The Ruger is a great ranch / hunting rifle but when it comes to the Battle / fighting side of the equation bolt guns are obsolete. Period. As noted have run a Styer scout, an 03A3 and a Kar 98 in 2 gun type competition just for my own education. It not a matter of being embarrassed, it is simply that bolt guns are obsolete for two way range / gun fighting.
On an unrelated note, for the uses where a scout / practical rifle make sense I’m thinking of switching from the Styer to a GSR synthetic simply for the ability to run a suppressor or muzzle break. Mostly suppressor.