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question for 20 gauge shotgun owners of the outdoor board
Posted on 4/3/18 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 4/3/18 at 8:59 pm
What do you prefer about your 20 gauge to your 12?
-recoil?
-handling/weight?
I am looking for a first shotgun for my seven year old son that his mom could use too- thinking benelli m2 28'' 20 gauge.
I feel a 12 gauge with light loads could accomplish lighter recoil while letting him grow into the gun and use larger loads down stream tho.
-recoil?
-handling/weight?
I am looking for a first shotgun for my seven year old son that his mom could use too- thinking benelli m2 28'' 20 gauge.
I feel a 12 gauge with light loads could accomplish lighter recoil while letting him grow into the gun and use larger loads down stream tho.
This post was edited on 4/3/18 at 9:03 pm
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Posted on 4/3/18 at 9:14 pm to 3morereps
Yes handling, weight and recoil. I wouldn’t even think about a twelve gauge for a 7yo. I gave my son a .410 at six. He loved shooting it with the 3” super x loads until one day he didn’t get it seated good and it kicked him. I had to buy 2-1/2” Remington rounds and convince him the green shell meant “mild” just to get him to start shooting again. Besides give him a gas operated 20 now and then you can get him a 12 ga later instead of an Xbox.
ETA: also I don’t know many boys that’d want to share guns with their mommy. Id get them each their own guns.
ETA: also I don’t know many boys that’d want to share guns with their mommy. Id get them each their own guns.
This post was edited on 4/3/18 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 4/3/18 at 9:29 pm to 3morereps
I grab the 20 gauge for most anything that needs doing. 12 gauge is overkill for most things. The 20 is just more nimble.
7 is probably a little young for a 20 gauge. How big a boy is he?
7 is probably a little young for a 20 gauge. How big a boy is he?
Posted on 4/3/18 at 9:37 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
he is 99% for his age in height but very thin
Posted on 4/3/18 at 9:49 pm to 3morereps
Just picked up a Franchi Affinity 20 this last year for the gf to use (I might have wanted it too). She loved it and can shoot the hell out of skeet, and so did I as well as a few ducks. I would shoot it as my every day duck gun, but just want the bigger powder load for ducks on windy days.
With that being said, you sure your son can manage a 20 just yet? Weight and recoil. I'm going to have to go +1 on the .410 for that age. No way he could handle a 12, and I would be pretty impressed with a small 20. What's wrong with buying him a few guns over the years? Hell all of my birthday/Christmas presents have always been firearm or hunting related.
With that being said, you sure your son can manage a 20 just yet? Weight and recoil. I'm going to have to go +1 on the .410 for that age. No way he could handle a 12, and I would be pretty impressed with a small 20. What's wrong with buying him a few guns over the years? Hell all of my birthday/Christmas presents have always been firearm or hunting related.
This post was edited on 4/3/18 at 10:15 pm
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:00 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
I agree 100%. Just this afternoon I walked past my 2 12 gauges to grab my trusty old 20 gauge single shot (got it when I was 10, I'm now 42) to do in a stray Tom cat that killed two of our kittens a couple of weeks ago. It's always been my go to gun for things like that. When I hunt, sure, I take a 12. When I just need something to take in the woods for snakes or to smoke a nuisance animal around the house, I feed them to the 20. It'll do the job and it'll always be useful/handy. That Tom was covered in 5 shot from arse to eyeballs.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:01 pm to 3morereps
There’s a chance he can handle a 20 with low brass, but there’s a better chance it will turn him off.
100% chance he’ll have way more fun with a .410 and it’s a great caliber to have around.
100% chance he’ll have way more fun with a .410 and it’s a great caliber to have around.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:04 pm to olgoi khorkhoi
Had a 410 at age 6, by 9 I had a 12. Kids aren’t what they used to be, though.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:10 pm to 3morereps
I'd agree with Olgoi. My son is 11. Around 50th percentile for height (4'10", 75 lbs.). Up to this point he's used a .410 every year to hunt. Our next time to go shoot, I plan on him trying out the 20 gauge.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:24 pm to pilsnerpusher
Not gonna lie I remember having a single shot 20 gauge when I was a kid and that thing kicked like hell.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:27 pm to Sparkplug#1
We moved form a .410 to 20 to 12 gauge from 7 -12 for 2 of our sons. 
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:35 pm to drakeT1217
quote:
Not gonna lie I remember having a single shot 20 gauge when I was a kid and that thing kicked like hell.
Most of them are light guns, that combined with stout loads will really light up your shoulder...
Posted on 4/3/18 at 10:52 pm to 3morereps
I pretty much only use a 12 for ducks these days.
20 and 28 ga are my favorites.
20 and 28 ga are my favorites.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 12:35 am to weagle99
Good thread guys. 
Posted on 4/4/18 at 3:13 am to 3morereps
I had an old single shite .410 from the age of 7-10. Then my dad got me a 12 gauge.
First rifle was my dads old open sight marlin 30-30 lever action
First rifle was my dads old open sight marlin 30-30 lever action
Posted on 4/4/18 at 5:22 am to bulldog95
20 ga is way to much gun for that age. Even more so any gun that is NOT a single shot for a shotgun. Best to start him on a single shot. Buy your wife her own gun.
Buy your wife her own gun.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 6:02 am to fishfighter
6 yr old isn’t big enough for a 28” .20.
My son is 11 and has a Franchi Affinity Compact. It has a 24” barrel.
My son is 11 and has a Franchi Affinity Compact. It has a 24” barrel.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 6:21 am to olgoi khorkhoi
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100% chance he’ll have way more fun with a .410 and it’s a great caliber to have around.
Maybe for a couple years, but it won't be something he will use long term.
Why is .410 a great caliber to have around? What do you use it for? Besides using it as a starter shotgun for very small kids, I think it's mostly a novelty. Shells are expensive and it doesn't pack much of a punch.
I would get the kid the Montefeltro youth. It's a great gun that he will keep and use forever.
Posted on 4/4/18 at 6:22 am to 3morereps
I think a 20ga is a better gun for doves, quail, and small game anyway. My first gun was a Winchester 20ga pump. I still use 20 ga for everything I shoot with a shotgun, except turkeys. I'm not a duck hunter though.
The problem with a .410 is that they're really an expert's gun. You have to be a really good shot to do well on birds with one. For that reason, I've always felt they're too discouraging for kids.
The problem with a .410 is that they're really an expert's gun. You have to be a really good shot to do well on birds with one. For that reason, I've always felt they're too discouraging for kids.
This post was edited on 4/4/18 at 6:24 am
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