I've almost finished my take on Jeff Cooper's scout rifle concept. Here is a Spanish FR-8 Mauser in 7.62 x 51mm, in a Hogue synthetic stock, with a Timney trigger, an XS scout scope rail and a Leupold 2.5 x 28mm scout scope. I hope to get her to the range this weekend.

very nice setup

I have a 03 in 06 and a 95 in 7mm using the same mount works well.

roger

I like that!

Keep hoping a FR8 will drop into my safe

Very nice!

Now, if you just chopped the barrel an inch or two and had it threaded for a can, you'd be way ahead in the pseudo-Scout rifle competition.

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Originally posted by A.J. Hydell:
Very nice!

Now, if you just chopped the barrel an inch or two and had it threaded for a can, you'd be way ahead in the pseudo-Scout rifle competition.

Unscrew the flash hider and screw on a can with 15mm x 1 threads (same as the HK-91/G3 series of rifles)--it couldn't be much simpler than that. No plans for a suppressor, though.

Without a can, ... what's the point?

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Originally posted by A.J. Hydell:
Without a can, ... what's the point?

It shoots okay without one. Five rounds at 100 yards, from the bench:

That groups should be min of deer for a couple hundred of yards

Mine looks about the same with a :
- WWII K98 action
- 9,3x62 Delcour barrel
- Leupold 2X EEE
- modified Burris mount
- Ching sling

two older projects, the wood stocks are gone.

Yugo and Swed, the maple stock was very lightweight

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Originally posted by richj:
two older projects, the wood stocks are gone.

Yugo and Swed, the maple stock was very lightweight

I like your style. Are they in the original Military cartridges ?
roger

original 8mm and 6.5swed

Wow, very nice Scout there.