The Steyr Scout (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪɐ]) is a modern scoped bolt-action rifle manufactured by Steyr Mannlicher and chambered primarily for 7.62 NATO (.308 Winchester), although other caliber options 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 barrel and 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 NATO (.223 Remington), .243 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, .376 Steyr and 7mm-08 Remington.
The Steyr Scout has the following features:
• Removable box magazines with a magazine cut-off, individual rounds can be manually loaded through the ejection port, allowing for the magazine to be kept in reserve.
• Second spare magazine stored in the butt of the rifle.
• Light weight due to aluminium receiver housing, hammer forged fluted barrel, and extensive use of polymers.
• Top integral Weaver rail.
• Bottom UIT rail at the forend.
• 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 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).
• Reserve flip-up "ghost ring" iron sights.
• Integral folding bipod.
• Third attachment point for a "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. Some shooters complained that the bipod was too tall.
The Weaver rail above the action and barrel allows either for conventional positioning of a scope with normal 1.5–3.5 in eye relief or for the forward placement of an intermediate/long eye relief "scout scope". 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.
Model Courtesy of World Of Guns: Gun Disassembly
