For her birthday I want to get her her own shotgun, she's 5'-4" 130# and my full size SX3 is big on her. The recoil is not an issue, she's shot 100 rounds of clays back to back days with no complaining and 3" turkey rounds(she's law enforcement so guns aren't new to her). However we went on her first pheasant hunt for 3 hours and she said she was feeling fatigued because of the weight of the gun with breaking brush and my fast paced flushing lab.
I had her shoulder a bunch of different guns and it came down to the Mossberg 500 bantam, she shouldered it and it was the only gun she instantly said "wow i really like this". Now I was like I'll obviously get the 12ga over the 20... well it turns out the 12 is 7.25# when my SX3 is 7#.... They make a 20ga synthetic which is 5.25#.
Here's my concerns about the 20ga, please talk me out of them.
1) It seems it'd be more inferior over the 12 for pheasants/clays/ducks and turkeys
2) The lighter weight, more recoil than my semi auto 12ga? Specifically for shooting 100 round sporting clays, not concerned about hunting with it
Pros about the 20ga
1) WEIGHT, 2.25# lighter than the 12ga. Carrying that over 5-10 miles a hunt is going to feel a lot better
2) However I could get her a hip holster to sit the butt of the 12ga in which would greatly reduce the weight of the 12ga.
Thanks guys!
I had her shoulder a bunch of different guns and it came down to the Mossberg 500 bantam, she shouldered it and it was the only gun she instantly said "wow i really like this". Now I was like I'll obviously get the 12ga over the 20... well it turns out the 12 is 7.25# when my SX3 is 7#.... They make a 20ga synthetic which is 5.25#.
Here's my concerns about the 20ga, please talk me out of them.
1) It seems it'd be more inferior over the 12 for pheasants/clays/ducks and turkeys
2) The lighter weight, more recoil than my semi auto 12ga? Specifically for shooting 100 round sporting clays, not concerned about hunting with it
Pros about the 20ga
1) WEIGHT, 2.25# lighter than the 12ga. Carrying that over 5-10 miles a hunt is going to feel a lot better
2) However I could get her a hip holster to sit the butt of the 12ga in which would greatly reduce the weight of the 12ga.
Thanks guys!