I picked up one of these a while back.... but in 308w. I changed where the sling in mounted and added a surefire 3pronged war comp., along with a long eye scope, and had the trigger polished. at 300 yards with 175gr match kings it groups like a dream!
Noob question here: why the front-mounted rail? I got a Scout recently and am still figuring it out. I put an ATN night-vision scope on it and found it awkward to see through.
Do a little reading on eye relief. If you want to mount it forward on the provided rail you'll need a long eye relief scope. Forward mounting isnt for everyone but I like it. It allows you to keep both eyes open easier.