in my opinion the first thing to do is get a rifle of the correct dimensions length of pull and a weight manageable for the youngster. nowadays for getting lots of good choices. with all the different ARC , Grendel type cases out. if guys in the building something anything chambered in one of the 220 Russian type cases or a BR case can make killer youth guns with low recoil..

a friend of mine recently didn't quite know which route to take for his grandson we ended up putting together a 6.5 Grendel and the ranch style Ruger American but then came up with the youth stock to put on it so you have a youth length stock chambered in a 6.5 Grendel. that is an awesome youth gun in my book. without spending a fortune

Last edited by ldholton; 12/18/23.