I think the specs for the compacts are all jacked up on the Remington site (surprise!). The compact/youth rifles have a 1" shorter LOP and 20" barrels. Their overall length is about 39.5"
Not as compact as your Ruger, but more compact than their specs indicate on the web.
Agreed - The Remington web site is very inconsistent. It states that some models are discontinued when they are not, it shows two guns as having the same OAL when it also shows their barrels as being 2" different. Etc etc.
I know that there is an SPS youth and an SPS compact. If the compact doesn't have the shorter LOP, could I put a stock from the youth model onto the compact model? The reason being, is that the website only lists the youth SPS as coming in .243, while the SPS Camo Compact is available in 7mm-08, in both 20" and 22" barrels. Hmmnnn, mixing and matching stocks, I could put the youth stock on the 22" gun, and a couple years down the road, put the full size stock on, and that rifle is good for life? Is this crazy? Or does the SPS Compact 20" have the 1" shorter LOP?