802-603hunter
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I don’t have much first hand experience with the Ruger compact yet but I picked one up this spring in .22 for the kids. My nephew has one in 7mm-08 and it seems like a great gun for the money. While I was there at Cote’s I ran into a used Browning X-bolt Micro Hunter in 7mm-08 with a nice wood stock. With the spring sale going on the price was right so I grabbed it. Figured it would make a nice bare ground/scouting gun until one of the kids needs it. Still need to top it with glass, but thats a topic for another thread.