joefriday said,
12 ga pump. but not 00 buck. fisrt two rounds out should be bird 7 or 8. after that- 4 buck. medium to no choke. 7 or 8 blinds and disorients allowing for third shot. if close enough range 7 or 8 kills. you're gonna have enough problems in a lot of states shooting someone in your house.
I agree with your thinking on this, but I discovered long ago that if I advance that very practical notion, for some reason people jump all over me. As far as I'm concerned, it's just "orthodoxy," with no real basis in logic.
I think an ounce of birdshot
at household ranges will punch one heck of a nasty hole and act like a highly frangible slug once it gets in there.
Try it on a 2X4 some day. You'll see.
And I'll go along with two ideas in this thread. (A) get her a .22 if that's what she wants, is familiar with, and can shoot it --leave the heavier artillery for later, and (B) a 20-gauge pump or double would also be a good starter --if you can get her to shoot it.
Bear in mind that when you and I shoot shotguns, we are generally fully clothed and the clothing absorbs a lot of the recoil.
Try it in your PJs some day. You'll see.
Terry, 230RN
Aside: Aguila produces little itty-bitty short shotgun shells which are only 1 -3/8 inch long, which are kinda fun, have low recoil, and you can stuff something like eight or nine (I've forgotten how many fit in my 500) in a tubular magazine. However, sometimes modification to the elevator in the pump is necessary. Should the discussion come up, I would not recommend these for pumps or autos, but they might be OK in a double. I never tried that part of it. They are "cute-looking", though--TAT