longrifleman
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My grandson will be ready for a rifle of his own for next whitetail season, so it is time to start looking. My great-nephews are set up with single shots from NEF in .243 and they work but I'm not satisified with them. My complaints are with length of pull and the way the scope mounts.
Right now, his length of pull, measured from inside his elbow to trigger finger is 11.5" and I can't find a youth model shorter than 12.5". Add heavy clothes, which seems to get ignored a lot and that 2-3" makes them akward. I've watched the nephews struggle and want to fix the problem from the start. My experience is that short LOP is easier to deal with than long LOP, so I'll take a chance on a growth spurt.
The exposed hammer on the NEFS requires the scope to be mounted too high to suit me. Smaller heads also require a higher comb to achieve good alignment and most rifles seem to be set up more for adults.
I've toyed with the idea of buying a standard rifle with a wood stock and cutting it to size but would rather buy one off the shelf if I could find one. If I cut one down, I would probably set up an infinitelly adjustable buttpad like you see on some tactical or target rifles. Any ideas on where to get the best hardware for that?
Raising the comb could be done with some type of foam pad so it can be adjusted as necessary, but any ideas would be welcome.
I will probably stay with .243 if possible.
Right now, his length of pull, measured from inside his elbow to trigger finger is 11.5" and I can't find a youth model shorter than 12.5". Add heavy clothes, which seems to get ignored a lot and that 2-3" makes them akward. I've watched the nephews struggle and want to fix the problem from the start. My experience is that short LOP is easier to deal with than long LOP, so I'll take a chance on a growth spurt.
The exposed hammer on the NEFS requires the scope to be mounted too high to suit me. Smaller heads also require a higher comb to achieve good alignment and most rifles seem to be set up more for adults.
I've toyed with the idea of buying a standard rifle with a wood stock and cutting it to size but would rather buy one off the shelf if I could find one. If I cut one down, I would probably set up an infinitelly adjustable buttpad like you see on some tactical or target rifles. Any ideas on where to get the best hardware for that?
Raising the comb could be done with some type of foam pad so it can be adjusted as necessary, but any ideas would be welcome.
I will probably stay with .243 if possible.