Thanks you all the great advice.
Although she wasn't able to shoot the Ruger she really liked the way the compact stock felt. The question is what to get. Would it be ridiculous to get a standard American with a 22" barrel and put a compact stock on it? I'm thinking that especially in .243 the 18" barrel would increase blast and cut performance. What would be better full power .243 loads or reduced 7mm-08 loads?
I like my 7-08 and I haven't used any reduced loads in it but the more I shoot my 243 and the more things I shoot with my 243 the more I like it. I have been impressed with the 80 GMX and 80 TTSX loaded to the hilt in both the accuracy and terminal departments. Granted it's only been on whitetails but I've not been left wanting more performance from my 243 Win and mono bullets.
