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Ruger Introduces New Platform in Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle

Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle

Ruger Firearms

Southport, CT --(Ammoland.com)- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is proud to announce the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle, the ideal “fighting carbine” in .308 Winchester that is a credible rendition of Col. Jeff Cooper’s Scout Rifle concept.

Cooper called for a relatively lightweight, hard hitting, do-all rifle that in the hands of an accomplished shooter was able to place accurate, sustained fire out to long ranges, yet was quick-handling and light enough for all-day carry.

Developed in conjunction with Gunsite instructor Ed Head, the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle is a new platform in the Ruger M77 family.

While the Scout Rifle has M77 features such as controlled round feed and integral scope mounts (scope rings included), the 10-round detachable box magazine is the first clue this isn’t your grandfather’s Ruger rifle.

“Ruger has taken an in depth look at the intended purpose of a Scout Rifle and developed a full-featured rifle designed to meet the Scout Rifle criteria of hunt, fight, defend,” says Head.

“This firearm offers outstanding features in an affordable, versatile and reliable rifle designed to deliver .308 Winchester performance in a variety of situations. It is compact, lightweight, offers 10-round box magazines, can be fit to the individual shooter, and accommodates a host of optics. It is a serious rifle for those serious about rifles.”

Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle

The Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle has a 16.5″ medium contour, cold hammer-forged, alloy steel barrel with a Mini-14 protected non-glare post front sight and receiver mounted, adjustable ghost ring rear sight for out-of-the-box usability. A forward mounted Picatinny rail offers options in mounting an assortment of optics – including Scout Scopes available from Burris and Leupold, for “both eyes open” sighting and super-fast target acquisition.

A Mini-14/SR-556 flash suppressor is effective on reducing the muzzle flash that may be present on some .308 Winchester loads when fired out of the short (16.5″) barrel. The 5/8-24 muzzle threads allow most standard .30 caliber muzzle accessories – flash suppressors, muzzle brakes, and sound suppressors – to be installed.

The Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle features a matte black oxide alloy steel barrel and receiver on a black laminate stock with sling swivel studs and checkered grip and forearm. A soft rubber recoil pad, with three 1/2″ spacers allows the length of pull to be adjusted and allow the rifle to be properly sized for different shooters, or to give the shooter the proper fit with outerwear or defensive gear of varying thickness. With its compact size and weighing in at just under seven pounds, the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle combines ease of carry and shooting for the serious Scout Rifle enthusiast.

The rifle’s trigger guard and magazine well are formed with glass-reinforced nylon. The magazine release is a push-forward Mini-14 paddle just ahead of the trigger guard. “Gunsite Scout Rifle” is engraved on the grip cap of the laminated, weather resistant stock, and the receiver is roll-marked “Ruger Gunsite Scout”, commemorating the collaboration of Ruger with Gunsite Academy, America’s oldest private firearms training facility.

As they say, beware the man with one gun, for he probably knows how to use it. Never has this been more true than with the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle, the one rifle to have if you could only have one. It is the perfect lightweight, hard-hitting, do-it-all bolt-action rifle – where rugged, reliable Ruger meets the practical, tactical.
Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle Specs

For more information on the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle, or to learn more about the extensive award winning line of Ruger firearms, visit www.Ruger.com. To find accessories for the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle or other Ruger firearms, visit www.ShopRuger.com.

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Firearms Training Day On Gun Talk Radio

Gun Talk Radio

MANDEVILLE, LA --(Ammoland.com)- Top training experts join Tom Gresham this Sunday, July 11th, on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk (R) Radio, the only nationally-syndicated radio talk show about guns and the Massad Ayoob, author of over 20 books and a firearms and combat instructor for over 30 years, brings his decades of training knowledge back to Gun Talk.

Long-time director of the Lethal Force Institute, Ayoob left LFI in 2009 to form the Massad Ayoob Group, or MAG. MAG courses include the “Armed Citizen’s Rules of Engagement”, and are taught all over the US.

John Howard, the NRA’s National Instructor Trainer, leads the program that has trained over 65,000 instructors, 3,800 coaches, and 1,700 training counselors over the years. Howard drops by Gun Talk to discuss the process for becoming an NRA Certified Instructor, which includes completing the NRA Instructor Training Course in the chosen discipline.

Ed Head, Operations Manager at Gunsite, brings decades of law enforcement experience to his classes. An instructor at Gunsite since 1991, Head teaches classes on Pistols, Carbines, Rifles, Shotguns and numerous specialty courses.

As Executive Director of the Professional Outdoor Media Association, or POMA, Laurie Lee Dovey is part of a group of media professionals whose mission it is to “defend, support and promote the heritage of hunting, fishing, shooting and traditional outdoor sports through writing, photography and other means.” From August 11th-14th, hundreds of the biggest names in the outdoor industry will be in LaPorte, Ind., at POMA’s annual conference, including Tom Gresham. Tiger McKee, Shootrite’s founder and director, “is a lifelong student of personal combat, and is one of the nation’s top firearms instructors for armed citizens, law enforcement, military and security personnel,” according to not only the website, but to anyone who has taken a class taught by McKee.

Using his knowledge as an instructor and trainer, McKee has contributed training tips and techniques to dozens of magazines, newsletters and TV shows, has written “The Book of Two Guns” and has designed many useful firearms related items, including his own AR-15.

About:
In its 15th year of national syndication, Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk Radio airs live on Sundays from 2PM-5PM Eastern, and runs on 96 stations, plus SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio. All Gun Talk shows can be downloaded as podcasts through Apple iTunes or at www.guntalk.libsyn.com. More information is available at www.guntalk.com.

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