Tikka Ranahan vs lite for young lady

[RockChukkar]

My 14yr old daughter loves to hunt and I’m looking for a rifle for her. She’s 5’-9” and still growing. I was between a Ruger ranch 5.56 and a Howa mini .223.

But now I see two tikka models that have caught my attention. I’ve never owned a tikka so I don’t know much about them. The two I see as possible options are The tikka t3x lite 223 with unthreaded 16” barrel & black stock and also the 20”ranahan. My initial thoughts are that I prefer a 16 or 18” barrel.. however the ranahan appears to have a better stock and the barrel is threaded. From what I’ve read there is a 5-8oz difference between the two. The plan would be to put a light 2-7x or lpvo on either rifle.

What would you get and what are the pros and cons between these rifles?

 

[Thinkingman]

I bought a Ranahan a few months ago.
I love the thing but had to remove the iron sights to get the scope I wanted in place.
Tikkas are about the closest to a sure thing in the hunting stick category.

 

[Castle Rock]

The tikka is a much nicer rifle than the other two.
Unless you are going to suppress it you are better off with the light with the 22 inch barrel, much more pleasant to shoot.