The Garands I have handled do just fine for people 5'5'. Its important to remember that WWII's people can from the depression, and lots of them were short and skinny. Garands are heavy, but well balanced. Other rfles use to be shorter too. The US knew with peep sites, you needed a really short stock, and they have that. M14's too. Its stuff from 2000 and up I see with stupid long stocks, and awkward weight. Especially out of Europe, and plastic shotguns. AK's, SKS, Garands, M16A1, Mausers 98's, Mosins, and lots of civilian market rifles have what we would consider very short LOP now.