Help finding a youth lefty rifle

[highside74]

Does the predator have a compact stock?

[nwhunter]

I was in the  same delimna with my daughter being a lefty. I looked for a long time for a used one or a deal but never found one for a youth size. Finally ordered a ruger American from the local gun dealer here in a 6.5 creedmore and it seems fine for her. It doesn't have a compact stock but I am going to cut it down about 1.5 inches and it will be perfect and it isn't hard to do. When she grows and needs it bigger just upgrade to a better stock.. You have to spend a little more for a lefty but trying to convert her to righty was not working when it came to working the bolt...

[Stein]

My daughter is lefty and I couldn't find a decent priced lefty youth rifle so we went with a righty.  Now she's not into hunting and my son is a righty so it all works out.

Now Savage has a lefty compact so I would have gone that way, seems to be several good options these days.

[Hunter mike]

This one doesn’t have a compact stick but the length of pull is 13.75 which is shorter than a lot of adult sized rifles.  The CVA scout compact is a 13” lop and the adult is a 14”.  The Savage axis is 12.75 in compact and 13.4 in the adult.  Hard to know what will work best - he has a bit smaller frame, but in height and arm length he is more of a small adult.  He’ll probably be a giant in a year or 2!

The Savages are mostly sold out in the lefty models locally - they have been my go-to for cheap shooters.

[CoryTDF]

Why not just shoot a right handled rife? My daughter shoots left handed and she has no issues shooting and running her bolt. She is 12 and has killed 5 deer and a bull all with a right handed rifle and shooting left handed.

[Switchback]

Here are a couple thoughts - I am LH, and my wife is small (shoots a youth gun)

Most bolt actions in RH are fine to shoot LH - what you want to look for is no palm swell or curved stock features that cater to RH. You also want a top tang safety - it's operated with your thumb and works for RH or LH (same advice goes to shotguns - bonus points to mossberg 500, and browning bps for tang safeties).
I actually like shooting RH guns with top tang - with a front rest (bipod, pack, etc.) you can keep your left hand by the trigger and use your right hand (which is normally on the forearm) to work the bolt, it's super easy, and you can actually keep on target better between shots than you can when operating a LH gun. Second, since the chamber is on the right side, your right eye is now able to clearly see it without moving your left eye from scope position - great for visual feedback when action is open, i.e. making sure there is/isn't a round in the chamber or stuck or something.

As far as youth guns - I got my wife a ruger american youth, it's a straight stock and top tang safety. That thing is so light and fun to shoot I end up taking it half the time, even tho it's RH. We put a vortex diamondback 4-12 on it, and with the deer season XP ammo it's shooting 5/8" groups at 100 yards. Super light, fun and easy to shoot in .243. It's so nice that my brother got the same setup for his gf, and other friends have done the same. All-in I think the package was low $400s, and the deer season ammo is cheap and shoots great (for deer and smaller things).

Not sure if Ruger makes an american youth rifle in LH - but I'd recommend you check them out either way. Growing up LH and shooting RH guns a lot is just something most of us have to learn to do, and honestly I almost prefer them because you can work the bolt while staying on target and you can see if a round is stuck/chambered while staying on target.

[bb76]

Ruger typically has lh rifles. My one and only lh rifle is a ruger M77. Lever guns, pumps and semi autos are great for lefties.  With practice lefties can run a rh bolt gun. Good luck

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[The scout]

I bought a Ruger American LH rifle for less than 400$ for hunting blacktail. They make youth models to that’s the route I would go

[Fatherof4]

Walked right in to Sportsmans Warehouse and found a youth lefty in Savage and one in Ruger, great little rifles chambered in 7mm-08, we hunt in blinds mostly, and they are sure nice for that setting.  If I remember right they even had the Savage on sale, cause it was the last one left and only lefty.

[Lumpy Taters]

Try ordering a new Ruger American.  I have one in 7-08 and love it.   

As for shooting right handed it really depends on eye dominance.  If you are left dominant you will never be truly comfortable using the right eye. Yes is can be taught and yes for hunting it would be just fine. But this isnt the 50's anymore, Lot's of companies make LH riffles now so there is no reason not to just get one.