rifle-by-jeff-cooper/

Yep

Scout scopes are slower for me and like looking through a straw.


I prefer QRW rings for the regular scope and even just regular irons as a backup. One could also have a red dot or spare scope in the pocket in the event of scope failure.

A lever action Marlin with weaver #466 steel mounts, Leupold Illuminated 20mm scope in QRW rings with a red dot already sighted as backup, and the ability to top off from a loading gate fits my requirements better.

This rifle comes close to his criteria

https://www.marlinfirearms.com/s/model_70905/

His weight constraints on the “scout” rifle were about impossible to adhere to.

In the case of Cooper’s general concept, some form of AR like Ruger SFAR is best suited.

I think a AR mag fed 5.56/223 is well suited too if enemy combatants are a consideration for your “scout” concepts (delusion) Hell, one of the biggest bears ever killed was a 22LR. In this case a Ruger Ranch might be all you would need.

https://www.ammoland.com/2017/06/be...-the-1953-world-record-grizzly-and-more/

I think Col Cooper was suffering for pharmaceutical delusions.

The good thing about Cooper’s delusion is there is more than one way to skin a cat and I admire them all. 😂🤣😂🤣😂

JL, you should be banned from using emoticons. You're to dumb to have unrestricted access to them.

Thanks. The basic ideas Cooper had for a GP field rifle are still valid today.

With a tube fed levergun you can’t loose the mag. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Believe Col.Cooper wanted a general purpose rifle to handle game up to 400 lbs and a 10 round magazine to fight with if you needed to and a reasonable length and weight. Kinda hard to find 10 round magazine tube lever guns that'll handle .308

30-30 is 308 😂🤣😂🤣