i own two scout rifles one a sweedish mauser,in 6.5x55 and the other a win 92 copy, in ss. 357mag.
i put together a scout on a marlin 336 in 30-30, i sold it, but wish i hadnt!
for me, its the fastest set up going! it does give up a little paper accuracy, but is plenty accurate for hunting the thick woods.
the sweed will shoot an inch at one hundred, and the .357 will do, 2.5 or so. i would never shoot past about 150 yards with it, but where i hunt, i'll never see half that far! so speed is it for me!
iv'e thought about putting a weaver rail on one of my 10-22 barrels. and do a ruger 10-22 scout!
i'm sold on the scout idea, because it works so well under regular rugged hunting conditions. out west the close in shooting doesn't happen often, so the regular set up would be best for more magnification, and longer ranges. but here in the south east, the scout is the way to go!