Yeah, I have to start one of these "what am best gun for wife/girlfriend" sort of threads.
My girlfriend is interested in learning to shoot, especially clays. The caveat is that she's tiny. I don't mean tiny like most posters probably say their women are tiny. She's 4'6", I don't know exactly how much she weighs but if I pick her up it feels like not much more than 100, if at all.
As such, she's very recoil shy. She can't even pick up and shoulder my 12 guage properly, because it's too big and heavy for her. I'm leaning towards one of those silly small guages her, probably a .410 because I always thought a .410 levergun would be cool to have.
I'm thinking either a levergun or a break-open for her, for operation issues (easier to use a levergun with small hands and short arms) plus I already have a pump and if I can't use this as an excuse to diversify somehow it's no fun!
So what do you think of the effectiveness of a .410 for skeet? Does a .410 3" shell physically throw enough shot to make it worthwhile?
My girlfriend is interested in learning to shoot, especially clays. The caveat is that she's tiny. I don't mean tiny like most posters probably say their women are tiny. She's 4'6", I don't know exactly how much she weighs but if I pick her up it feels like not much more than 100, if at all.
As such, she's very recoil shy. She can't even pick up and shoulder my 12 guage properly, because it's too big and heavy for her. I'm leaning towards one of those silly small guages her, probably a .410 because I always thought a .410 levergun would be cool to have.
I'm thinking either a levergun or a break-open for her, for operation issues (easier to use a levergun with small hands and short arms) plus I already have a pump and if I can't use this as an excuse to diversify somehow it's no fun!
So what do you think of the effectiveness of a .410 for skeet? Does a .410 3" shell physically throw enough shot to make it worthwhile?