Youth Rifle?

[ousoonerfan22]

Years ago I bought my son a Remington model seven .243 for his first rifle and when he out grew it bought him a Remington 30.06 that he still has. I messed up an sold the .243 to a friend for his kids and since his daughter loves that rifle he won't sell it back to me. We have grandsons that will be hunting in a few years so I'm thinking about trying to find another model seven but this time in a 22-250. Are there other youth rifles you guys prefer over the model seven? What about choosing the 22-250 over the .243?

 

[dennishoddy]

We recently had a thread about this.

Consensus was that there wasn't a whole lot of difference if one selected the proper bullet construction.

 

[ousoonerfan22]

I read that thread I'm not worried about the 22-250 but I read another thread about guys sending Remington rifles in with a trigger problem? I'm not sure if Remington still makes the model seven so will probably find a used one. Didn't Remington have a short barreled rifle "CDL" a few years ago?

 

[Catt57]

I am less than thrilled with the current quality from Remington these days. I am not satisfied with their poor finish quality and have had multiple retailers tell me about the higher than average failure rates. Personally I am looking more at Ruger, Savage and Mossberg these days.

 

[ousoonerfan22]

Does Ruger have a youth model in the American rifle? I'll see if I can find one on GunBroker.

 

[Catt57]

I believe their "compact" version could pass as a youth rifle. According to their website it is a 12.5" Length of pull and 18" barrel. And they do offer it in 22-250 Rem.

 

[Okie4570]

The compact Rugers are very comparable in size to a Remington Model 7.

 

[ousoonerfan22]

Have you guys shot the Ruger American rifle? I might try that compact in a 22-250. I don't know anything on the new trigger?

 

[Okie4570]

I've not shot one, says adjustable trigger though.

 

[Okie4570]

I've found Gunblast's reviews to be accurate in everything I've bought and compared to their review.

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-American.htm