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The History of Steyr

The story of Steyr Mannlicher began in 1821 when Leopold Werndl, a blacksmith, started manufacturing iron parts for firearms in the city of Steyr. His son Josef Werndl took over his business and founded the 'Josef und Franz Werndl & Comp. Waffenfabrik und Sägemühle in Oberletten ' in 1864. In the following years, he played a crucial role in the development of several rifles, including the straight pull-rifles M. 85 and M. 86. At the beginning of the 20th century, the engineers Ferdinand Mannlicher and Otto Schönauer developed the Original Mannlicher Schönauer, a legendary hunting rifle, the production of which took place until 1973. The company grew over the years and reached a production capability of 4.000 firearms per day before World War I. After the War, Steyr was prohibited from firearm manufacturing after the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was signed. To avoid going bankrupt, they used their knowledge and machinery to manufacture cars, bicycles, motorcycles, tractors, trucks, dynamos, electric motors, and other things (they were not allowed to resume firearm production until 1930). In 1926, the company’s name was changed to Steyr-Werke AG. It merged with Austro-Daimler-Puchwerke AG in 1934 to form Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG. Both Austro-Daimler (previously a subsidiary of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft) and Puch (founded by the Slovenian inventor and mechanic Janez Puh) were active in the automobile industry, with Puch also manufacturing bicycles, motorcycles, and mopeds.

They even employed Ferdinand Porsche for a time – he made several contributions to the company – one of them was designing an air-cooled 3.5 L V8 engine for the Steyr RSO Raupenschlepper Ost tracked vehicle. Steyr is known for modifying Fiat cars and adding their engines to some of the models (Steyr-Fiat 1100 Mod E and Fiat 1400, for example). In 1972, they cooperated with Mercedes in the design of Puch G, also known as Mercedes Benz G-class.

During World War II, the company focused on firearm, vehicle, aviation engine, and ball-bearing production for the German military. After a short firearm manufacturing ban after the end of the War, Steyr resumed the production of arms in 1950. In the years that followed, they presented many innovative firearms such as StG 77 (also known as Steyr AUG), an assault rifle with a bullpup design; SSG 69, which was ahead of its time after its release in 1969, and many others. In 1989, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG broke up into different sectors; Steyr Mannlicher AG became independent. The company has strived to be internationally oriented, so it changed its name to Steyr Arms in 2019.

Steyr Scout Rifle Review

Steyr Scout is a bolt-action rifle, introduced in 1997. It is designed to be paired with a scout riflescope that has an extended eye relief and is mounted in the front of the action. This is made possible by the Weaver rail flattop. The concept of a Scout rifle was developed by Jeff Cooper who is known as the father of the ‘Modern Technique’ in handgun shooting. He cooperated with Steyr engineers during the development of the rifle and oversaw the manufacturing process.

Scout comes with an integrated bipod that is folded out from the stock. Its magazine holds 5 rounds, and the user can store an extra one in the buttstock. The action is of the push feed type. Scout features the Safe Bolt System (SBS) with the 2+1 safety which is operated with a wheel switch. The bolt is locked into the barrel extension with four frontal locking lugs. The barrel is cold-hammer-forged and measures 48 cm in length. Its receiver is made of aluminium.

Steyr Scout

Figure 1: Steyr Scout in .308 Win. (Source: https://rifleshooter.com/2017/10/steyr-scout-rifle-review-shooting-the-best-truck-gun-ever/)

Steyr Scout Calibers

Steyr Scout is chambered for the following calibers:

.223 Rem.
.243 Win.
6.5 Creedmoor
7mm-08 Rem.
.308 Win.

Steyr Scout Variants

The rifle is available in the following variants:

Scout
Scout Stainless
Scout Mud
Scout Green

The difference is in the colour and accessories.

The rifle features an integrated Weaver flattop for mounting purposes. Only scope mounts designed for the Weaver rail are compatible with it.

Steyr Scout

Figure 2: The Weaver flattop on Steyr Scout (Source: https://www.huntinggearguy.com/rifle-reviews/steyr-scout-review/)

Scope Mounts Interchangeable With Steyr Scout

Steyr Scout features a Weaver flattop – scope mounts designed for it are interchangeable with all other rifles that have a Weaver rail on top.

Best Scope Mounts for Steyr Scout

Fixed Scope Mounts for Steyr Scout

These two-piece rings manufactured by the company Tier-One are a great fixed mounting solution for Steyr Scout. They are made of aluminum and come with a ten-year warranty.

Detachable Repeatable Scope Mounts for Steyr Scout

We recommend the use of this detachable mount if you wish to achieve repeatability – no re-zeroing is needed after the removal and reinstallation of this INNOmount mounting solution. Before purchasing in our online store, make sure to inform us that you have a Steyr Scout so that we replace the Picatinny-suited recoil stopper with a Weaver-suited one.

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

Please send us an email for more information. You can contact us here: info@optics-trade.eu

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