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12 or 20 for clay pigeons????????
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<blockquote data-quote="DORR" data-source="post: 879930" data-attributes="member: 1603"><p>If she is an inexperienced shooter she can be instantly and permanently turned off of shotgunning if she has a bad experience due to recoil. Only you know for sure where she's at as a shooter and how she'll handle the thumping of 100 rounds of 12ga. </p><p></p><p>IMO if she's a new shooter you should be looking for a gas-operated 20ga autoloader such as a Remington 1100, Beretta 390 or 391, Browning Gold or Silver. The gas operating systems of these shotguns will soak up a ton of recoil and allow her to focus on developing good shooting fundamentals without worrying about getting beat up. If she sticks with it, in time she'll develop good form/technique and will be ready to jump up to a 12ga and enjoy it. </p><p></p><p>As for patterning...that's a function of the choke that your using as much as anything. 1oz out of a modified choked 12ga and 7/8 oz out of a modified choked 20ga will not make as much difference to a novice as the bad form/technique that develops when you're scared of the recoil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DORR, post: 879930, member: 1603"] If she is an inexperienced shooter she can be instantly and permanently turned off of shotgunning if she has a bad experience due to recoil. Only you know for sure where she's at as a shooter and how she'll handle the thumping of 100 rounds of 12ga. IMO if she's a new shooter you should be looking for a gas-operated 20ga autoloader such as a Remington 1100, Beretta 390 or 391, Browning Gold or Silver. The gas operating systems of these shotguns will soak up a ton of recoil and allow her to focus on developing good shooting fundamentals without worrying about getting beat up. If she sticks with it, in time she'll develop good form/technique and will be ready to jump up to a 12ga and enjoy it. As for patterning...that's a function of the choke that your using as much as anything. 1oz out of a modified choked 12ga and 7/8 oz out of a modified choked 20ga will not make as much difference to a novice as the bad form/technique that develops when you're scared of the recoil. [/QUOTE]
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