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Youth Shotgun
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:18 pm
Any suggestions, I'm thinking of purchasing a Remington 870 Express Compact Jr 20 gauge for my son.
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Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:19 pm to rphtiger
How old and size of kid. I started my 6 yr old with a 410 Rossi
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:21 pm to rphtiger
Was my first gun as a kid. Still have it and occasionally hunt with it.
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:22 pm to Dale Doubak
8 y/o and tall
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:23 pm to rphtiger
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Any suggestions, I'm thinking of purchasing a Remington 870 Express Compact Jr 20 gauge for my son.
bad idea, sorry. its still a 20 ga but smaller/lighter = greater felt recoil. unless he is bigger than average. i bought a used 1100 and cut it down to fit for my oldest sons first shotgun after breaking him in on a .410
jmo
This post was edited on 10/27/14 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:26 pm to mack the knife
Anyone with non auto guns, I recommend ordering some RST shotgun shells for low recoil...
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:29 pm to rphtiger
Was 9 when I got mine - average height and build at that age. Hunted with 3 in #3 buckshot to kill my first deer - kicked pretty good on me but not enough to scare me away from the gun.
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:41 pm to rphtiger
Whatever this guy has.
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:48 pm to Capital Cajun
Good looking kids Cajun. How old we're they when you bought them the guns?
Posted on 10/27/14 at 9:50 pm to rphtiger
quote:
I'm thinking of purchasing a Remington 870 Express Compact Jr 20 gauge for my son.
Posted on 10/27/14 at 10:11 pm to rphtiger
Mossberg 500 Bantam 20 gauge. I bought one for my son last year. It comes with several recoil pads as he grows into it.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 7:30 am to LSUlefty
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Mossberg 500 Bantam 20 gauge.
I have one. It kicks as bad or worse than a 12 gauge semi, but like the compact size.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 7:36 am to Martini
Posted on 10/28/14 at 7:51 am to rphtiger
I have both 870 Express Compact and Compact Jr for my boys. The Compact was a little long for my 10 year old so I bought a Compact Jr. I did have to put a Cheek-Eez pad on it because the stock was hitting his cheek pretty good. He shoots the hell out of it.
I considered cutting down the regular compact stock but was concerned about weight distribution (I guess you could put some lead shot or something in the buttstock to compensate)
I considered cutting down the regular compact stock but was concerned about weight distribution (I guess you could put some lead shot or something in the buttstock to compensate)
Posted on 10/28/14 at 10:32 am to rphtiger
The lightest shotgun I found for an 8 year-old kid is the Mossberg .410 pump. I think it's called the Model 500 "Super Bantam."
It's lighter than any of the single shot crack-barrels I found, and it has a set of spacers to add to the butt of the gun (to accommodate kids as they grow).
We've had this gun for 18 months. It has done very well on sporting clays and crows.
It's lighter than any of the single shot crack-barrels I found, and it has a set of spacers to add to the butt of the gun (to accommodate kids as they grow).
We've had this gun for 18 months. It has done very well on sporting clays and crows.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 2:18 pm to Dale Doubak
My first one was a single shot 20 gauge. Makes them take their time and aim. Recommend it.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 2:22 pm to rphtiger
I started off with a single shot 20 gauge. Then moved to an 870 express jr. That 870 is tough to beat. It survived plenty of seasons in the duck blind and great squirrel hunting gun. I still pull it out every dove season. Fun gun to shoot.
Posted on 10/28/14 at 3:48 pm to rphtiger
bought my son a tristar semi-auto 20ga from academy
it was under 300 bucks and has been pretty good for the year and a half we've had it
doesn't kick much at all
it was under 300 bucks and has been pretty good for the year and a half we've had it
doesn't kick much at all
Posted on 10/28/14 at 4:17 pm to Martini
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Good looking kids Cajun. How old we're they when you bought them the guns?
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