Recommend a nice 12 gauge semi for the wife?

Firstfishman said:
Thank you everyone for the advice. She currently shoots a Mossberg Maverick 88 Youth 20g pump action and doesnt have any troubles. Her main issue is with the weight of the shotgun as it tends to tip her forward and put her off balance. She was more afraid of the recoil than anything. She managed to get a few shots off with my Berterra A400 Xtreme Unico before the weight started tipping her forward too much to attempt any more and was surprised at how little recoil she felt. She can not manage my O/U at all.
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She needs a shorter stock and maybe a shorter barrel to move the weight closer to her body. Recoil isn't her biggest problem, I think gun fit is. The recoil on some of those 20G "youth" models is sometimes worse than a full sized 12G.
 
bdft said:
She needs a shorter stock and maybe a shorter barrel to move the weight closer to her body. Recoil isn't her biggest problem, I think gun fit is. The recoil on some of those 20G "youth" models is sometimes worse than a full sized 12G.
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I know that the Browning Silver Micro comes with a shim to extend the lop , and you can add more shims to obtain the correct lop. And being a gas operated gun, recoil is quite mild.
 
Go to the trap club and see what other gals are using and maybe they might loan her one for a few
rounds?
One in the hand is werth two in the bush.........me thinks.
 
kamlooky said:
Go to the trap club and see what other gals are using and maybe they might loan her one for a few
rounds?
One in the hand is werth two in the bush.........me thinks.
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X2. I have a Rem 1187 26" 12ga that our 9 year old daughter has no problem wih, shooting reduced recoil Score loads. I'd like to find a shorter stock for her, but recoil is not an issue.
 
I have a Browning Maxus Sporting with 28" barrels that weighs in at 7 pounds. Very, very soft shooting and comes with stock shims and recoil pad spacers. It has no problem cycling light target loads either. A really nice gun overall.
 
I'll throw in my 2 cents. I have a 20 gauge 11-87 Youth that the daughter loves (5'-4", 120 lbs) and does very well with. Recoil and weight are not problems. It might be a little more common and a better price. Plenty for clays.
 
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