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I could go with the 20 gauge from Yildiz or Hatfield, but if I wanted a 28 gauge on a budget, I'm looking at a smaller selection of brands, and generally higher prices for the gun itself.
This isn't just for women, it's also for kids --skinny teenage boys & girls. As for the boys, they aren't as tough today as they used to be a generation or two ago. Young people are getting away from outdoor sports; they're soft physically and they're soft mentally. They're not willing to put up with hardships to make progress in the sport. If anything is difficult for them, they quit and they go back to something easy-- like playing video games!
So getting a 20 gauge and telling them "suck it up, buttercup!" when they complain about recoil, or don't say anything but flinch badly and you can tell that the recoil is bothering them ...
... that's how you turn off a whole generation of youngsters to the idea of firearms ownership and help end Second Amendment rights in America.
Remember, the national trend is that there are fewer and fewer gun owners, and only a small minority of households (30%) have a modern functioning firearm in them, and all of the shooting sports are shrinking in popularity. A tiny fraction of America's population, hard-core gun nuts, are the ones buying nearly all the new firearms that are produced, adding them to our already-large collections.
I want to get new people interested in the shooting sports including busting clays with a shotgun and hunting --rabbits, squirrels, quail etc. A 28 gauge is good for that.
This isn't just for women, it's also for kids --skinny teenage boys & girls. As for the boys, they aren't as tough today as they used to be a generation or two ago. Young people are getting away from outdoor sports; they're soft physically and they're soft mentally. They're not willing to put up with hardships to make progress in the sport. If anything is difficult for them, they quit and they go back to something easy-- like playing video games!
So getting a 20 gauge and telling them "suck it up, buttercup!" when they complain about recoil, or don't say anything but flinch badly and you can tell that the recoil is bothering them ...
... that's how you turn off a whole generation of youngsters to the idea of firearms ownership and help end Second Amendment rights in America.
Remember, the national trend is that there are fewer and fewer gun owners, and only a small minority of households (30%) have a modern functioning firearm in them, and all of the shooting sports are shrinking in popularity. A tiny fraction of America's population, hard-core gun nuts, are the ones buying nearly all the new firearms that are produced, adding them to our already-large collections.
I want to get new people interested in the shooting sports including busting clays with a shotgun and hunting --rabbits, squirrels, quail etc. A 28 gauge is good for that.
How about the Cobray Lady’s Companion in 45-70 govt? Heard that’s a fine shotgun
They feel the recoil of the 20 because the gun doesn't fit them. Cut the stock down, put some weight in the butt,
Also women in particular will benefit from building up the comb, because they have thinner faces, and it's harder for them to get "tight" with the gun, and the lack of natural padding in the face makes them feel the recoil more.
A 20 ga. with light loads will have less recoil than a 28 ga, and the 20 has a much larger selection in both guns and ammo.
There are a fair amount of Remington 1100 in 28 ga. floating around but they are going to be more than $400.
Franchi makes a good 28 ga. semi that's favored by quail hunters, but it's not going to be $400
Also women in particular will benefit from building up the comb, because they have thinner faces, and it's harder for them to get "tight" with the gun, and the lack of natural padding in the face makes them feel the recoil more.
A 20 ga. with light loads will have less recoil than a 28 ga, and the 20 has a much larger selection in both guns and ammo.
There are a fair amount of Remington 1100 in 28 ga. floating around but they are going to be more than $400.
Franchi makes a good 28 ga. semi that's favored by quail hunters, but it's not going to be $400
Walmart has some Federal 28 gauge ammo, #8 birdshot, 3/4 oz, for only $7 per box of 25.
That's significantly more than 12 gauge or 20 gauge ammo of the same general style which was only $5.50 per 25.
But the point is that 28 gauge shells are affordable, at least reasonable enough to train a new shooter up to the point that they're comfortable handling a 20 gauge.
Oh, due to the higher velocity? 1330 fps instead of 1200 for a "target load?"
Maybe. But this 28 gauge shell has 1/8 ounce less payload, which means 60 fewer pellets if both gauges had #8 loads.
Except, it's NOT. Did you read my first post that started this thread?
