Youth model 28 gauge shotgun????
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Yeah, I saw a guy at the club with his nine year old son shooting one. I'm thinking I would buy one and load 3/4 hulls. Or maybe try the low recoil Winchester loads. Hummasons could get them for me
Keep your eye open for an H&R Pardner in 28 gauge. 26" barrel single shot. I have one I bought for my lady to handle (She is of a super slim and fragile stature) and she absolutely loves it! I think I paid....$300 for it? Sometimes they'll surface on the EE.
You may be right. I'm sure they remarketed from Youth/Ladies to Compact in order to be all-inclusive.
And we just shoot regular commercial target loads, very easy on the shoulder.
I actually just picked up a mossberg super bantam camo combo. 22" barrel with 3 chokes and a 24" rifled barrel ported with iron sights. 20g though. I was hoping for a decent 28g but this will grow with him and he can hunt with it in a few years wen he's old enough to get his apprenticeship. 12" lop with an extra spacer/pad to make it 13".
I saw that when it was stil available. I was looking for a repeater or o/u so he could shoot skeet. I think what I have will work well. New they are only $450 for the combo so I'll get some small load 20g and see how he does.
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28 gauge will put you in the poor house if your kid shoots a fair bit. Further, kids grow fast and will need a daily shooter sooner than you think. I'd go for a 20 gauge as ammo reasonable and recoil is light with the autos. Bought my son a 410 which he soon outgrew. Later a Weatherby SA08 20 with all the chokes and shims. He's never looked back.
Not if one reloads and the OP does so it will be cheaper than a 20ga but he went that way in the end
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I read on and true. But you do get my jist ... besides, 410 bore and 28 gauge are more geared toward experienced shooters I would think. Get a kid a 20 and he/she will actually be able to lill something with it...or bust a few clays. As a father that went through this dilemma one will find their kids shooting a mighty 12 before long.... Not looking for an argument just trying to be helpful...
I appreciate the input. My boy is turning ten in two months and he has been shooting a single shot 410 but that's a frustrating thing to learn on.
I bought the 20g because it was a combo with shims and two barrels and at a price that was too good to walk away from. I intend for him to shoot 3/4oz loads through it because he's a bit small for the recoil of a 7/8 just yet. I'm not even sure if he can swing it yet because it's a bit front heavy. Even with the 22" barrel
Experienced shooters 410 yes, 28ga no I don't agree but to each their own.
I guess it was different for me. I grew up in a house with a bunch of skeet and trap shooters and every gauge was available to me when the time came for me to start shooting in the mid 60's and what I was given was a Model 12 28ga which I still have to this day . I was 10 at the time and had a hard enough time shouldering that little 28 and could never handle a 20 at that time
I was never at a disadvantage with the 28 on the clays field or upland hunting and actually shot the small gauge better than most would a 12ga , even when I started shooting four gauges the 28ga would be my favorite and is to this day. Also the gauge I shot my best scores with
Any how my only concern here is can a 10 year old handle a 20ga when his dad indicated he cannot shoulder a light 20ga semi. I quote
He's only 10 so that would be too front heavy for him. I have a light 20g semi with 28" barrels and he can't mount it.
Some reading from chucky also which seems to indicate 20ga is fine IF the youth can handle it properly and i agree with his comment
I would estimate that a 20 gauge gun is the best starting point for about 90% of all beginning shotgun shooters over the age of 16.
If the youth cannot shoulder and handle it properly I can see a lot of frustration and scores as if he was started with a 410 which will quickly lead to lack of interest in shooting
Just my 2 cents
http://www.chuckhawks.com/first_shotguns.htm
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Well I presented my son wth the small pump 20g and he was stoked.
He had no problem shoulding it and pumping it. He will get better and stronger as time goes on which will make it even easier.
Next step is to load some 3/4 oz 20g shells and see how he likes it.
He had no problem shoulding it and pumping it. He will get better and stronger as time goes on which will make it even easier.
Next step is to load some 3/4 oz 20g shells and see how he likes it.
If there is enough interested we could do a run of well under $1000 28ga's
single shot or ?
I just got one of our huglu sxs in 28ga and really like the gun.
We have a lower price supplier who can also made break guns in 28ga
single shot or ?
I just got one of our huglu sxs in 28ga and really like the gun.
We have a lower price supplier who can also made break guns in 28ga
