hello, I just acquired a Ruger Gunsite Scout in .308, any suggestions on a scope for that rifle?
If you choose to use a scout scope I would recommend the 2-7x32 Burris. They have great information on how to use the range marks depending on the load/barrel length.
For a conventionlly mounted scope a 2.5-8 Leupold or a 2-7 Leupold would be my recommendation. If the Burris FFII 2.5 -8 was still available I might go with that.
I have a 2-7 Burris Scout scope on mine at the moment. I like it for some purposes and had the same scope on my first one. I sold the first one to go to a stainless model with an 18.7 in barrel.
I wanted to use a conventionally mounted scope at times and keep the peep sight mounted at the same time. To allow that I put an XS sight systems scout rail on it. I would likely skip tthat step now and mount the conventional scope in a cantilever mount. This would accomplish the same thing and savve a fe bucks.
As another poster said the synthetic stock is lighter and I recommend that as well.