I've got a Savage 11 in .308 that I want to tear down and rebuild for my nephews (8 and 11 years old). Their dad is teaching them to shoot .22LR now, but maybe it's time to move them up a step. Eventually I'd want them to be able to use it as a deer rifle when they learn to hunt.
For chambering, I'm thinking about a 6.5CM, maybe a 22" light barrel. The younger one is super tough, so I think he could take a lighter recoiling full sized round. If not now, very soon. I don't want to go too light and leave them with a rifle that isn't useful to them in a few years. I can load up light loads for whatever caliber I build the rifle in, but I live 3000 miles away so I want them to be able to find ammo on the shelf too.
I need to get their LOP measurements, but the young one isn't that big, so I need to find a stock that will fit reasonably well today and can adjust upward. If I can't size to the younger one now, I'll size to his big brother. For now they are fair weather shooters, but they live in the Northwest, so when they start hunting the rifle will see plenty of wet weather. Maybe an MDT LSS with a collapsible AR stock?
I've built a few rifles, enough that my safe is pretty full and I'm building this as much for my own enjoyment in the build as their enjoyment in using it. I can't wait to build this for them. I'll be going home to hunt in November, I may try to have it ready for them then.
I'm looking for any ideas or cool products anyone has seen for the Savage or youth rifles, in general.
For chambering, I'm thinking about a 6.5CM, maybe a 22" light barrel. The younger one is super tough, so I think he could take a lighter recoiling full sized round. If not now, very soon. I don't want to go too light and leave them with a rifle that isn't useful to them in a few years. I can load up light loads for whatever caliber I build the rifle in, but I live 3000 miles away so I want them to be able to find ammo on the shelf too.
I need to get their LOP measurements, but the young one isn't that big, so I need to find a stock that will fit reasonably well today and can adjust upward. If I can't size to the younger one now, I'll size to his big brother. For now they are fair weather shooters, but they live in the Northwest, so when they start hunting the rifle will see plenty of wet weather. Maybe an MDT LSS with a collapsible AR stock?
I've built a few rifles, enough that my safe is pretty full and I'm building this as much for my own enjoyment in the build as their enjoyment in using it. I can't wait to build this for them. I'll be going home to hunt in November, I may try to have it ready for them then.
I'm looking for any ideas or cool products anyone has seen for the Savage or youth rifles, in general.