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opinions on a few shotguns please

thatldo
Would appreciate your opinons and experiences on the following shotguns for busting clays for 15 yr old. These would all be 12 GA, 28" with 3 chokes on most. Want to start inexpensive. Make sure he stays interested first.

Mossberg 500 and 535
There was also a Mossberg model(don't have the number) that was only $187 in synthetic and some vent barrel design to reduce recoil??

remington 870 express, non youth model.

Charles Daly Lower end

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  • golferboy426
    In my opinion all will kick too much especially any synthetic, look around for a cheap used 1100, or it you want new a traditions or a daly. I'd look used first and stick to a semi
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  • 336marlin
    I think they all will be great begining guns. Load some 7/8oz low recoil bullets and have some fun. You have the right idea there in getting and keeping him/her interested. Some others (at the range I assume) his/her age will also be a big help in attracting his/her interest and creating a little competitiveness. They all have a little competitive nature at that age. He/She will probably eventually notice what other good shooters are shooting and show an interest in a target gun like theirs sooner or later. You'all have fun is the big thing.
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  • duckhunter
    Get a 1100 Remington. Much less recoil and will last. Can always get you money back if he decides not to shoot. Recoil has stopped many a young shooter.
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  • iwannausername
    I got a Mossberg 500 when I was 16, still have it. Have put many thousands of rounds thru it and abused it. Still going strong.
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  • Michibay
    I vote for the Remington 1100!!! If you can find an older one with either skeet or IC...it will also make a GREAT bird gun out to about 35-40 yards.
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  • Mark G
    I have several Mossberg 500s and love them all. When I started my daughter out on trap a 12 I got her an 1100 20Ga. When she got a little older, I bought her an 1100 12Ga. One day at the range we decided to switch guns. I was amazed at how much less recoil the 1100 had. I would spring for the 1100.

    NOTE: I have seen many smaller kids at the range with the NEF Pardner style guns. Their parents got them because they were inexpensive. These kick like mules. DO NOT get one of these for a kid for shotgun games.
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  • beantownshootah
    I ran a pump 12 gauge shotgun on the trap range when I was 16 (probably weighed all of 140 lbs [;)]). It can't remember for sure what type it was (long time ago), but I THINK it was a Remington 870. I didn't have any problems with it.

    I've been on the range with a novice adult woman shooter 5'6" 140lbs, who put fully 100 rounds of ordinary target 12 gauge on sporting clays with a low end Charles Daly over/under. She literally NEVER fired a shotgun before in her whole life and was actually hitting more targets than some of the more experienced novice shooters.

    So I wouldn't automatically assume that recoil is going to be prohibitive.

    Obviously a semiauto will have less recoil, and I agree an 1100 would be a good choice, but I don't think that one is absolutely necessary.

    Most important thing is that the gun fits the shooter and he/she is comfortable operating it.
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  • thatldo
    Many Thanks to all for your experience and opinions-Since this reply will probably lock the topic count.
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  • lts
    Stoeger over/unders are inexpensive, but an autoloader can't be beat for low recoil. The Mossberg you saw had a ported barrel which will help a tad but with the synthetic stock making it lighter may not help at all. A heavier gun will beat you up less. Be sure he works on his mount, butt in the pocket and cheek on the stock.
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  • iwannausername
    Low recoil I'd go with just about anything with a decent pad on it and the Kemen low recoil loads... amazing how little recoil they have compared to field loads in the same gun.
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  • asphalt cowboy
    quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
    [br) Most important thing is that the gun fits the shooter and he/she is comfortable operating it.

    Fit is, IMHO, the most important part of shotgun comfort and efficientcy. Proper fit coupled with low dram eqivalent trap loads will make a 12 gauge comfortable for most any new shooter.
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