Howdy:
My wife is interested in learining to shoot a shotgun for sport/hunting and HD. She is 5' nuthin & weighs over 100 lbs only with rocks in her pockets or a baby in her arms. She also has serious left eye dominance & can not close the left eye independantly of the right.
She's a a natural right-hander, a lefty for .22 rifles, a righty for pistols & I assume will be a lefty for shotguns.
I think a used Rem 1100 20ga might do the trick, but I am at a loss as to the designations (Youth, LT, LW?, Std, etc). What do the model designations, uh, designate? Which particular model would be best for a small, new shooter?
Overall Mods:
Replace all O-rings, springs, etc to maximize reliability
Cut stock to fit her LOP
Maybe install mercury recoil reducer? Anybody have an opinion on these?
Mods for Sport/Hunting Use:
Lightweight, plain 26" bbl with removable chokes. (If it doesn't exist a a factory part, I bet some 'smith can install removable chokes in a lightweight, non-vented-rib bbl.)
Mods for HD:
Cut the original BBL to 18" & install fiber optic "bead"
Two-shot mag extender, follower, spring, & side sling mount
Also, I have yet to come up with a method to secure the shotgun in a ready-to-go state while keeping my kids from finding/acessing it. Something as quick & effective as my electronic quick access safe for my 1911.
FWIW, I already own:
Rem 1100 12 ga
JC Higgins 12ga bolt gun
Savage Stevens .410 single
Brazilian .410 SxS
My wife is interested in learining to shoot a shotgun for sport/hunting and HD. She is 5' nuthin & weighs over 100 lbs only with rocks in her pockets or a baby in her arms. She also has serious left eye dominance & can not close the left eye independantly of the right.
She's a a natural right-hander, a lefty for .22 rifles, a righty for pistols & I assume will be a lefty for shotguns.
I think a used Rem 1100 20ga might do the trick, but I am at a loss as to the designations (Youth, LT, LW?, Std, etc). What do the model designations, uh, designate? Which particular model would be best for a small, new shooter?
Overall Mods:
Replace all O-rings, springs, etc to maximize reliability
Cut stock to fit her LOP
Maybe install mercury recoil reducer? Anybody have an opinion on these?
Mods for Sport/Hunting Use:
Lightweight, plain 26" bbl with removable chokes. (If it doesn't exist a a factory part, I bet some 'smith can install removable chokes in a lightweight, non-vented-rib bbl.)
Mods for HD:
Cut the original BBL to 18" & install fiber optic "bead"
Two-shot mag extender, follower, spring, & side sling mount
Also, I have yet to come up with a method to secure the shotgun in a ready-to-go state while keeping my kids from finding/acessing it. Something as quick & effective as my electronic quick access safe for my 1911.
FWIW, I already own:
Rem 1100 12 ga
JC Higgins 12ga bolt gun
Savage Stevens .410 single
Brazilian .410 SxS