Kids rifle...again.

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

Crude as it gets.

I love the KISS approach. The photo of the pillars going all the way through the stock is great to know that you can cut to any LOP and have material to drill and screw the pad back into.

 

[Nine Banger]

I love the KISS approach. The photo of the pillars going all the way through the stock is great to know that you can cut to any LOP and have material to drill and screw the pad back into.

Yeah you can get back to at least 10" with the holes still lining up.

I've found that's too short.

11" seems as short as you may want to go unless you're putting toddlers on a Tikka.

The Tikka pad has waffle type support in it so if you chose to grind it to fit you would have to cover your tracks with wrap or tape. I stopped at "good nuff".

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

Yeah you can get back to at least 10" with the holes still lining up.

I've found that's too short.

11" seems as short as you may want to go unless you're putting toddlers on a Tikka.

Good to know. I've cut other stocks down to 11" but not a Tikka stock that short. I have a spare one lying around that I'll reduce as a subcompact for my youngest to use before the 12.5" compact stock fits.

 

[packgoatguy]

My 2 cents...

I've worked with several small year old shooters. My own 10 yr old daughter filled her first big game tag this fall with my ULUL (StraightPull AR15 223rem). Other kids have used my 6creed in an hnt26 stock.

A couple points:

1. Any chassis that has the buffertube style threads (even the hnt26 has an adapter you can use) can take all types of buffertube based stocks. There are also aftermarket folder adapters to put on if that is your jam. I make my own lightweight buffertube stocks with carbon tubes, and can make them any length necessary.

2. There is nothing lighter-weight than a straight pull AR15 (I got mine down to 2.25lbs), and not a lot that is cheaper. A 2.25lb bare rifle ends up being about 4lbs all up, including scope, suppressor, ammo, and even a small tripod. Having a package this lightweight is way easier for small kids to get used to holding a rifle in conventional shooting positions.

3. The bolt action (straight pull) AR15 is quieter than the gas operation of the semi auto.