apache12 Report post Posted July 11, 2013 so my 9 year old passed Hunter Safety Ed this weekend and he is all eager to shoot at the range, and I want to feed the excitement. He's shot my little 10/22 a bunch and he has wrestled with my full size 223, but it's tough for him to get comfortable with. he's a 12.5 LOP. Here's a question I'd be interested in opinions. Buy a youth rifle for him, most have a 20 inch barrel and then add a full size stock when he grows up? But then he has a full size stock on a short barrel. or Buy a youth stock for one of my existing rifle like my 243, and then when he grows I just put the old stock back on? Talking to a guy at Sportys and he said who cares if it has a 20 inch barrel, it's be a cool little Mtn Rifle. Interesting. But he might like to grow with a rifle that he has confidence from shooting as he grew. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted July 11, 2013 I wet through this with my daughter, we went on three separate visits to Sportsman's and a few to Bass Pro and she held everything in stock in a .243. She ended up going back to the Tikka T3 Light and the Winchester Feather-light. Neither of them technically a youth rifle, they were both lighter than most of the youth rifles. Well the Win cost 2x the Tikka so she has had a Tikka for a few years now and it shoots fantastic in stock form. Also, it is a really great little carry rifle if I do any walking varmint hunting or decide to do any big pack trips. If it were to be too long I would have had it cut and then bought an aftermarket stock down the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
