Anyone have a Ruger American Compact?

[hoythitman]

Looking at getting a 7mm-08 for the kids to shoot. Remington 700 youth are too expensive. So Savage Axis youth or Ruger American Compact are the 2 I have it narrowed down to. Anyone have a Ruger? I've talked to a few people that have the axis youth. I'd like to hear some first hand info about the Ruger.

[ThePap]

the Axis is ok but the Ruger is very well made and the trigger is very nice, I love my Ruger American

[onetondodge]

Def go ruger. Axis feels like junk compared to the ruger. The ruger Americans I've had will flat out shoot as well.

[Mac...]

I have that exact gun.

Ruger American Compact 7mm08

I'm a huge fan of the trigger on this gun!
I sighted it in with Hornady 120gr Reduced Recoil loads and it likes them a lot.
I haven't tried to get any distance with it because all of the shots that my kiddo will take with it will be inside 75 yards. But I was stacking rounds up at 50 yards when I sighted it in.
The bolt is a little sticky but not a deal breaker by any means.
And it does still have a decent amount of pop even with the managed loads, or at least more than I was expecting having never shot managed loads before. But I think it's bearable even for the kiddo.
My 7 yo daughter hasn't shot it yet... So we'll see what she thinks about it soon enough.

All in all, I think it's a great gun

[Jspradley]

Ruger American triggers are really nice.

[Traildust]

I have a .308 compact. It's a nail driving fool. It ain't pretty, but I like them that way....I have no use for a weapon that I have to treat like a new born baby. My 9 yo son shoots it too. Recoil is nowhere near what the 7mm-08 Handy rifle I started him out on.

[hoythitman]

I have that exact gun.

Ruger American Compact 7mm08

I'm a huge fan of the trigger on this gun!
I sighted it in with Hornady 120gr Reduced Recoil loads and it likes them a lot.
I haven't tried to get any distance with it because all of the shots that my kiddo will take with it will be inside 75 yards. But I was stacking rounds up at 50 yards when I sighted it in.
The bolt is a little sticky but not a deal breaker by any means.
And it does still have a decent amount of pop even with the managed loads, or at least more than I was expecting having never shot managed loads before. But I think it's bearable even for the kiddo.
My 7 yo daughter hasn't shot it yet... So we'll see what she thinks about it soon enough.

All in all, I think it's a great gun

Thats exactly what I wanted to hear. I planned on loading some 120 reduced loads. All of the shots at my lease are between 30 yards and 60 yards.

[Mac...]