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IMHO I would buy a youth stock. LOP is important but so is grip distance, the distance from the grip to the trigger. The key to "felt" recoil is proper form and fit. If the grip distance is too great the smaller hand has to roll over to get to the trigger, this prevent the shooter from gripping the rifle correctly and pulling it to their shoulder. Thus under recoil the rifle moves back into the shoulder and increases "felt" recoil.

Some youth stocks (NEF) are straight and like saddle stocks the grip is not set like a pistol grip.