Author Topic: Youth Stocks Question (Read 430 times)

35Rem · « **on:** September 28, 2005, 04:29:36 PM »

Hey guys,
I'm trying to set up my 357 barrel for a young feller. He's almost 8. I will be scoping the barrel with a small 4X scope.

Do I need a Monte Carlo Youth Stock or a will a Straight Shotgun Stock do?

He doesn't need to raise his head off the stock to shoot, that won't help shooting technique at all. I was thinking of picking up a used 20ga to cut the stock down, but now I'm thinking I might need the monte carlo. Any suggestions?
I'm not certain of Length of Pull at the moment (I have checked but I forgot :oops: ) If I need to shorten the youth monte carlo a little, is that possible, too?

trotterlg · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2005, 05:03:09 PM »

I have an older H&R shotgun and the stock has a lot more fall to it than the Handi .223 has. I think I would go with a wood monte carlo so you can cut it to whatever length you need. You could also just take off the recoil pad and put on a butt plate, I doubt the .357 has much recoil, and that would shorten it up a good half inch. Larry

Fred M · « **Reply #2 on:** September 29, 2005, 05:08:46 AM »

Rem35

The most comfortable stock length is when your nose is 1" away from your thumb knuckle with a shouldered gun. You wont need a MonteCarlo stock if you have to shorten the stock. The drop at the comb is quite a bit less than at the heel. That will raise the eye by it self when you shorten the stock. Normal drop at the heel 1-3/4" and about 1/2 at the front of the comb.

Don't do any wood work on the stock until the kid grows up. If you have to cut for length save the piece of wood. Use a thin hacksaw blade for the cut. A 12-1/2" L.O.P. (length of pull) would perhaps work.

If you need a bit of extra hight where the cheak touches the stock, put on a piece of moleskin or a thin piece of styro foam covered with Mactac.

All my shotguns are fitted in this way because I don't like to butcher up a stock on an expensive double.

coop2564 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 29, 2005, 05:42:37 AM »

My son used the straight and did OK.

tallyho · « **Reply #4 on:** September 29, 2005, 11:40:01 AM »

My kids both started with a Sportster .22 with Youth synth stocks and 4x scope. Receivers are the same dimensionally as the SB2 receivers, and the stocks are interchangeable.

My son at 9 found it perfect, my daughter at 14 graduated to an adult stock.

I put a 357 together for the kids. Tested it on a nephew with straight wood stock off a Topper 20 ga, and peep sight. He's older/taller than my son, but recoil sensitive and he loved it. When scoped, I plan on a Youth synth stock for my son (now 10) so that it feels like the 22 Sportster he's already used to. (Though the 357 barrel will make it slightly heavier.)

I also have a Survivor Stock that is a bit longer than the Youth synth, and a bit shorter than the Adult synth, so as he grows, I'll go with it when the Youth stock gets too short.

If you are gonna scope it, why not just go with the Youth synth and bypass all the cutting and fussing?

Cheers
Kerry

35Rem · « **Reply #5 on:** September 29, 2005, 01:21:21 PM »

The only reason I'm scared of synthetic is I MIGHT have to shorten it.
I need to check to be sure.
I see that the youth stocks are 11 3/4" LOP. That might be ok. If it is, I will more than likely go synthetic, mostly for less weight.

How long are the recoil pads on the youth stocks?

I might could get away with swapping the recoil pad for a smaller one, if I go that way.

cheatermk3 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 29, 2005, 01:40:43 PM »

The recoil pad on my sportster youth 22 mag measures 3/4 inch in the "saddle". It is not the "monte carlo" type stock.

It could be shaved by 1/2 inch if a person carefully sawed off the soft, webbed part and left the base. I did this with a sportster 17 HMR. I had to replace the round head screws with flat head ones but it made the stock the perfect length for me and only cost $.08 for the screws.