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I have no need for "DG" purposes, but if somebody did, the whole setup should be well thought thru as what might look or sound good on paper in the gun shop might not work too well in the field.

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Last year I bought my boys a Ruger Frontier in 7mm-08 for "their" deer rifle. I picked that rifle because of its ability to mount an IER scope, and my desire to make sure my kids started shooting scoped rifles with both eyes open (I also ended up having a forward scope base mounted on a Ruger 10/22 for them to plink with). After playing with that rifle, I was impressed enough to buy another one in .358 Winchester for me.

I think scout-type rifles have limited use, but to a guy who's never hunted dangerous game before they seem ideal for that purpose: reflex sighting with full peripheral vision, no scope or mount to interfere with cycling the bolt, and wide-open access to the magazine. I'm curious why more DG rifles aren't set up for forward-mounted acopes?

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