The 700 youth comes with the adjustable stock for kids but it might not be short enough for an 8 year old. I bought a 700 youth right hand in SS in 7-08 for one of my grandsons. It worked fine for him at 8 -9 but he is now older so it sits in a McMillan compact.
He started with the Hornady Lite factory loads but for hunting the 120TTXS or 120 BT works great.
