Dove/Duck Auto. for 9 yr. old

[ROSCO]

Last year I took my then, 8 year old son on his first dove hunt. The only shotgun he had was a Rossi .410 single shot. He did very well to loosen a few feathers off of two birds. They didn't go down until a friend next to us finished them off with his 12 ga. He really enjoyed this hunt so I figure I owe it to him to get a suitable gun for this type of hunting. He has also expressed an intrest to go duck hunting with his 12 year old cousin.

Looking for some information on guns and loads.

He will be 9 years old in June. I have been looking at these on the web:

Remington 1100 20ga. youth ( is this still available)
Remington 1187 20ga. youth ( are these as good as the 1100)
Charles Daly 20ga youth ( what is the quality of this gun)
Mossberg Super Bantam 20ga. Pump ( is pump a bad idea for birds)

Thanks

 

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1100 in 28 ga. for doves and small game
1100 in 20 ga using Bismuth for ducks

 

[Len S]

I am getting my son a remmington 105CTI it is a bottom eject,the poor kid is handicapped, a left hander. It will be 12 ga and suposedly it has 50-75% less felt recoil then a 11-87. It is also very light. I have a 11-87 in 12 ga had it since 91 and have never hd a problem with it.


Len

 

[wildfowl]

I would stick with a 20 gauge auto. I would get one with a 3" chamber though for ducks. Beretta makes a dandy auto that is soft on the shoulder and handles well (390/391/3901). Remington makes a good auto, but I prefer "B guns" (Browning, Beretta, Benelli).

Don't let folks tell you to go straight to a 12 gauge. I use a 20 gauge a couple times a year to duck hunt with and with good ammo there is no problem killing them grave yard dead within range. The guys I hunt with almost all use 20's to dove hunt with.

 

[ROSCO]

Good info. Thanks.

Has anyone had any dealings with the Charles Daly 20ga youth auto?

 

[TX1911fan]

Rosco, I've been looking at that Charles Daly and the Escort youth 20 gauge for my 9 year old too. I figure it will be used only a few times a year for a few years until he's ready for a a full size gun, and then he'll keep it until he can give it to his son, so I'm not too worried about super quality.

 

[ROSCO]

Yep, my thoughts exactly.

I don't really want to spend a ton on a youth gun but I don't want to waste my money on a gun that won't serve him well either. As I did on the Rossi .410. I guess it served it's purpose, he has learned gun safety with that gun. Now it's time to get him a shotgun that he can be proud to use for hunting and shooting skeet.

 

[Grayrock]

LEN S: I'll GIVE your son a 20ga Beretta 390 and you can buy ME the 105CTi!!