Burris Scout Scope: Reviewed By A Whitetail Hunting Guide

I tested the Burris Scout Scope and was quite pleased with its performance. Here's my hand-on review, along with some pictures and tips.

FYI, prices and ratings are accurate as of time of writing.

Burris Scout Scope - Slim Medium-Magnification Riflescope

Highlight: The hunting scope can be shot with both eyes open.

Not everyone knows a scout scope, so let me give a quick overview. The scout scope is designed to be mounted ahead of the action, but some folks will say it is a mid-way mount. This allows fast target acquisition and shooting with both eyes open after the shooter gets used to using one.

I will also mount one of these on the M1 carbine I got from my dad (not the gun in the photo above). I don't know why I have this need, but it will be a future project. The only hang-up with using a scout scope is the mount. Ruger made a model that was born as a scout rifle, and Styer answered a request from Jeff Cooper once upon a time. I have a friend I used to work with who went with the Ruger, who loves it for big game hunting.

The main point of the scout scope is eye relief; it is definitely different. The eye relief is about 12 inches. Some folks use these with heavy-duty handguns for hunting. I have a customer who had me mount one on an old shotgun that shoots 3" magnum 12 gauge for whitetail. I did not hear back from him on how it worked. I can tell everyone that it looked funny and felt weird to look through when I shouldered it.

I shot my friend Ruger with the mid-mount scope, and it was great to pick up the target. Keeping the game animal in the scope makes working on a simulated moving target easy. Still, it takes some getting used to it. I could shoot with both eyes open, but when it came to actual target shooting, I closed one eye due to over 50 years of training the other way.

When I close one eye or use both eyes open, the scope works like a champ, just as it should. Burris is one of my favorite manufacturers. I have always liked them and can't recommend them highly enough. I have shot one on a stainless 44 magnum Redhawk, and the scope was stainless. It looked very biblical and awesome, not to mention fun to shoot.

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