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Hello All, I am a new member but I have been lurking around for about six months. Well, this fall I get to go elk hunting for the first time. So I get to go out and buy a new rifle. I was thinking about the new Ruger Compact Magnum in .300 or .338. Was just wondering what the general consensus is about them or should I be looking at something else? Thanks, Richard

They are so new that not much is out there on 'em right now. I don't even know if they've released any for sale yet. What very little I've heard, is only speculation, at that. For this kind of stuff, I usually go to the campfire, as those guys have more money than sense , and buy new stuff a LOT. They also have a few gunwriters checking in from time to time, most notably, John Barsness.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com

The published ballistics look pretty good, but frankly, are they any better than anything else out there (and there are a LOT of repetitive choices that all do the same thing), who knows?