Need help! Recomend a shotgun for the wife!

bismark · January 6, 2002, 05:38 PM

Hey guys, here's the deal. The wife wants to shoot trap and such but complains that the Sweet Sixteen and 12 guage Rem 11-48 kick too much. She weighs a little under 100 pounds and wants something light and managable that will have less recoil than the above. I know, I know neither of the above have any real kick, but bear with me here. Oh yeah, the gun absolutly must be blued and have a wood stock.

Kernel · January 6, 2002, 06:08 PM

Have her try a 20ga 1100 or 11-87. My personal pick would be a 20ga Benelli Montefeltro, but it's light weight makes it a better field gun than trap gun. I think Beretta make a 20ga 391 with wood furniture. -- Kernel

Dave McC · January 6, 2002, 06:55 PM

Take her to a good shop and have HER pick out her new shotgun. Get it fitting her and put on a top line pad like the Pachmyer Decellerator or the KickEez.Trust me on this, been married LOOonnnng time.

A 20 gauge gas gun would probably be the best approach. However, a light 12 ga gas gun may do the trick, including the almost mythical 1100 Special Field. These are LW, but hard to find.

Also, go with lighter loads, an oz, 2 3/4 dr in 12 ga, 7/8 oz in a 20.

Bam Bam · January 6, 2002, 08:22 PM

If you can afford it, look at some Benelli 20ga semi-autos. Not only are they light, they are very pretty guns. If you want to spend less the Franchi 48AL in 20 ga is also a light, pretty and effective gun. Since the gun is for your wife it may be a good idea to go beyond utility to beauty too. Good luck.

Kingcreek · January 6, 2002, 11:16 PM

might also want to take a look at the Beretta 391 women/youth model.

CMichael · January 7, 2002, 01:52 PM

I suggest a 12 gauge semi-automatic. If she gets a 20 gauge she has less chance of hitting the targets which can cause frustration.

The semi-auto absorbs some of the recoil.

Mcihael

CMichael · January 7, 2002, 02:34 PM

I wanted to add that she can shoot 1 0z in the 12 gauge instead 1 1/8"

mikey357 · January 8, 2002, 02:58 AM

Twenty-gauge Remington 1100 "Youth Model" is what the Mrs. needs....mikey357

Kobra · January 9, 2002, 01:02 PM

I recently purchased a 11-87 Premier Upland Special 20 Ga for the Mrs. I was worried about the investment and then she doesn't take to busting clays...but luckily she busted the third clay we threw and she was hooked from there on out. The English stock and short barrel made it perfect. She liked the Fabarms O/U SuperLight too (?) but I figured it would really kick so I talked her into the 11-87.

A light semi 20 ga is just the ticket in most cases.

Will Beararms · January 9, 2002, 01:39 PM

Beretta 391 Urika in 12 or 20. Both have recoil that is baby-bottom smooth.

January 6, 2002, 05:38 PM	#1
bismark Member Join Date: October 22, 2001 Posts: 38	Need help! Recomend a shotgun for the wife! Hey guys, here's the deal. The wife wants to shoot trap and such but complains that the Sweet Sixteen and 12 guage Rem 11-48 kick too much. She weighs a little under 100 pounds and wants something light and managable that will have less recoil than the above. I know, I know neither of the above have any real kick, but bear with me here. Oh yeah, the gun absolutly must be blued and have a wood stock.

January 6, 2002, 06:08 PM	#2
Kernel Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 1999 Location: Madison, WI.... "78 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality" Posts: 923	Have her try a 20ga 1100 or 11-87. My personal pick would be a 20ga Benelli Montefeltro, but it's light weight makes it a better field gun than trap gun. I think Beretta make a 20ga 391 with wood furniture. -- Kernel __________________ "You can shoot down every MiG the Soviets employ, but if you return to base and the lead Soviet tank commander is eating breakfast in your snack bar, Jack, you've lost the war." — Anonymous A-10 Pilot, USAF

January 8, 2002, 02:58 AM	#8
mikey357 Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2000 Location: Griffin, GA, USA Posts: 743	Twenty-gauge Remington 1100 "Youth Model" is what the Mrs. needs....mikey357 __________________ mikey357, TFL Member # 7556

January 9, 2002, 01:39 PM	#10
Will Beararms Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 1999 Location: North Texas Posts: 2,834	Beretta 391 Urika in 12 or 20. Both have recoil that is baby-bottom smooth. __________________ "Without a rifle you are nothing, worthless, you are waiting for death, any minute, any second." -- Aron Bielski

January 6, 2002, 06:55 PM	#3
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Take her to a good shop and have HER pick out her new shotgun. Get it fitting her and put on a top line pad like the Pachmyer Decellerator or the KickEez.Trust me on this, been married LOOonnnng time. A 20 gauge gas gun would probably be the best approach. However, a light 12 ga gas gun may do the trick, including the almost mythical 1100 Special Field. These are LW, but hard to find. Also, go with lighter loads, an oz, 2 3/4 dr in 12 ga, 7/8 oz in a 20.

January 6, 2002, 08:22 PM	#4
Bam Bam Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2000 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 842	If you can afford it, look at some Benelli 20ga semi-autos. Not only are they light, they are very pretty guns. If you want to spend less the Franchi 48AL in 20 ga is also a light, pretty and effective gun. Since the gun is for your wife it may be a good idea to go beyond utility to beauty too. Good luck.

January 6, 2002, 11:16 PM	#5
Kingcreek Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: rural Illinois Posts: 590	might also want to take a look at the Beretta 391 women/youth model.

January 7, 2002, 01:52 PM	#6
CMichael Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2001 Location: MI Posts: 1,516	I suggest a 12 gauge semi-automatic. If she gets a 20 gauge she has less chance of hitting the targets which can cause frustration. The semi-auto absorbs some of the recoil. Mcihael

January 7, 2002, 02:34 PM	#7
CMichael Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2001 Location: MI Posts: 1,516	I wanted to add that she can shoot 1 0z in the 12 gauge instead 1 1/8"

January 9, 2002, 01:02 PM	#9
Kobra Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2001 Location: LA - KY (Cajun Hillbilly) Posts: 338	I recently purchased a 11-87 Premier Upland Special 20 Ga for the Mrs. I was worried about the investment and then she doesn't take to busting clays...but luckily she busted the third clay we threw and she was hooked from there on out. The English stock and short barrel made it perfect. She liked the Fabarms O/U SuperLight too (?) but I figured it would really kick so I talked her into the 11-87. A light semi 20 ga is just the ticket in most cases.