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Marlin produces two youth rifles known as the Models 915 Y and 915 YS. These rifles are 33.5 inches in length, have 16.5-inch barrels, and weigh 4.25 pounds. The YS version has a stainless steel barrel and action. The CZ Scout is the youth rifle from the famous Czech manufacturer. It measures 32.8 inches in length, has a 16.2-inch barrel, and weighs 4.0 pounds. The Scout is furnished with an adapter that replaces the magazine and makes the rifle a single-shot. However, the Scout will also accept the standard magazine used in the full-size rifle to convert it into a repeater when the shooter has progressed to that point. Another choice in the youth rifle line is the Henry Mini Bolt, which has a suggested price of $199.95, but it retails for less. This is a bolt-action single-shot made of stainless steel with a synthetic stock. On this rifle and some others of this general type, opening and closing the bolt does not cock the rifle. There is a knurled cocking piece at the rear of the bolt which must be drawn back to cock the rifle. Separate loading and cocking operations make shooting such a rifle a slow, deliberate process compatible with safe shooting. The overall length of the Henry Mini Bolt is only 30.25 inches and the barrel is 16.25 inches in length. Open sights on the Mini Bolt are made by Williams Gun Sight Company and feature fiber optic inserts (green on the rear sight and red on the front). Because the top of the receiver is split to allow clearance for the bolt handle, a scope can not be mounted on the little Henry.