thunderchicken
Grandmaster
Ok so I talked my brother I to taking my nephew trap shooting with us a couple days ago. He had a great time shooting two boxes of shells and smoked 13 tragets. He has already been asking when we can go agin.
He is 10yo and a bit short for his age but also fairly stout. He tried to shoulder my brothers Rem 1100 20g but it was just way too big and heavy. I had him shoulder my daughter Rem 870 20g with a youth stock on it and the LOP was ok but the 26" barrel was just too long and heavy. He was leaning back trying to hold it up. Well, I had a Rossi youth single shot 20g with 22" barrel in the safe so he tried that and it fit very well.
We had him shooting 7/8 oz loads and he didn't seem to be bothered by the recoil until the last few shots.
So the question is does anyone have any recommendations for a short barrel youth shotgun that maybe a better option? Keeping in mind that he is only 10 and will likely grow out of a youth model at some point..so it needs to be a low budget first gun.
Also has anyone got any recommendations for a low(er) recoil shotshell? I have seen some mini shells recently but don't know anything about them any info would be welcome
He is 10yo and a bit short for his age but also fairly stout. He tried to shoulder my brothers Rem 1100 20g but it was just way too big and heavy. I had him shoulder my daughter Rem 870 20g with a youth stock on it and the LOP was ok but the 26" barrel was just too long and heavy. He was leaning back trying to hold it up. Well, I had a Rossi youth single shot 20g with 22" barrel in the safe so he tried that and it fit very well.
We had him shooting 7/8 oz loads and he didn't seem to be bothered by the recoil until the last few shots.
So the question is does anyone have any recommendations for a short barrel youth shotgun that maybe a better option? Keeping in mind that he is only 10 and will likely grow out of a youth model at some point..so it needs to be a low budget first gun.
Also has anyone got any recommendations for a low(er) recoil shotshell? I have seen some mini shells recently but don't know anything about them any info would be welcome
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