A Scoutin' Savage

The gun club I shoot at has more than 1,000 members, and while weekends are crowded, on other days I can usually get my work done practically undisturbed. Only two of us were there while I was shooting the Savage Magpul Scout. The other fellow and I had hunted spring gobblers together a couple of times, so after the shooting was done we chatted for a while.

First thing out of his mouth was, “I know why so many gun companies are building short rifles like that Savage you were shooting.” Before I could reply, he followed with, “Everybody these days either has a suppressor or is in the process of getting one, and with a can hanging on the barrel of your rifle it is no longer than a with a 24-inch barrel.”

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