.30-06 Cal SAR (Search and Rescue) rifle The SAR Rifle, .30-06 caliber, RUGER, Model M77 is a rifle designed for use by Canada's search and rescue technicians (SAR Techs) and aircrews. The SAR Rifle is designed to be a compact survival rifle chambered in .30-06 Springfield. The rifle is based on the standard Ruger M77 Mk II rifle but the barrel has been shortened to . The orange coloured buttstock has been modified so that it can fold along the left hand side of the stock and it also can hold six additional rounds of ammunition. The rifle is issued with a special case that has been designed to attach to the search and rescue technicians' parachute harnesses. Gunsite Scout rifle To develop the Gunsite Scout, Ruger worked closely with Gunsite Training Center to meet the criteria of the modern scout rifle set forth by Jeff Cooper. The rifle is chambered in .308 Winchester, weighs , and has a 16.5" barrel and black laminate stock, ghost-ring iron sights, flash hider and a picatinny rail for optics mounting. References External links www.ruger.com Guns & Ammo review American Rifleman Exploded Diagram of the Ruger M77 Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle 7.62×39mm bolt-action rifles Bolt-action rifles of the United States M77 5.56 mm firearms .338 firearms