I like the 42, its a great squirrel/rabbit gun. If they ever want to hunt turkey the 42 will be illegal in most states (don't know about TX) because of the .22lr. Another good one is the Mossberg 510 mini. Its available in .410 or 20 ga
http://mossberg.com/product/shotguns...-purpose/50490
This thread would do better in the shotgun forum