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So a gun dealer had a Ruger Compact in 243 he had ordered for someone who never picked it up. Since my wife wanted a rifle I said lets take a look. We got for 150.00 less than his asking. I thought it was a good deal even though it have a couple of dings on the stock. I brought it home and found...

I have 2 - 243 and 308. Since I hand load, I can get consistent sub inch groups from the 243 and just a about an inch out of the 308 with my hunting loads. I would assume you would get about 1.5 inch to 2 inch groups at 100 yds with factory ammo,from what I have read from others in the past...

The wife bought me a new Ruger American Rifle for Christmas in 30/06. While this would not have been my first choice, I must have said (At some point in time) that at the price it would be fun to mess around with. So I cleaned it and looked it over. My first impressions are the stock is cheap...

The short answer is yes. You need to put in a little time and test this for yourself however. Practice tightening the screws to the same feel and try it. I can swap 2 scopes between one of my rifles and for deer hunting they would be fine. If you practice taking the scope off and on carefully...

OKAY, how you percieve recoil is subjective. Honestly in an 8 pound rifle I doubt I would really notice the difference. In 150 gr bullets the speed would be about the same. Let's say about 2900fps. If you look at the 4th edition Sierra manual and take their suggested hunting loads, the 308 runs...

That's true. I messed with the screw torgue on both the compact in 308 and 243. I found that both did very well 50/30/30. A friend seems to think that just consistently tighting them to the same spec allows you to modify your hand load to the rifle. His issue was inconsistent groups, he borrowed...

I have had this rifle for a year now and figured I would throw out an update. I am very happy with it and really have enjoyed it. Since the last post I have free floated and bedded the stock. I really wondered if this would help the accuracy and the answer seems to be ...sort of. The loads that...

Given the 1.75" goal, I think you will be fine. I have a 243 and a 308. The 243 can shoot sub inch regularly with both 85 gr bullets and 100 gr bullets. The 308 can shoot sub inch regularly with some loads but for a standard hunting load I use a 150gr bullet that shoots 1.1 - 1.25 inchs. I have...

IIRC, a short action ultralight stock will work. The length of pull would be longer. I don't have one but I remember a guy at one of the sportsman clubs that did it. I would call Ruger and ask. This is the stock he used...

When I was in my 20's I searched for the mythical sub 1" groups. Me and my friends were crazy about accuracy and if a gun didn't produce .5 or less we felt it was crap. At the range there was an old guy with a Winchester 30/06, it had a old redfield 2 power scope with a post reticle. The rifle...

You are, of course, correct. I consider these rifles a 200 yd gun, however you would be ok out to 300 I'm sure. They fit my style of hunting and are accurate enough for me.

You will lose velocity. I own a compact in 308 and have found a significant decrease. Here is some data that gives you an idea: 150 gr: start = 44 Varget for 2522 fps, max = 47 Varget for 2675 fps 165 gr: start = 42 Varget for 2384 fps, max = 46 Varget for 2576 fps 180 gr: start = 41 Varget...

I have a compact in 308. I really like a leupold VX-3 1.5X5 with the German 4a reticle. It is small compact and extremely fast for shots <100 yds. I have not hunted with this rig yet, but I have taken it out at dusk to the range and was pleased with the light transmission. At the point I could...

Ruger compacts can be tough to get used to due to their short LOP. I have a 243 that shoots consistantly under an inch at 100 yds. I use 38.5 grains of Varget with a 85gr Sierra BTHP. I agree change the scope and use a higher powered one if you have it. Also having another person shoot the...

I looked into this and I didn't find any that were pre-fit so grinding was required. I went with a slip-on limbsaver