EMT40SW
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Anyone else here think that a 20 ga single-shot shotgun makes a perfect gift for a new shooter? Maybe a $50-$100 pick up from a pawn shop or gun store. Add a leather shell carrier from EBay for like $25.
Single shot's are well known for horrendous recoil. The guns are light weight compared to
pumps or autoloaders. That recoil will drive a starting shooter away from any shooting sport.
For what they are, they are great guns. If I have to gift someone I did not like -- a light weight single is perfect.
No, because they typical have lousy fit specs and the recoil, especially to a new shooter, can be horrendous. An appropriately stocked semi in 20 would be ideal.
No, because they typical have lousy fit specs and the recoil, especially to a new shooter, can be horrendous. An appropriately stocked semi in 20 would be ideal.
^This^No, because they typical have lousy fit specs and the recoil, especially to a new shooter, can be horrendous. An appropriately stocked semi in 20 would be ideal.
Anyone else here think that a 20 ga single-shot shotgun makes a perfect gift for a new shooter? Maybe a $50-$100 pick up from a pawn shop or gun store. Add a leather shell carrier from EBay for like $25.
While the pump is cheaper, a semi helps with reducing felt recoil,. aka "kick" through the gas action.
Ability to handle recoil seems to vary greatly.While the pump is cheaper, a semi helps with reducing felt recoil,. aka "kick" through the gas action.
Actually, the Turkish-made Weatherby gets great reviews and is a deal for the money; it is the model SA-08Ability to handle recoil seems to vary greatly.
It also depends on your resources. While a pump is a little more than a single shot shotgun a semi auto 20 gauge is a lot more.
On gunbroker, guns of America and at Academy for a standard Remington 1100 or 11/87 20 gauge I'm seeing prices of $599, $649 on up to $999. If you don't have that to spend on a shotgun for a kid then you can't manufacture money out of thin air.
https://www.academy.com/shop/browse/search?searchTerm=Remington 1100 20 gauge youth
I guess you could try out one of the Turkish 20 gauge autos and hope that nothing breaks and that you don't need spare parts.