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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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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