guys , after the posts about the .260 vs. 7mm-08 , i' ve decided to trade my rem. m700 mountain rifle in 7mm-08 in.

i' ve been thinking about getting a ruger carbine in stainless / laminate , the model KM77CRBBZ MKII , now i know i don' t care for the short barrel on my model 7 and the ruger' s barrel is a full 2" shorter than the remington [] but , it looks to be pretty well balanced , anybody have one of them and would consider sharing some info on the carbine. ( i have 4 ruger rifles and handguns allready so i know they' re pretty good quality ). just wondering about how the carbine handles.

any other suggestions in the same price range or cheaper in a 7mm-08 lightwieght would also be considered.

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yeah , i know i' m planning on getting a .358 blr but , this just came to mind as i like to have all of my stuff just the way i like it , and i just didn' t care for the dm mountain rifle