Scout

The Steyr Scout is a bolt-action sniper rifle.

The magazine capacity, accuracy, and damage are very similar to the Hunting Rifle, but the rate of fire is significantly lower. In combination with a Laser sight, this weapon has extremely high accuracy even while the Survivor is running. Despite this, many players claim that it is arguably better to choose a Sniper Rifle or Hunting Rifle as they have a much higher rate of fire.

Tactics

 * At longer ranges, the Steyr Scout is good to take down wanderers (in higher difficulties) due to its high penetration, especially in narrow areas.
 * It is very advisable to have a melee weapon as a secondary weapon as the Steyr Scout is accurate while moving in medium ranges but is a very poor choice against a horde in close proximity.
 * High areas are good for this sniper rifle since the Infected will have more difficulty reaching you and you can shoot them from further away.
 * Unlike the shotguns players can skip the bolt animation by shooting and shoving at the same time to increase DPS.

Pros

 * Very accurate sniper even when moving.
 * Inflicts high damage per shot.
 * Firing and shoving at the same time can increase your DPS.
 * Stays in place while reloading, allowing you to keep your flashlight centered. Its reload speed is also the fastest of any sniper rifle.

Cons

 * Low rate of fire, although not as slow as the Accuracy International AWSM.
 * A very poor choice against a Horde.
 * Out of all the weapons in the game, it would take the longest to kill a Tank. Even the pistols would do much better. On Normal, it would take 48 seconds to kill the Tank with it. In comparison, the pistols dual-wielded would take 20.
 * Lowest Damage Per Second of any weapon in the game. All other weapons in the game have a higher DPS, including sidearms. A single P220 Pistol deals 75 more damage every second than this weapon when both are fired at their fastest.
 * Firing and shoving at the same time can wastes your shoving leaving you into cooldown and disadvantage.