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April 12, 2005, 09:33 PM
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HD Shotgun for the wife
My wife is small statured (5'3 105) and while we are waiting for her pistol permit to come through I wanted to get her a shotgun for HD. 12 ga, is out...she has shot 2 3/4 buck shells out of my Rem 870. and she doesn't like it at all. So I was thinking about a small gauge with a pistol grip on it to help her control it.
At one time I saw a 410 with a pistol grip and thought this might be the right thing for her. Anyone have an idea who might make something like this
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April 12, 2005, 09:45 PM
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Your probably thinking of the Mossberg Home Security model. You ever consider a 20 gauge?
http://www.mossberg.com/pcatalog/Specpurp.htm |
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April 12, 2005, 09:51 PM
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Remington 870 youth with a 20in barrel
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April 12, 2005, 10:11 PM
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Ditto
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April 13, 2005, 01:10 AM
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All good suggestions--but, here's another vote for that Mossberg in .410.
A good .410 load, with "punkin" balls or slugs is NOTHING to sneeze at. A (roughly) .45 caliber lightweight bullet, at 1700 fps from the muzzle is very effective. (Data for the Federal Premium Hi-Shok slug).
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April 13, 2005, 04:23 AM
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20 GAUGE! Better ammo selection, bigger payload and easier to hit with. If she ever decides to hunt or shoot skeet/clays, she's ready!
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April 13, 2005, 12:05 PM
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Invicta.............I think you nailed it perfectly, the 500 Cruiser model with the pistol grip is exactly what I was looking for thanks.
Also how much difference is there between the recoil of a 12ga and a 20 ...my wife REALLY didn't like how hard the 12 recoils
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Have you considered a lever-action .410, like the Marlin 9410 series? Like Powderman said, a .410 slug is a nasty thing to get hit with.
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April 13, 2005, 02:06 PM
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...for the wife
for the wife to shoot with, or for to shoot the wife with
 just kidding 
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April 30, 2005, 05:48 AM
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IMOHA, A full size 20 ga with a shortened stock and pachmeyer recoil pad
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April 30, 2005, 03:23 PM
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Model 37 Ithaca Deerslayer Ultra light 20ga. 12 3/4" LOP on a Decelerator pad.
MY wife's HD shotgun (also used in the yard for pests)
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