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Posted: 11/14/2011 8:02:05 AM EDT
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Daughter (17) wants a shotty for Christmas.
Suggestions.... Would be for general target blasting and some trap. |
| Women love the Remington 1100 due to its mild recoil. Pick a used one with a 2 3/4" chamber. Lots of barrels, chokes, ribs, stocks, etc available to customize it for her. If she is still growing, you may want to get an adjustable stock. Buying a good used one will leave lots of money for ammo and custom features. With a mecury recoil supressor and a good butt pad, it is an extremely mild shooter. |
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a 28ga over under.
light, amazingly effective patterns zero recoil (close enough) CZ makes a couple nice ones about $700 or so and she won't outgrow it a .410 is a terrible choice, it throws a terrible pattern and is truly an experts gun. a 28ga throws a great pattern and is dammed effective out to 40/45 yards. (35 on birds) an O/U (or a SxS) is a great choice for a first shooter, it allows YOU to see that they are safe and broken open. People get easily confused by the manual of arms on a semi-auto. |
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I gave my daughter an 870 youth model 20ga (express, laminated stocks) a few years ago. She loves it. It's just like this one ... http://cdn.armslist.com/images/posts/634338706096809350ykseb5ue.jpg +1 |
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I gave my daughter an 870 youth model 20ga (express, laminated stocks) a few years ago. She loves it. It's just like this one ... http://cdn.armslist.com/images/posts/634338706096809350ykseb5ue.jpg +1 +1 or get her a 12ga. 870 are super nice and they are always on sale somewhere... lol |
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Depending whether she grew up shooting or not would be the question?
I know my female cousins grew shooting and all started with a 20ga Mossberg pump, and now both shoot 12ga Browning BPS shotguns, both are small frame around 115lbs. Both will shoot anything you give them, and both love to shoot my 50BMG but again they grew up shooting so recoil is not an issue. Don't get a .410 very difficult gun to shoot well, I love mine, but I have been shooting for 20yrs+ so i have plenty of practice. I would recommend either a 20ga or a 12ga. If money is tight and limited shooting experience a O/U, SXS, or pump in 20ga would be a good choice. If money is less of an issue then I would go with a 1100 or 1187 in 12ga, both have very light recoil. If she doesn't mine recoil there is nothing wrong with a 12ga, but it's not something I would buy for some one who hasn't grown up shooting to start on. |
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I teach Basic Shotgun to Boy Scouts (11-12year olds). The recomended shotgun for trap is a 12 guage semi auto. Why a 12 vs a 20 or something smaller that might kick less? The 12 guage delivers more shot and allows for those leaning a little more lee way in a less than perfect shot. I agree with this, and have had good luck in getting hits with kids that have never handled a shotgun before. The extra shot gets them hitting sooner and after the hits start they seem to forget about the recoil.
(My prefered shotgun is an IC 26" vet rib Remington 1100). |
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