r/canadaguns • u/ltcmotherteresa • Jul 28 '26
Feets / Collection / My build Recent acquisition
Ruger American Gen II Scout in 5.56, fresh from IRG. Haven’t fired it yet, but it feels great, right out of the box, and excited to try the scout scope arrangement.
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u/some_guy2024 Jul 28 '26
I’m always curious when I see scout setups these days, what’s the draw? (And because tone is hard to read, I’m not being shitty, just curious). I got it prior to the availability of the great LPVOs/MPVOs we have these days but know I don’t see how a scout scope is preferable to a 1-8/10 or a 2-10/12 mounted on the receiver. The irons are cool but I can’t think of the last time I saw anyone with the optic on a qd mount so you could use the irons in a pinch anyways. Regardless, cool looking rifle and would be curious to hear what pushed you that way.
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u/H0B013 Jul 28 '26
Forward mounted scope let's you grab the rifle around the receiver which is way nicer when trudging through the brush. At least with the gunsites m77 action you can just toss rounds willy nilly into the open top reciever and they will still feed flawlessly. Good QD rings are a must, I also dont understand why more people don't use them. Being able to quickly remove and replace my scope and have it still hold zero is awesome as I really like using iron sights sometimes.
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u/ltcmotherteresa Jul 28 '26
No worries about tone at all, bud! Honestly it’s purely curiosity that pushes me in this direction at this point. I was apprehensive at first thinking about it, as I have zero prior experience with the setup or scout scopes and I have a brand new Vortex Diamondback still in the box on top of my cabinet, but then my local store conveniently had a scout scope come in this week and I took a look through it with both eyes open and it felt more comfortable than I expected. It was perfectly timely getting the boomstick and then the scope in the same week.
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u/some_guy2024 Jul 28 '26
Awesome, thanks for the reply! Curiousity is as good a reason as any, haha. I’m so OCD about “optimizing” my rigs that I often forget we can just do shit for fun too 🤣
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u/IntrepidKitchen5322 Jul 28 '26
Keep us updated on the accuracy with various ammo! I'm sure it's the same as other American gen 2s but there's no reviews of this in that caliber yet.
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u/ltcmotherteresa Jul 28 '26
I absolutely will! I’m expecting it to be a bit rough to start just with using the scout optic, but I’ve accumulated a variety of weights and manufacturers to try and see what it likes.
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u/BlickyBurna Jul 28 '26
Really like this setup, considering as my next purchase if I can find one. Curious if we will get LH variants, great bush or yote rifle. I handled the .308 version but didn’t want to be restricted for its uses on smaller game
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u/ltcmotherteresa Jul 28 '26
This was the first time I’ve used IRG, and I was a tad nervous about it at first, but now I would absolutely recommend them. Worth keeping an eye on what they offer for sure.
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u/Effective_Map_1042 Jul 29 '26
Scouts with a med/high mounted forward red dot with irons visible underneath is great combo as well. The forward mount of the scout is perfect
For a red dot.
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u/bulletride308 Jul 31 '26
How is the stock in the American gen 2? Been looking at the ranch or patrol for a while, but im still hesitant. The gen 1 is know for a tupperware stock. I want to shoot of a biood
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u/ltcmotherteresa Jul 31 '26
I owned both a .308 and a .22LR in the Gen 1, and I know exactly what you mean. Now I haven’t handled either of the Gen 2 Ranch or Patrol models, but it is my understanding that it should be roughly the same standard stock on most of the Gen 2s, and in my brief experience the stock on this Scout is absolutely improved. The only thing I might have wanted would be a section of Picatinny or M-LOK on the fore end, but there shouldn’t be any issue at all installing a bipod using the sling swivel. Overall the fit and finish is way better all around.
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u/Whoopity_Longjohn Jul 28 '26
Is that a pin in magazine?
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u/ltcmotherteresa Jul 28 '26
Yessir, 10-round pinned to 5 when they import it across the border.
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u/Whoopity_Longjohn Jul 28 '26
wack, does the mag fit in a semi auto?
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u/ltcmotherteresa Jul 28 '26
I think it should, the mag well is for AR-pattern mags, not the older Ruger-pattern mags like the Mini-14 took.
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u/DifficultReference99 5d ago
Is the scout rail removable? I own a m77 GSR already and have scope on that. I want to get one of these in 5.56 just for iron sight plinking. It looks like the rear peep sight is seperate from the rail.
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u/ltcmotherteresa 5d ago
The rear peep sight is separate, yes, and it does appear that there are a couple of screws holding the rail to the receiver, so I would guess that it's removable?
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u/iatekane Jul 28 '26
Cool.
How much did it work out costing ya all in from IRG?