I really like the caliber myself. I like the larger bore diameter in a compact, short action package. If you reload (which you should) you will NEVER have a shortage of brass as the parent case is the .308. The recoil with a 225gr bullet is no more than a 30-06 with 180's IMHO. I do not have a Ruger Frontier but I have handled one with a scout scope on it. The gun I fired was a rebarrelled Savage 110.