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Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/05/18 03:47 AM
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Haven't purchased a shotgun in a while but my son is ready to do some turkey hunting and I am seeking opinions on some of the lower price point shotguns.
I'm thinking semi auto to cut down on recoil. Tristar, Mossberg, Charles Daly?
This will be a dove and turkey gun. As of now those are the only birds we hunt with any consistency.
Any opinions welcome.
Bankwalker
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/05/18 03:53 AM
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A.M. Little Bespoke Gunmakers LLC
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/05/18 10:38 AM
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My choices in order of preference from first to last. Weatherby SA-08 Mossberg SA-20 Tristar
Charles Daly went out of business a number of years ago.
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/05/18 11:09 PM
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Tough not to like a remmy 1100
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/05/18 11:41 PM
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I would probably get a Remington 1100 and cut the stock down to fit him and buy a full size adult stock for when he grows.
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/06/18 01:45 PM
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This one. Bought one for my son a few years ago. He's run a few cases of ammo through it by now and it's never had a hiccup. They sell low recoil ammo you could use in a pump or a single shot, it is as advertised. But the semi's won't cycle it.
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/06/18 07:01 PM
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Get a 1100 LT , I think it comes in a youth model Great gun ...
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/06/18 07:13 PM
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I'd say older Remington 1100 lt if you can find one. Nice guns - I've got one, never had a problem. Also picked up a Legacy Escort 20g youth auto for my kids a few years ago. All synthetic, removable spacers for stock, low recoil. Not the prettiest gun but it works well. I like it because don't really worry about beating it up.
Shoot. Eat. Repeat.
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/06/18 07:37 PM
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I have high hopes of getting my wife started shooting some clays with me just for fun. Not being sure whether she'll take to it or not, I started looking for a very low cost .20 ga semi-auto as a starter. I found a Hatfield .20 ga auto, 3" & shorter shells, with 3 choke tubes & wood stocks for $200 brand new at Walmart! There was a write up on this gun in the latest NRA American Rifleman magazine.
FWIW...
"There are two wolves fighting inside all of us. The first one is evil, the second one is good... Which wolf will win? The one you feed." - Indian proverb.
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/10/18 12:39 AM
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Its just a piece of cheap thin pipe with a firing pin, even the $10k ones. Hard to beat a regular inexpensive walmart Mossberg Bantam with an extra full choke.
They all do the same dang thing.
Last edited by Treinta-Treinta; 04/10/18 04:57 PM.
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/10/18 01:49 AM
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Remington 1100s are great and go forever. I have a Super-X 2 that I've developed a certain fondness for, though, and I don't think I'd swap it for ANY 1100. Those Hatfields, or whatever they are selling at Walmart are pretty inexpensive. A friend of mine has used one for a dove season or two and has not complained (nor limited out! ) as of yet...but I don't think he'll be passing it down to one of the kids in 30 years. IMO, better to spend a little more to get something that will last, and especially in semi-autos.
"Arguing with you always makes me thirsty." -Augustus McRae
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Re: Youth 20 Gauge for my 10 year old
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04/10/18 01:58 PM
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bankwalker
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All great advice. Love the THF. Thanks
Bankwalker
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