best reasonably priced 20g over and under?

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i took my girlfriend to the range today, and shot a few clays with my benelli m4 (which is obviously not a trap gun)

she loved it, but the M4 was way too big and heavy for her. so now she wants a shotgun exclusively for clays.

so, what do you guys recommend? im thinking a 20g O/U will be good for her.

so what can we get without spending a fortune?
thanks
 
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Savage makes a cheap one for about $400, I think, Milani???. Just can't find a listing right now. And can't comment on how they are.
 
Well, O/Us, good ones aren't cheap friend. Even moderately priced ones such as the discontinued SKB run about 1000 bucks or so and are worth every single penny.
Browning Citoris are also very good, but they tend to be a few hundred more than the SKBs. Maybe try to find the again discontinued CZ Woodcock, but again it's about the same pricerange as the used but not abused SKB.
IMO, if these are too rich for your blood presently (there's no shame in this friend) you probably could get by with a less pricey Condor.
BUT, no matter what shotgun you purchase, get some good snap caps buddy, maybe A-Zooms.......and sooner rather than later those less robust firing pins will most likely break on the Condor (I have no personal experience with the Condor BTW) when you least expect it or in a moment of honest forgetfulness and mistaken shotgun abuse.
Then you're staring at gunsmithing fees that inevitably would make the previously mentioned Citoris or SKBs seem really cheap.
I won't even mention the more costly ones out there, and there are tons of them for sure.

There are no free rides with O/Us in my meager opinion.

Edit: Mossberg had some piece of sh@t O/U made with thier name on it. I broke firing pins faster than the Condors!
The precise name escapes me at the moment.
 
Another possibility if you aren't totally committed to an O/U is a semi auto in 20 gauge. Most are reasonably light and you get more quality for your buck than an O/U. A Rem 1100 could be a good choice or find a used Berreta 300 series gun.
 
ok, we don't mind spending what needs to be spent. but equally so, she is not big into shooting. other than this new found interest in clays.
im guessing any Beretta would be a good buy?
 
ok, we don't mind spending what needs to be spent. but equally so, she is not big into shooting. other than this new found interest in clays.
im guessing any Beretta would be a good buy?
^There you go. One of our British pilots bought this brand name in the 686 model last year. He likes it very much and he's been a shotgun enthusiast for a very long time.

Great choice friend!
 
The savage Milano is actually made by FAIR and is equivalent to their LX600, which is a very good gun for the money.
You can often pick them up for less than $1,000.
The CZ guns are also good deals and reliable now - they weren't until they fixed their pin designs
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