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I bought a Walmart closeout 243 Vanguard last year. Replaced the 1” pad with a .4” pachmayr had Johnboy on here do a spiderweb paint job and redneck cut and crown the 24” tube down to 21.5”. It’s a great handling rifle that is a solid MOA shooter with Federal blue box 100’s. I’ve got $350 tied up into the rifle, another $100 into a Nikon prostaff 2-7.

The thing that deters me from most youth 243’s is the short barrel. The muzzle blast/percussion, even with good hearing protection, can startle new shooters.