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Went by sporting goods store today looking at youth rifles for my 8 yr old son. His older brother 10 year old shoots a Ruger American Compact in 7 mm-08 with reduced loads. It shoots good only complaint is 18” barrel where other youth models have 20” barrel. We looked at following models.

Ruger American Compact
Remington 700 youth
Savage Axis youth
Howa youth. It was muddy girl pink but surely you can get other colors.
Weatherby vanguard youth
Browning

I liked the Howa but didn’t like that safety had to be off to bolt for child.
Liked Ruger slightly more than Remington except shorter barrel and both more than savage.
Weatherby was nice but didn’t play with as much.
Browning is really nice but more than I would like to spend on first deer rifle.


Will probably get another 7 mm-08 but not for sure.

Any thoughts. I wound also consider Mossberg but they didn’t have one. I know it comes with spacer.