....And thank all u 30-06 buffs. You have inadvertently complimented my 300 WSM Ruger Frontier shorty compact. Cuz whether you like it or hate it, ballistically from the muzzle, it is a 24" to a 26" tubed 30-06...
A 16" barreled, scout scoped, 300WSM that shoots like a 30-06 and weighs more?
Oof.....
...........Nope! A 16.5" barrel....Short changin me by a 1/2" uh??.....lol
Without scope it weighs 7 1/2 lbs. And depending on what optic I`m using either my 3-9x40, my scout scope or the red dot, the weight goes from 7 3/4 lbs up to nearly 9 lbs..........Ok for me.
Shoots like the 30-06?...Yep! It do.....Hit the link below and scroll down to the factory ammo chrony results using 180 grainers. Not to mention that with 66.3 gr of RL17 only (no pressure signs), it will do better than the best velocity of 2796 fps posted by Quinn.
www.gunblast.com/Ruger_FrontierRifle.htm 
