Gunsite Academy, the oldest and largest civilian firearms training academy in the world, has teamed with Panteao Productions to offer 52 firearms instructional videos. These Gunsite Academy NOW! videos cover the full spectrum of the Gunsite Academy curriculum. Instruction is provided by respected Gunsite instructors with commentary by gun writer Richard Mann.

Click above to watch the Gunsite Academy NOW! Season One trailer.

The web-hosted videos can be viewed on GunSite.com, on GunDigest.com, and on Panteo.com. Additionally, all 52 videos are available through Panteao Productions’ handy Mobile Apps for Apple and Android devices. Or, if you prefer the big screen, you can watch the GunSite videos on television via the Panteao Make Ready channel on Roku, Amazon Fire, and Apple TV.

A 43-Year Heritage of Excellence
Gunsite alumni Richard Mann, host of Gunsite Academy NOW! reports: “It was an absolute honor to host Season One of Gunsite Academy NOW … These videos highlight the best firearms instruction you can get.”

Founded in 1976 by Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper (WW II and Korean War combat veteran, author, and professor), Gunsite has been providing elite firearm instruction for more than 40 years. It enjoys a reputation for serious, no-nonsense training. Cooper built the facility just west of Paulden, Arizona. Originally it was called the American Pistol Institute (API).

Savage has started to ship its new .308 Win Model 11 Scout rifle. Based on the concept popularized by Col. Jeff Cooper, the Savage Scout is designed to be short and handy, with an 18″ barrel and forward-mounted optic. This new Savage was unveiled at SHOT Show in January, 2015, but production models are just now starting to appear at dealers.

The Model 11 Scout comes complete with iron sights (blade front, Williams peep rear). A cantilevered Picatinny rail accepts forward-mounted, long eye-relief scopes. Available in dark Tan or OD Green*, the Model 11 Scout comes with a 10-round detachable magazine (see below). The only chambering currently offered is .308 Winchester. The gun ships with a screw-on muzzle brake. Rifle weight (without optic) is a modest 7.8 pounds.

Photo from review in CTD’s Shooter’s Log.

The Savage Model 11 Scout is affordable — online vendors are selling the rifle for around $650.00. We’re not sure if this rifle will be a big seller. The Steyr Scout rifle, built to Col. Cooper’s specs, generated a lot of press, but not many sales in the USA. But the Steyr Scout was fairly expensive. The Savage Scout is modestly priced, so it may achieve greater success in the marketplace.

In this video, Bill Dermody of Savage explains Model 11 Scout features:

* OD Green versions are listed for sale by some online vendors, but this color is not cataloged on the Savage website.