Shotgun recommendation for youth shooter

[Dolly’s Mom]

Take your son out to the Calgary Firearms Centre. Size him against the shotguns they have on hand. They’ve got a pretty good selection. Let him try both a 20 ga and a 12 ga. Fairly cheap day and it’s close to town.

[crazy_davey]

Originally Posted by NSDucknut

I didn't ask. Leave your bull**** opinions in your head

Well said!

[Smoky buck]

Originally Posted by Dolly’s Mom

Take your son out to the Calgary Firearms Centre. Size him against the shotguns they have on hand. They’ve got a pretty good selection. Let him try both a 20 ga and a 12 ga. Fairly cheap day and it’s close to town.

This sounds like a great option to consider ^^^

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by Dolly’s Mom

Take your son out to the Calgary Firearms Centre. Size him against the shotguns they have on hand. They’ve got a pretty good selection. Let him try both a 20 ga and a 12 ga. Fairly cheap day and it’s close to town.

Most trap or skeet clubs have members that will allow someone to shoulder their shotguns. Many shooters will even allow someone to borrow their shotgun for a few shots.

[JULIUS]

I do not post here often but when I have I felt my opinion was as valid as anyone else. I have learned a lot from reading these posts and often realized an oh yea moment from reading something I had not thought of.

Personally my son and daughters were all allowed to shoot rifles and shotguns at a young age and under my direct supervision. This at an age and time I felt appropriate given their individual physical and mental ability. Also based on my own ability to properly supervise that use. My son was 11 when he shot his first deer with a muzzle loader.

I have trained several hundred first time shooters in the use of pistol, rifle, and shotgun. The ability of all first time shooters is not the same both in the proficient use and safety of firearms. I have seen unsafe situation in both the very young and the adult population especially when starting out. I have also seen very capable young shooters.

I do not know JR personally or anyone else on this page ( other than from being on here for a few years ) but I will respect his opinion as it is his and I do not have to agree but respect it is his and go from there on any decision I make regarding that opinion.

Thank you all for your opinions whether I agree or not and I hope to continue learning from them.

To keep more on point and lighten up my morning I started all my children on the 410 shotgun. As they got older they developed their own preferences. But I felt the 410 to start was less likely to scare them off shooting.

[Dean2]

The one comment I will make is, I still own my first gun that was actually mine. I paid for a good chunk of it cutting grass and shovelling driveways for neighbours, picking up bottles and taking them back for refunds and pretty much anything else I could find that a 10 year old could make money at. I would have still kept the gun all these years if the gun had been gifted to me, but there is a great deal of pride in knowing I worked for it.
IF this is going to be their first owned by them gun, give some thought to them owning it 60 years from now and maybe passing it on to their kids.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by Dolly’s Mom

Take your son out to the Calgary Firearms Centre. Size him against the shotguns they have on hand. They’ve got a pretty good selection. Let him try both a 20 ga and a 12 ga. Fairly cheap day and it’s close to town.

I would go this route sounds like a good outing!

I used my dads 410 in the early 70’s as a young fella, shot many upland birds,rabbits etc with it and now it was passed onto me in which we still are
deadly together!






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[Zekeland]

I purchased a mini bantam mossberg in 410 for my skinny, tall 10 year old. Little gun had a bit of kick, but he could shoot a box of shells at clays and still hold the gun up properly and safely. At 11 , last year, he can bust clays with the best of them and not get fatigued by using too much gun. He will use that 410 this spring for turkey.

The next gun will be a youth 20g pump with a 12" lop.

Is he at a bit of a disadvantage using a 410 to shoot clays, maybe. But he is learning with a gun that fits him and he can handle safely and shoot with confidence.

My other boy, 10 this summer, will start shooting the 410 and once he is done it will go to another hunting family with youth shooters.

Get something that fits, something he can handle safely....