r/canadaguns • u/ltcmotherteresa • Jul 28 '26

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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.