My new sportser youth arrived today, I have it all cleaned up and ready to go to the range for saturday morning.
The questions was asked as to how it compares size wise to my .223 superlight compact. The dimensions are the same for overall length 33" , barrel is 20" , weight is actually a tad lighter at only 5.2lbs according to my trigger pull scale, the reason for this i think is the barrel is just slightly thinner in profile. Trigger pull is a tad heavy at 5lbs. I am going to shoot 100 rounds through it saturday and re-test it. Since this is a hunting gun anything 4lbs or less i will be happy with so if it doesn't break in on its own, I will polish it down a few pounds with some 600 grit paper and a touch of anti-seize for lubrication which has worked well for me on other h&r's.
All in all my first impresions of this gun are very good, it was exactly what i had hoped for with the red dot mounted on it and if I can get groups around 2" or better with its preferred ammo at 100 yards i will be content with it.
I will post a range report as soon as i can