MPFreeman
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My oldest kid is now five years old and I'm considering a small rifle for him in the next year or so. My question is concerning his LOP. I looked into the cricket and the chipmunk, because they are the smallest rifles I know. And I'd like for him to have a personal arm to take from the safe when we go shooting. But I took him to a show this weekend and his legnth of pull is not yet 11.5 inches for either of the rifles to fit well on him.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but how do you determine LOP on young'ns? I put the butt of the rifle in the bend of his arm and see if he can reach the trigger with his shooting index finger. Is this right? He was really dropping his shooting elbow to reach the trigger when I first sized up the chipmunk, which really screwed up his stance. That's when I thought about his LOP. I think he just needs to eat more and grow, of which he is exceptionally talented. He's average height and thin.
Any comments about little kids LOP would be helpful. Thanks.
MPF
Correct me if I'm wrong, but how do you determine LOP on young'ns? I put the butt of the rifle in the bend of his arm and see if he can reach the trigger with his shooting index finger. Is this right? He was really dropping his shooting elbow to reach the trigger when I first sized up the chipmunk, which really screwed up his stance. That's when I thought about his LOP. I think he just needs to eat more and grow, of which he is exceptionally talented. He's average height and thin.
Any comments about little kids LOP would be helpful. Thanks.
MPF