Youth Model stock for my 9 yr. old grandson

Kevin Stenberg

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What a combination. A Ben modified rifle that any kid would be glad to have. Bullets handmaid and loaded by a master. What is there not to like!
 

Brad

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Am I the only one who marvels at how Ben manages to lube bullets and not have any lube on the bullets other than in the grooves?
My bullets generally have bits of lube on them from contact with other bullets.
 

Ben

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You guys are way to generous with your comments.
Most of you can easily run circles around me.

Ben
 

Ian

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Am I the only one who marvels at how Ben manages to lube bullets and not have any lube on the bullets other than in the grooves?
My bullets generally have bits of lube on them from contact with other bullets.

It's called a Lyman 45 with the depth set correctly. :)

I don't know how Ben does it, but I place lubed bullets in neat rows in cigar boxes, skipping one row so I can get my fingers back in there to pick them out later. Heavy, waxed paperboard cut to fit the box goes between layers.
 
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Ian

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I just noticed the BSA sight. When I first got my .45 Colt NEF one of the first things I did was order a Weaver rail, shorten it, and mount a Bushnell TRS-25 red dot sight on it. It looked WEIRD on that case-colored, blued, circassian walnut carbine, but it worked great! The only downside was lube smoke wafting up out of the chamber would coat the rear lens terribly. Now I put one of those aluminum, one-piece mount/ring things on it (game reaper??) and a Leupold 2-7x32 scope. The ocular bell is far enough back to stay clean, but requires a hammer spur addition.
 

Ben

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Trevor wears glasses and like many people who wear glasses , he has some problems seeing the target well through a scope. I got the idea of trying the red dot scope. The jury is still out on the red dot ? ? ?

I've loaded 20 rounds for him to try in his new rifle :

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Brad

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Eye relief can be hard for a new shooter to grasp too. Get the eye off center and it gets wonky too.
Ben, I think you have him set up to succeed. Well done.
 

Ian

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Cheek weld has always been a problem for me with the straight-stocked Handis, so the red dot is nice because it has no parallax to contend with. I set mine up for short-range woods walking originally, and only put the scope on it for bench testing loads. Had to add a neoprene cheek rest to get close to the scope. Since the stock fit was so poor, red dot or irons was the only reasonable solution to fast, accurate shooting.
 

Ben

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Ian,

I hope my grandson will be able to work with the Red Dot.
We will know soon...........

Ben
 

fiver

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if you get some input from his as to where he likes the bullet strike compared to the dot [on top/behind] it will help him out some.
 

yodogsandman

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Great idea Ben! I had the same gun in mind for my 8 yr old grandson. The 11.5" LOP looks just about right but, the height of the comb looks too low (to me). Kids have smaller framed faces than us old guys. Maybe an ammo holder on the butt stock with some padding could raise his face (shooting eye) up even with the scope.

Great idea also to have that hammer extension on the hammer! The hammer takes some getting used to for a kid. I know, I started with the same gun and my thumb slipped off the bare hammer spur once during practice. Scared me for life, it really hammered home keeping the gun pointed in a safe direction.
 

Ben

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Good points you've made.

Must be why my Dad always told me......" If you don't want it dead don't point a rifle towards it."

Ben