Welsh Warrior
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I'm trying to find nice .410 gauge for my son and would like to know your choices.Thanksin advance.
Forget the .410 and get him a 20 ga Remington 870 Junior.
If you are set on a 410 id get him the single shot H&R pardner. A little over $100, American made, and simple for a beginner.
in something like a 1100, the recoil is minimal.
With a .410 you have to aim it like a rifle due to the more narrow shot-column. Which, with patience, makes a person a better marksman.
I'll STRONGLY disagree with that statement - not that the facts are wrong, but that it is quite possibly, one of the worst guns for a beginner - the stock fit is lousy, the weight makes recoil painful - even in a 410; and as mentioned by RC, the 410 is an expert's gun IF your intent is to actually hit something with it. If all you want is something to plink with, get a good .22 rifle. If your goal is to be successful at clays or hunting, a single shot 410 is better replaced with a pump, semi, or O/U that fits, in 28, 20, 16, or 12
Forget the .410 and get him a 20 ga Remington 870 Junior+1 and I don't like single shots for new shooters.I would suggest starting him like my dad did with me, a 20 ga youth pumpGet a 20 ga. Youth Model pump and 7/8 oz light target loadsTotally agree with the 20ga.
Or even a youth size 12 ga using 21 or 24 gram loads.
+6 on the 20 ga
Your average 10 year old can easily handle a 20, I have seen my 10 yo put 100 rounds through a 870 youth in a day.
There are thousands , if not hundreds of thousand of us that did just fine with a H&R or stevens or wichester 410 single shots. If it was edible and roamed the hills or flew above the hills of Kanawaha county W.V. in the 70's I have killed it with a 410 singleI'll STRONGLY disagree with that statement - not that the facts are wrong, but that it is quite possibly, one of the worst guns for a beginner - the stock fit is lousy, the weight makes recoil painful - even in a 410; and as mentioned by RC, the 410 is an expert's gun IF your intent is to actually hit something with it. If all you want is something to plink with, get a good .22 rifle. If your goal is to be successful at clays or hunting, a single shot 410 is better replaced with a pump, semi, or O/U that fits, in 28, 20, 16, or 12
Forget the .410 and get him a 20 ga Remington 870 Junior. Get a case of Fiocchi Low Recoil 20 ga.
There are thousands , if not hundreds of thousand of us that did just fine with a H&R or stevens or wichester 410 single shots. If it was edible and roamed the hills or flew above the hills of Kanawaha county W.V. in the 70's I have killed it with a 410 single
Roy
There is more to shotgunning than competitions or killing every game animal you see. once One out grows the "I have something to prove attitude" , and I had it for years. There are few things more enjoyable than stalking bushytails or following a pair of beagles with a small ga singleshot I have a new lefty 870 less than 100 rounds through it and and old S&W pump that when I get it out something is going to die. The smith hasn't been shot in this century. I sold my auto and doubles I hunt with 410bore , 28 ga or a 20 in a singleshot I am going to get the old smith out and shoot thoughGood for you Roy!.....I would like you to provide a link to the sites that show how many s.s. 410's are used in the winner circle for clays, bird-shooting competitions or anything else for that matter.
There is more to shotgunning than competitions or killing every game animal you see. once One out grows the "I have something to prove attitude"