I've been reluctant to post this content here because I know this can be a tough room. I'm going to give it a go because Frank's podcast today touched on a number of things that really mesh with what I've been working on for the past year. I was a scout rifle guy. A hard core one. I've taken several scout/practical rifle classes and became one of the more visible members of the scout rifle community. I've done a lot of work promoting the concept, working out techniques (particularly with the sling), and exploring what is right and wrong with the scout scope. I became well known in that niche community.
I then started exploring how to take the benefits of the scout and see just how far I could push the ranges. That led me to the long range community where I discovered that y'all don't speak the same language as the practical rifle community. Once I sorted that out, I set out to figure out how to set up a rifle that would be nearly as handy as a scout but would have the capability to reach out to 1000 yards with some degree of regularity.
For lack of a better term, it is a general purpose rifle. It is one that can fight, hunt almost anything in any situation and fill a long range role, all in one rifle.
I documented all of this in several videos that I'll link to in a bit but first, it also captured the attention of Michael Bane. If you're unfamiliar with Michael, he is a VERY prolific gun writer, outdoor TV producer and general mover in the firearms industry. Michael devoted one of his podcasts and an episode of Triggered to this concept and discussed my work on it specifically. Here is that show:
I then started exploring how to take the benefits of the scout and see just how far I could push the ranges. That led me to the long range community where I discovered that y'all don't speak the same language as the practical rifle community. Once I sorted that out, I set out to figure out how to set up a rifle that would be nearly as handy as a scout but would have the capability to reach out to 1000 yards with some degree of regularity.
For lack of a better term, it is a general purpose rifle. It is one that can fight, hunt almost anything in any situation and fill a long range role, all in one rifle.
I documented all of this in several videos that I'll link to in a bit but first, it also captured the attention of Michael Bane. If you're unfamiliar with Michael, he is a VERY prolific gun writer, outdoor TV producer and general mover in the firearms industry. Michael devoted one of his podcasts and an episode of Triggered to this concept and discussed my work on it specifically. Here is that show:
The General Purpose Rifle Redux
Michael once again returns to the general purpose rifle concept…can the Sig Cross in .308 fit the bill?
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