Never got the scout rifle craze. It is a poor solution to a need that winchester and Marlin addressed 100 years ago.
Much as I love my lever guns, my Ruger Scout in .308 Win has considerably more effective range but is still short, handy and accurate. The detachable mag makes it easier to unload, too.
One reason I got it, though, was to do something I can’t easily do with my lever guns, and wouldn’t do if I could – add a suppressor.
