There are some good options out there, and I can't say anything bad about Tikka or Howa/Vanguard. I have a tendency to lean 700 when I have the chance.

This is my youngest daughter's WalMart 700ADL Youth rifle in .243. We bedded it and painted it (to her specs). Spacer kit is in store for when she grows past the short LOP.

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Now with even more aplomb