Merry Christmas to me
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 10:42 am
For a couple of months I have been looking at and thinking about getting a bolt action carbine length rifle in 5.56. No reason, no need, no purpose. Mostly because there was a used Mossberg MVP for sale on our local guntrader site that caught my attention. I stopped in to my LGS back then and they had several available including the Thunder Ranch model of the MVP which I liked the look of. Also available was a Ruger Gunsight Scout in 5.56 and when I compared the Mossbergs to the Ruger it was “no contest”. Of course the Ruger was more expensive. I talked myself out of buying one with the help of the budget this time of the year between paying half-yearly property taxes and pending Christmas. Pat on the back here please. 
So fast forward to this past week. I needed a scout scope and put a pistol up for sale locally to buy one. I ended up trading the pistol for two scout scopes so had an extra scope. Well you know what that leads to........
In doing my research I found Ruger discontinued the 5.56 Gunsite Scout rifle a few years ago and I didn’t find any available on all the usual online sellers websites. The rifle at my LGS was new (they also had a used one that was pretty beat) and who knows if I would ever find a new one again. So here I am with a scope that has no home and the rifle I am wanting just a few miles away. Well it was just meant to be. I stopped in yesterday and put the Ruger on layaway for 25% down and 90 days to pay it off. Locked up the rifle and saved the budget too.
This is a file photo I snatched off the web. I ordered a couple of extra mags that while are still 10 round they are much shorter than the factory mag.
So fast forward to this past week. I needed a scout scope and put a pistol up for sale locally to buy one. I ended up trading the pistol for two scout scopes so had an extra scope. Well you know what that leads to........
In doing my research I found Ruger discontinued the 5.56 Gunsite Scout rifle a few years ago and I didn’t find any available on all the usual online sellers websites. The rifle at my LGS was new (they also had a used one that was pretty beat) and who knows if I would ever find a new one again. So here I am with a scope that has no home and the rifle I am wanting just a few miles away. Well it was just meant to be. I stopped in yesterday and put the Ruger on layaway for 25% down and 90 days to pay it off. Locked up the rifle and saved the budget too.
This is a file photo I snatched off the web. I ordered a couple of extra mags that while are still 10 round they are much shorter than the factory mag.
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