Anaxes Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Have you ever encountered one of these with a 26" inch factory barrel rather than the standard 22.4" inch version? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 No, never heard or read about it, until now. http://www.steyrscout.org/tactical.htm with two 5 rd magazines (it will take the high capacity kit too), but without scope or mount. The Tactical Elite was offered available in both .223 Remington and .308 with either a 20" heavy barrel (shown below) or with a 26" heavy barrel which weighs 4 kg (8.8 lb?) without optics. The 26" barreled rifle was to be available in stainless steel for $2499. Currently the rifle is only offered with a 22.4" barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 FWIW, I have a Steyr Scout 308 with a factory mounted Leupold 2X with other factory bells and whistles including a 10 round conversion kit. I had some doubts when i bought it as the barrel is very thin. Shooting it quelled my fears. It is a remarkably accurate rifle and does not wander even when shot in long strings. I bought my rifle out of an estate: unfired in the original factory case with the papers. et al. It was made in 1998 and retailed then at $2750. My rifle does have a 1-10" twist but so far, it's favorite load has been a 125 grain Nosler Hunting Ballistic Tip over a decent charge of Varget. Half MOA even with the chunky reticle on the 2X scope.~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaxes Posted May 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 FWIW, I have a Steyr Scout 308 with a factory mounted Leupold 2X with other factory bells and whistles including a 10 round conversion kit. I had some doubts when i bought it as the barrel is very thin. Shooting it quelled my fears. It is a remarkably accurate rifle and does not wander even when shot in long strings. I bought my rifle out of an estate: unfired in the original factory case with the papers. et al. It was made in 1998 and retailed then at $2750. My rifle does have a 1-10" twist but so far, it's favorite load has been a 125 grain Nosler Hunting Ballistic Tip over a decent charge of Varget. Half MOA even with the chunky reticle on the 2X scope.~Andrew That's impressive. The original version with the grey stock is a very iconic rifle. I quite like the idea of one in 7mm-08. Have you ever tried the new Leupold VX-R 1.5-5X33mm Scout scope? The are quite a bit heavier than the original sight and expensive, although the quality and magnification could be worth the tradeoffs. No, never heard or read about it, until now. http://www.steyrscout.org/tactical.htm with two 5 rd magazines (it will take the high capacity kit too), but without scope or mount. The Tactical Elite was offered available in both .223 Remington and .308 with either a 20" heavy barrel (shown below) or with a 26" heavy barrel which weighs 4 kg (8.8 lb?) without optics. The 26" barreled rifle was to be available in stainless steel for $2499. Currently the rifle is only offered with a 22.4" barrel. Back when Sportsman had plenty of the regular version for sale, I don't recall seeing any, although I will phone them and ask if they have ever sold the 26". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 I have never tried replacing the scope though I have considered sending it back to Leupold to have a finer reticle installed. I guess this is a common practice. I am really quite taken with the Scout. It really performs.~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthenailer Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 I had a a Tac Elite in .308 about 10 years ago. I don't recall the Brl length but it was certainly longer than 20". It shot incredibly well with all brands of factory rds and any hand loaded combination. I used it for a couple of seasons culling and passed the advanced stalkers shooting test with it even though I felt it was never at home when shooting off sticks but that prob has as much to do with my own dislike for sticks as anything else. I do know that if not looked after correctly they are prone to getting a corroded chamber which results in a case getting stuck. That's not a bash at Steyr rifles as I'm a dyed in the wool fan having used them for work for the past 20 odd years. I sold it on to a shooting client who offered me more than I paid for it and prob more than it was worth. The two mag set up was very handy when you got onto a big bunch of Sika. My shooting partner had the original Scout and for a short skinny brl it shot well above what you could expect. He was proud that he was the first person (according to Steyr) to return a Scout to Steyr with a burnt out brl. Cost for a re-brl was prohibitive so it was scrapped although I know a couple of smiths who have re-barrelled Scouts. From my understanding its a lottery if the barrel will come out of the aluminium block without fracturing said block. Kind Regards Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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