Shotgun recommendations for teen girl?

[Poppa Mike]

Take her to a skeet range or sporting clay range , the have rental shotguns, let her try a couple different ones , 26 to 28 inch barrel with screw in choke tubes , Remington youth model 1100 would work pretty well for her as she grows just add a thicker recoil pad , a nice o/u will work but 600 is wish for a lot in an o/u.. if you and her want to meet me at Garland Mountain sporting clay range I have an Benelli 20 ga im sure would fit her , but its not for sale , and they have rentals there ,

I am going to take her to the local trap and skeet range and check on their training.

great gun but not for skeet , she might get by with it on trap ,,,,,,,,, I saw a kids 4-h shoot down by lake Jackson and a few kids has some 3000.00 dollar o/u , a couple of them were dang good for there age.... the main thing it it has to fit HER , If it don't she will never shoot well with it[/QUOTE

This is good advice. I've been a coach for our local 4-H rifle team for 3 years and I know how important it is to fit the gun to the shooter. I really didn't think my 1100 would be a good choice for her that why I'm asking for suggestions.

 

[drewga11]

CZ also makes a Reduced Length 720 that might fit her well, depending on her size.

 

[LARGO9]

There aren't a whole lot of 4H kids shooting over/unders.

Wouldn't know about that but she doesn't have to shoot what everyone else has. Lol

 

[Poppa Mike]

https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/fs-cz-720-20ga.1484053/

Well here ya go.

I saw that. Looks good and good price!

 

[Poppa Mike]

If you go O/U, then get 26" barrels, little less weight to swing.
They used to make the 1100 in a lightweight 20ga. That would be ideal I would think.
How big is she? pretty much adult sized or still a kid growing?

She's pretty much adult sized. She no longer has any problems with my full sized rifles, just never shot a shotgun, LOL.

 

[LARGO9]

You will probably find they get from 80 to 150 an hour. Something you might think about if she really falls in love with shooting Clays.
If to get her a gun them you will probably teach her how to clean it. A semi auto could be a nightmare for a kid to clean where as a o/u she can clean in about 20 min

 

[Poppa Mike]

You will probably find they get from 80 to 150 an hour. Something you might think about if she really falls in love with shooting Clays.
If to get her a gun them you will probably teach her how to clean it. A semi auto could be a nightmare for a kid to clean where as a o/u she can clean in about 20 min

This is definitely something to consider. I've taught her to clean her 10/22 and my bolt 22s and she does very well with this.

 

[Poppa Mike]

Thanks for the GREAT advice and suggestions. The ODT is an awesome site with some outstanding members!!!

 

[7pt62THOR]

I would have to say a over/under in 20gauge, for one a lot less problems with jamming and a O/U is a lot easier to load.

She would be swinging the weight of an extra barrel with an O/U. Agreed, it would be a bit easier to load, MAYBE (it would depend on how "broken in" the action is) With just a wee bit of instruction, she could load the semi very easily AND it would have less recoil than the O/U. Our team shoots a minimum of 50 rounds per person at each practice. Some shoot MUCH more than that. She doesn't need anything that is gonna make her hurt. She won't want to shoot anymore. Again, Good Luck brother!

 

[The Old Jaybird]

Shooting shotguns painlessly is all about technique. The shooter needs to take an aggressive stance, lean into the gun, attack the target. This is very true for target shotgun shooting, less so for shotgun hunting. I can hear the folks out there saying I've hunted for years and never did that, but you probably shot less than a box of shells a day too.

Seat the butt of the gun firmly into the shoulder "pocket", let the recoil "push" you, not slap or hit you....that is the secret. I used to practice 12ga skeet and it wasn't unusual to shoot 200-300 shells a day. I used a Charles Daly O/U.