Kids first shotgun

[RangerClay]

My babygirl is 12 and will be heading to the field with me this year. I want to get her a little 20 ga. to get her started. I'm presently looking hard at the Mossberg Bantam. But I don't want to miss any possible choices. I was wondering, what are you other dad's buying for your kids first shotgun?

She wants to hunt turkeys this spring and all sorts of small game this fall.

[Deerthug]

I'm in the same boat as you. My son is heading out with me this May. His grandpa has a nice Winchester 20g to give him to learn on. I can't wait to take him with me. 

 

 

[mmkay]

If you have an old single shot 410, I would start them on rabbits and squirrels with a 410.  after a few hunts with the 410, get them a pump 20

[cdmckane]

Definitely go with the 20g.  If recoil is an issue, you can get managed recoil loads until her shoulder toughens up.

[ants]

I started my son out with a Rossi .410 single shot but he out grew it very fast and went right into  shooting one of my 12's. But all kids are different.

The Mossberg Bantam or super Bantam 20ga  is a great shotgun and is more than  capable of taking spring Toms.

 

Good luck

[NYbuck50]

My Dad started my brother and I with our own 20 gauge NEF single shot shotguns. They are real cheap (100 bucks then, probably 250 or so now)Once we got our first deer, we were allowed to move on to larger/repeating guns.  The thinking was its easier to keep track of one shell in the gun and a hammer safety, than it was to manage several and a smaller safety.  Worked out well

[Hardcore]

Remington makes a youth 870.....just an option

[jjb4900]

This is what I did and strongly suggest it, as it may save you money buying another gun down the road.......I bought my daughter an adult sized 870 20 gauge, and bought a youth stock to put on it............after she outgrew the youth stock, I put the adult stock back on, problem solved and money saved.

[Cabin Fever]

I got my daughter a Remington 870 20ga. Recoil is minimal. Didn't even notice it when she shot her first turkey with it last spring.

[nyantler]

I got my kids a H&R single shot youth 20 gauge when they were 12... very inexpensive ( $100 new ) and they learned to make one shot count... they killed a lot of turkeys with that gun... when they outgrew it I passed it on to a friend who's son turned 12 and told him to do the same when his son outgrew it. pay it forward!!

[dbHunterNY]

don't have kids yet but I got a Mossberg 500 20ga for my first.  I still use it.  Heck this year at the annual hunting party I cleared clay pigeon doubles out of the sky, despite being on a line full of semi-auto 12ga shooters.  What was I using?  That "kid gun" 500 20ga. lol  they're much more modular now than they used to be too.  lots of accessories to keep up with her growth.  after a while of shooting with (or against) her you need some of that wine after. lol  for turkeys, Remington Wingmaster HD 3" #4s shot good out of mine with a standard flush full choke that came with it too.

[ny hunter]

I bought my son a mossberg 20 ga......He now shoots all of my guns..started him out with a single shot 22 when he was 7 or 8...When he turned 12 gave him the 20...Now at 19 he out shoots me.

[G-Man]

Remington youth express is a good choice as well.