Her first shotgun? Well For my ex, I took an AyA SxS in 28ga and cut the stock down for her. Then she discovered my son's Mossberg 500 20ga I'd cut the stock down on and cut the barrel back on. That was the gun she used. I had the butt put back on the AyA but doesn't look that good so when I finally get my new 28 this year, the AyA goes off for a new butt stock! Gonna cost me $650! I think the lesson I got is get an inexpensive gun of no more than 20ga and cut it down to fit her. Use target loads to start. I was loading 20ga in those days and loaded her target loads but adjusted the shot size to fit the bird! Then if she get's into it you can get a bit more gun down the road. Most women seem to like semi auto's. I think a mod 1100 cut down to fit would be about as good as it get's.
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