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- Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:08 pm
- Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
- Topic: Shotgun for daughter
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Re: Shotgun for daughter
Just my opinion but having a 9 year old of that size using a 20 gauge shotgun may not be comfortable to her. This could cause her to develop the opinion that it's no fun because it hurts. No father wants that to happen. I had my daughters shoot .22 for years until they graduated to a rifle that had ...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:03 pm
- Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
- Topic: Shotgun for daughter
- Replies: 21
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Re: Shotgun for daughter
+1 to what Dan said.
When my kids were about that size, the recoil was actually the lesser problem. The weight of a 20Ga shotgun is pretty heavy for a kid that size. My youngest preferred to shoot an AR/5.56 at that size. Recoil was low and he could shoot it from a bench rest. And he enjoyed the ...
When my kids were about that size, the recoil was actually the lesser problem. The weight of a 20Ga shotgun is pretty heavy for a kid that size. My youngest preferred to shoot an AR/5.56 at that size. Recoil was low and he could shoot it from a bench rest. And he enjoyed the ...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:52 pm
- Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
- Topic: Shotgun for daughter
- Replies: 21
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Re: Shotgun for daughter
It is actually going to be a shared gun. My wife is scared of my 12 gauge pump and want to get her involved with a shotgun as well. I already have her (my daughter) a 10-22 and plan on it staying her primary gun until she grows into this. I am really leaning toward the semi-auto so that it may be a ...
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:12 am
- Forum: Rifles & Shotguns
- Topic: Shotgun for daughter
- Replies: 21
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Shotgun for daughter
I am looking to buy a shotgun for my daughter and looking at a few but wanted to see anyones experiences. I am new to the forum for posting but have been reading for a little while. I am not looking to spend a fortune but am will to pay up to about $700 (only if semi-auto though). My daughter is ...