what is too small for skeet

R&R Rancher said:
What club are you planning to shoot at? Clay shooters are a very generous bunch. I'd be willing to bet if you contacted the club they would put you in touch with an experienced member who would loan you a gun for your wife to try and give you both a nice introduction to the sport.

If she likes the game then go look at guns for your wife. She'll have at least some idea of what she liked
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I am relatively new to skeet but I have been shooting for 35+ years,I am a member of a good club and last year I went out one night to check out the guys shooting skeet and tried a few guns and liked it so much that I went out and bought a cynergy.and I am sure that if someone there has a 20 or 28 they would let her give it a whirl I just wanted some input on what I should start her out on because she is super competitive so I know she will want to go out and practice before we go out and shoot with other people.
 
gttsc said:
I agree... Even a properly sized 20ga auto is great and not so expensive on ammo. My sister started with a Beretta 391 youth gun in 20ga,and it was a great little gun with a fair amount of adjustability out of the box. She now shoots a 20ga browning XS skeet, and would have no issues shooting a 12ga gun. If you check out the ISSF women's skeet videos, they are all shooting 12ga over unders. The key is proper fit and proper (light) ammo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yp7krTKsnU&sns=em
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Bingo! Hardest thing I've ever done is fit my girlfriend to a shotgun. She's 5'1" 120lbs. She's shooting a 12ga and I load 7/8oz and 3/4oz. loads. Wanted the 12ga so she could hunt ducks/geese with it too. Length of pull is 12" and I had an adjustable comb and butt plate installed. Had to add about 1lb of weight to the gun to tame it some as it was a bit too light.

20ga guns are fine and dandy, but most are lighter than a 12ga and factory ammo is usually around 1200fps. That can bite a bit. If skeet only, a 28ga for a lady is a fine gun.
 
I have used a 28 for years as my go to pheasnat gun, as does my son and several others i know.
We can knock down wild phesants with them just fine.
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I use either a 20 or 28 gauge, for all of my pheasant and upland bird hunting.
 
My wife chose a Classic Doubles Skeet in 20 ga. as her first shotgun to learn on Skeet, then moved on to a 12 ga. Rem 11-87 for Skeet & Sporting Clays. Next up was a Browning 325 Sporter and finally a Beretta 391 Parallel Target RL which she's been using for the past 7 or 8 years.

In my experience, the 410 is not an appropriate shotgun to start-out with. They are not the easiest to shoot well even for an accomplished shooter, and are very frustrating to the beginner.

A 28 gauge auto-loader is just about perfect, save and except the ammunition is pricey.

The Beretta 391 Youth gun in 20ga. is a very good choice, particularly for a small-framed shooter, and there is usually a pile of inexpensive 20 ga, "Promo" ammo available, that works well in this gun.

Fit & balance is everything ... and it pays to have a good fitter/coach to do the teaching.
Husbands are rarely the best qualified to teach their own wives ! I have taught a number of ladies starting out, and mentored a few more along the way ... but got a buddy to teach mine in exchange
for me teaching his. Worked out very well indeed !
 
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