Garand Scout?

[jcountry]

Anyone tried one of these mounts?

http://www.amegaranges.com/product_pages/m1garand.html

I love a scout M1A, so I was thinking about giving the same idea a shot on a Garand.

-What do you think?

 

[dunkel]

Wow, that's fugly. I'm sure it's quite functional, but it's not attractive.

 

[jcountry]

Yep-

I don't like the lines of the scout M1a either, but man-if you shoulder one, you will instantly appreciate its virtues. Target acquisition is incredibly fast, and you don't lose all your peripheral vision.

-Ugly, but very nice way to shoot.

 

[83rdrecon]

Yes they work. They are not about asthetics, but very functional. If I lived in California then I'd go this route with a .308 garand.

 

[jcountry]

I am definitely thinking about it. I wonder what sort of scope would be good on one. You need a lot of eye relief.

 

[83rdrecon]

Look at some of the scout scopes availible. Just about everyone makes long eye relief scout scopes now. Burris, Leopold, etc. Just depends on what you want to spend...

 

[Kain8719]

One thing the Grand has going for it is how long you can get to the ground over most other options other there, and with a little practice you can keep up a good rate of aimed fire, besides, whether in 30-06 or .308 it is nothing to sneer at. And if you do run out of ammo, well few thing buttstoke like a Garand.