Was looking at the Ruger Compact for my daughters and think the much milder 6.8 SPC might be the answer to the 16 inch barrel. I don't know how they handle, though.
I don't care that much for Ruger's hi-cap mag fed bolt gun in its current state. I think I would like it better with a smaller mag, conventional scope mounting and a can in place of the flash supressor! That probably would not be that hard to do.
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