Good stuff Corey. I probably own the very first Ruger Scout. It is a full house Brent Clifton gun built on a Ruger UltraLight in .308 and meets every "Scout Criteria" of the day. It is one of my favorite guns that doesn't have as much use as I thought I would. It has been carried and shot a lot, but then I started buying more specialized guns for specific purposes. I definitely have the "romantic notion" attachment to the gun and all the Milt Sparks leather on it (butt cuff and Ching sling).
I wanted one of the newer Ruger Scouts when it looked like I was going to be staying in California while my evil guns went to live at my houses in Texas and Arizona. I ended up going with the evil guns to places where they are good guns again and then never found the need for the newer Ruger Gunsite Scout, considering I have a "Real" Gunsite/Cooper Scout.
I do think for those in ban states, these things make a TON of sense. I would rather have the Gunsite Scout than a truly "legal" AR in places like California with either an abortion of a setup, or tool required mag removal for 10 rounds of 5.56.