A bit of a statement / rant,
I’ve been looking for a few months for a good youth rifle, I had a thread on here discussing 6.8spc vs Grendel vs Valkyrie for a hunting rifle.
with all of the excellent choices we have today the only rifles that have 10-11” length of pull are AR pattern carbines
I’m a huge fan on ar pattern rifles, but I wish the Ruger American rifle like came with a really shot LOP as an option. The compact has a 12.5” LOP, and youth models have around a 12” LOP (mossberg Patriot)
the only other option is to buy a rifle or barreled action (Howa) and drop it into a MdT Lss chassis, bringing the cost to around $800-$1000 for a gun that is equally heavy or heavier than an AR.
The other problem in the youth market imo is the choice of caliber, slow twist 243’s, 7mm-08 and 308 dominate the market with the 6.5 creed being the new hotness. Very little love for great shorter range cartridges like the 6.8spc and 6.5 grendel, a 7 or 8 year old will shoot a Grendel or spc a while lots more than a 7mm08
I’ve been looking for a few months for a good youth rifle, I had a thread on here discussing 6.8spc vs Grendel vs Valkyrie for a hunting rifle.
with all of the excellent choices we have today the only rifles that have 10-11” length of pull are AR pattern carbines
I’m a huge fan on ar pattern rifles, but I wish the Ruger American rifle like came with a really shot LOP as an option. The compact has a 12.5” LOP, and youth models have around a 12” LOP (mossberg Patriot)
the only other option is to buy a rifle or barreled action (Howa) and drop it into a MdT Lss chassis, bringing the cost to around $800-$1000 for a gun that is equally heavy or heavier than an AR.
The other problem in the youth market imo is the choice of caliber, slow twist 243’s, 7mm-08 and 308 dominate the market with the 6.5 creed being the new hotness. Very little love for great shorter range cartridges like the 6.8spc and 6.5 grendel, a 7 or 8 year old will shoot a Grendel or spc a while lots more than a 7mm08