Is anyone not a fan of the M6 Scout?

I have a M6 Scout 22LR/410 Shotgun in Stainless Steel. I've added a Red/Green Dot Site 1X and have tried many bullets weights, velocities, and designs. With the hyper velocities and lighter bullets, ie. 33 grain Stinger, Yellow Jacket, etc. I found the shotgun barrel gave a better pattern. Now, when IN switched to the 40 grain bullets the velocity didn't seem to matter. This was with the Stinless Steel barrels. A friend who has one in Parkarized his will group with all types of ammunition tested. I keep the 40 grainers for this groups the best in this particular M6.
On the shotgun I've tested Buckshot and Slugs at 25 yds. The Winchester ammunition performed well or about the best. The slug ammunition in the Winchester lone was grouping 2.5" at 25 yds., the Remington was about the same if not just a bit better. Now, with the Buckshot it as I'M figured. The pattern was averaging out at 7"-9" at 25 yds.
I hope this is helpful.
 
I have to agree that it's a cool outside the box gun but I've always thought that the best survival gun is a single shot 20 ga. Almost as light and a lot more versatile.
 
I have never owned one but a friend of mine does and he says it's a fun gun to mess around with. I've shot it a few times and hate the trigger but other then that I'd rather have that on a survival situation then no gun at all. I recently bought a Henry survival rifle. It's a .22 that can be taken down and fits inside the stock, it's really nice and so far I love it. It's accurate, light, easy to put together, and an excellent option for anyone looking for a survival rifle. It doesn't have the 410 option but I think the accuracy makeup for that. But if I had a chance to pick up a M6 for a decent price I probably would just for fun and to take on a few camping trips to get some squirrel or small game and mess around with.
 
I've never actually handled one but from what I've seen I'm not too interested in them. The savage .22/.410 looks interesting or a single shot with multiple barrels that can be swapped.
 
I have owned an M-6 since '84 in .22 hornet over 410. I did a series of extensive survival gun mods to it as soon as I got it , first I installed a sling, then I .... oh well It has a sling. It fits folded (not taken down into pieces, not disassembled with parts you have to tie on or loose) comfortably in a day pack along with 50 rounds of Hornet and two boxes of 3" 6's and about another 6 pounds of other survival gear and food. Every year or two I get it out clean and oil and shoot it to see that it is still sighted in and to rotate the ammo. I have put a little over 200 rounds of hornet and about the same of .410. It will group a bit over an inch and a half at 100 yards and the shotgun barrel will pattern about as well as any cheap single shot .410 without a choke can be expected to. In all these years it has never varied from the initial sighting or failed to go bang. The rest of the time it sets there stored in the airplane looking ugly and waits to be called on to do what it was intended to do which is a decent job on small to medium sized game and an limited "gonna have to be close and place your shots well and even then expect to track something for a ways" job on larger game. This it does well. If I want a rifle to take backpacking I have one for that. If I want to go plinking I have one for that. If I want to shoot .45 colt, I have one of those also. It is very much a special purpose tool that I would not feel the least bit unprepared if it was all I had in a survival situation (survival where you are forced to live with what you have available until the people looking for you can get there. Not evade and escape through hostile enemy territory. Not TEOTWAWKI. Not a zombie slaying wonder weapon of infinite capabilities. ). If you are only going to own one gun and expect it to do everything you can ever imagine this isn't the one you want. It is significantly smaller and lighter packed than my savage 24's not nearly as accurate or versatile as any of half a dozen other guns I could bring. But It does exactly what it was designed to do very well. now all that said I payed $114.65 new in the box for it taxes and all. If I had to buy one at what they are going for now I do not know that it would be my choice. Any relatively cheap, basic reliable small light rifle that is fairly accurate out to 100 yards and has a marginally effective round would do. But what do you find that fits the same space and weight limitations, requires almost no care and you can justify being able to afford to essentially put away and forget about and never use until you need it.
 
Wanting one with only a .22LR barrel, I picked up a FI Bronco.

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I've been considering picking up a Pack Rifle too for sometime now. Wish I could find one via private sales.

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I vastly prefer a good quality .22 LR revolver. More than accurate enough for squirrel and rabbit, and a lot easier to carry around than the M6.
 
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