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20 Gauge youth pump
Posted on 1/17/12 at 6:57 am
Posted on 1/17/12 at 6:57 am
My son is about to turn 9. For his birthday i want to get him a 20 ga. pump. I have the choices narrowed down to Benelli Nova , Browning BPS Micro, Mossberg Bantam, or a Remington 870. Any input would be appreciated. He hunts turkey, deer, dove, ........
This post was edited on 1/17/12 at 7:04 am
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Posted on 1/17/12 at 7:08 am to angus1838
I bought my wife a Mossberg Bantam with the 2 barrels.....regular and slug.
Its a nice little gun. Shoots great, inexpensive too.
Don't spend alot on a youth gun like that, he'll be growing out of it sooner than you think.
Its a nice little gun. Shoots great, inexpensive too.
Don't spend alot on a youth gun like that, he'll be growing out of it sooner than you think.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 7:16 am to Tiger 79
Spend the extra money on an auto....those you pumps kick like mules
Posted on 1/17/12 at 7:22 am to choupiquesushi
Did your wife's gun come with interchangeable choke tubes?
Posted on 1/17/12 at 7:25 am to choupiquesushi
He is shooting a Harris and Richards 20 gauge single barrel. Those pumps kick worse than that?
Posted on 1/17/12 at 7:28 am to angus1838
Yes angus.....screw in tube tubes. I paid around 240 bucks for the setup on sale. You can find them all day for that price.
Its a nice little gun and I have hunted with it too. Rifled slug barrel makes it a very accurate shooting gun for sabot slugs. It would be even better if I could see further than 50 yards
Oh and the pumps will kick harder, especially the slug gun. But I think he'd be ok.
Its a nice little gun and I have hunted with it too. Rifled slug barrel makes it a very accurate shooting gun for sabot slugs. It would be even better if I could see further than 50 yards
Oh and the pumps will kick harder, especially the slug gun. But I think he'd be ok.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 7:28 am to angus1838
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He is shooting a Harris and Richards 20 gauge single barrel. Those pumps kick worse than that?
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Posted on 1/17/12 at 7:37 am to angus1838
870 youth. He'll never outgrow it. It makes a very fine rabbit gun for a grown man.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 7:50 am to Tiger 79
Thanks Tiger for the input and of you stay quiet enough fifty yards is all you have to see 
Posted on 1/17/12 at 8:36 am to angus1838
bought my grandson who is 10 the bantam,12 gauge,ported barrel I found like new in a pawn shop and we both love shooting that gun.As he grows, I can get him the adult stock too.
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Posted on 1/17/12 at 8:37 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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870 youth. He'll never outgrow it. It makes a very fine rabbit gun for a grown man.
Agree. Fun gun to skeet shoot with too. Also agree with whoever said don't spend alot of money on it. They will outgrow them quick.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 8:50 am to TopWaterTiger
I still use my youth 870. Love that gun.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 8:59 am to TopWaterTiger
I love the classic look of the 870 but that Benelli Nova is a bad arse looking gun. I just don't know much about it. The Bantam just seems a little more versatile.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:18 am to angus1838
bought my 10 yr old a Remington 870 pump yout last year. He loves it. Shot a whole box of shells with in the 1st hour of me giving it to him.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 9:33 am to angus1838
I guess you could always buy the Benelli then just change out the stock when needed.
I was thinking of doing this to my wife's gun since she died back in 2010.
I was thinking of doing this to my wife's gun since she died back in 2010.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:32 am to angus1838
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The Bantam just seems a little more versatile.
There isn't much difference between this and an 870 express. I don't like the tang safety on the bantam.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:43 am to choupiquesushi
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Spend the extra money on an auto....those you pumps kick like mules
This! I bought an 870 youth model 20 gauge. That thing is mean!!!
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:45 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I don't like the tang safety on the bantam.
That's precisely what I prefer.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:48 am to coloradoBengal
I never shot anything with a tang safety until this year. Bought a stoger sxs .410 with a tang safety. Been shooting 870's my whole life and I still catch myself trying to push that button
I personally can work an 870 safety much faster than a tang safety. It's also less prone to accidentally being clicked off while plowing through briars and shite like that.
Posted on 1/17/12 at 10:58 am to Flamefighter
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Flamefighter
Hows your eye?
My 870 does kick, but its not unbearable. Even when I was young.
eta: nvm I saw the post in your squirrel thread. Good luck
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