Ideas on a shot gun for the girl friend

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Ok well the girl friend is getting interested in the hunting and shooting thing so i think i would like to find a nice gun for her.
When we go shooting she does shoot off my Browning Gold Hunter 12g and seems to handle shooting slugs from it but only problem its on the heavy side for her.
So im on the look out for a nice light semi if i can
Should I move away from a 12g and go to something smaller because im having a hard time finding something light enough
From what I know now she wants to get out for turkey and deer so a gun that i could get a rifled barrel would be great as she would like a scope mounted on it
 
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She'll never go back.....HeHe

Seriously though, Benellis's are the best, but if you want to be trading barrels, buy a cost effective Remington.
 
Joe_Singer said:
Ok well the girl friend is getting interested in the hunting and shooting thing so i think i would like to find a nice gun for her.
When we go shooting she does shoot off my Browning Gold Hunter 12g and seems to handle shooting slugs from it but only problem its on the heavy side for her.
So im on the look out for a nice light semi if i can
Should I move away from a 12g and go to something smaller because im having a hard time finding something light enough
From what I know now she wants to get out for turkey and deer so a gun that i could get a rifled barrel would be great as she would like a scope mounted on it
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That sounds like something you might want.
If my girlfriend would have asked me for a shotgun with a scope on it ,,,,,, never mind, I can't even imagine it.
If you like the girl, buy her a used 1100, good gawd, let her be a girl.
 
Benelli Montefeltro in 20ga. You can also get them with a ladies/youth stock, maybe add a Limbsaver. Benelli also makes a 28ga. semi, Raffaello Crio 28, but then you're into reloading and they'll only be available next year.
 
My wife has a Remington 870 20ga with a 26 inch barrel. She went with the 20 gauge because of the weight savings.

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the problem with going to a lighter gun is that with shotguns, overall gun weight is a major factor in felt recoil. so if shes shooting a gun thats 8lbs empty now, then when you drop her down to a 6lb gun recoil is going to increase substantially. she might not enjoy shooting it any longer.

so if you do go to a really light gun, i suggest you get her a 20 gauge. the remington compact models are really light and small and a pleasure to carry. they even come in pink for chicks :)

also, at 5 3/4-6lbs its about as light as its going to get.
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Assuming a run of the mill BPS, it should way around 7 pounds. It is going to be hard to find a semi that is under that weight.

I did a little looking and came up with a beretta AL391 light, but in berettas wisdom they advertise a light weight semi and then don't give the weight in the specs.
 
The Gold Hunter is a gas-operated, semi-automatic. Moving to a recoil action like the Benelli would increase the felt recoil although the Benellis are very light guns.

Unless you are planning to surprise your girlfriend with the gun I'd suggest taking her shopping and let her make her own choice. Start with 20 gauge, gas-operated semis like your Browning or the Beretta 391. They are lighter than the 12 gauge but still have the recoil easing gas operation.
 
unless this is secretly a purchase for yourself, buying a >$1500 Benelli for a chick as a first gun that she might end up barely/never using seems... about as ridiculously overkill as the thread about buying $200 tactical bags for use as a diaper bag.
 
I'm in the same boat for my wife. She wants to try it, but I don't want to spend allot on something she won't use if she doesn't enjoy it. The only bonus is if I did get something a little expensive my boy could start with it in a few years.

I was thinking about a 20 ga o/u or single shot to get her started. I understand that felt recoil would be higher with something like this but spending on a semi might not be the smartest idea. If I got her a 20 and cut the stock to fit her what's the recoil going to be like for a 5 foot 100lb girl...

She's so small all my 12's are to big/heavy for her, she won't even try...

She won’t be hunting, just busting clays.
 
A 28 gauge would be a good choice for her.Light recoil and good pattern.The 28 gauge Franchi 48 AL at 5.5 pounds would be a nice shotgun.Remington also makes a nice Model 1100 28 gauge auto loader and Model 870 28 gauge pump shotgun.

There are also a number of 28 gauge SXS and O/U shotguns available over a wide price range.
 
Why do some of you assume that because it's a 20ga or 28ga, and if you wife/gf looses interest in it, it won't be of use to you or a waste of money. The smaller gauges are an absolute joy to use.
 
In my opinion it's never a "waste" of money, I just don't want to spend allot for her to find out she doesn't like it. I then have a gun I may not use much. This is another reason I'm thinking a 20 ga o/u...would be fun for grouse...but if I cut it down for her am I going to enjoy it?

Gunslinger said:
Why do some of you assume that because it's a 20ga or 28ga, and if you wife/gf looses interest in it, it won't be of use to you or a waste of money. The smaller gauges are an absolute joy to use.
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I was thinking the same thing for my girlfriend.

Right now she shoots clays with me using my 12 gauge 870.

The problem she has is not so much handling the recoil, it is the fatigue of just holding a long gun up for an extended period of time.

I have taken her target shooting with my 22, but shooting paper is "boring"

I have never shot a 20 g before. Is it any harder to shoot clays with?

Maybe a shorter gun with a solid wood stock would be more balanced?

Any opinions from the women out there?
 
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