Need your help inpicking a gun for the wife

[assateague]

It's pretty much 3" #4 or slugs. That's it.

[jehler]

But you reload. If you don't reload, finding decent 20ga shells is a special kind of hell, at least around here.

theres people who don't load there own?

[jehler]

It's pretty much 3" #4 or slugs. That's it.

those #4's are deadly

[DeadEye_Dan]

I found this dealio the other day - some sort of magic box contraption with a little clicker off on one side - anywho, my buddy Al told me that it's somehow connected to a whole bunch of other magic boxes with clickers off on the side through some sort of black sorcery, and you can tell your magic box what your looking for and it will search all over the world until it finds whatever I tell it to search for. Supposedly, I can even buy things and arrange to have them shipped to my door.

Maybe that would work for finding 20 ga shells??? I don't know though, seems complicated.

[3geese4me]

I found this dealio the other day - some sort of magic box contraption with a little clicker off on one side - anywho, my buddy Al told me that it's somehow connected to a whole bunch of other magic boxes with clickers off on the side through some sort of black sorcery, and you can tell your magic box what your looking for and it will search all over the world until it finds whatever I tell it to search for. Supposedly, I can even buy things and arrange to have them shipped to my door.

Maybe that would work for finding 20 ga shells??? I don't know though, seems complicated.

Al Gore invented it too.

[DeadEye_Dan]

You know my buddy Al?? No shit. Small world

[3geese4me]

You know my buddy Al?? No shit. Small world

He's my wife's cousin.

[assateague]

I found this dealio the other day - some sort of magic box contraption with a little clicker off on one side - anywho, my buddy Al told me that it's somehow connected to a whole bunch of other magic boxes with clickers off on the side through some sort of black sorcery, and you can tell your magic box what your looking for and it will search all over the world until it finds whatever I tell it to search for. Supposedly, I can even buy things and arrange to have them shipped to my door.

Maybe that would work for finding 20 ga shells??? I don't know though, seems complicated.

That's all well and good, until someone forgets shells until the night before, or they need to borrow a gun that you hadn't planned on hunting. However, I can stop at the gas station and get a box of #1, 2, or 3 12ga.

[jarbo03]

Idk how big your wife is but don't discredit the 20, have her pick them up and swing them, if a 20 feels more comfortable to her buy it, being able to easily and naturally shoulder the gun is more important than the extra 1/4 ounce of shot that you'll have in the 12. A Remington 1100 20 is the softest shooting 20 I have shot, the berretta 391 second in line

To hell with an 11-87

X2

[Tomkat]

Idk how big your wife is but don't discredit the 20, have her pick them up and swing them, if a 20 feels more comfortable to her buy it, being able to easily and naturally shoulder the gun is more important than the extra 1/4 ounce of shot that you'll have in the 12. A Remington 1100 20 is the softest shooting 20 I have shot, the berretta 391 second in line

To hell with an 11-87

THIS

[aunt betty]

I was hoping that eventually someone would suggest Beretta 390 or 391.
Out of the B guns it is the softest shooting one. Its one of the finest waterfowl shotguns available for a small man or woman. I know several guys who bought them for their wives. Look for a used one, can't buy new.
They range from $450-$800 depending on the model variation. I bought a AL390ST last fall to replace my regular 390 that got stolen...$650.
Its a winner.

[cannon]

I was hoping that eventually someone would suggest Beretta 390 or 391.
Out of the B guns it is the softest shooting one. Its one of the finest waterfowl shotguns available for a small man or woman. I know several guys who bought them for their wives. Look for a used one, can't buy new.
They range from $450-$800 depending on the model variation. I bought a AL390ST last fall to replace my regular 390 that got stolen...$650.
Its a winner.

If I were in the market for a low-recoil 20, I'd definitely look for a beretta 390 or 3901. They're heavy enough to eliminate most of the recoil, and they're handle even 3/4 oz loads effectively. As for a 12, I'd echo that its hard to beat an 1187, but I'd definitely look for 1995 or earlier vintage, though.

I have a Versa Max that my 13 year old daughter has been using. It has a short length of pull and shoots incredibly soft, and I'm 5 cases deep in it without a hiccup, thus far. I'd highly recommend em at this point.

My next puck in a 12 would be a lightly used al390.

Happy hunting.

Might've missed one there, Betty

[aunt betty]

I was hoping that eventually someone would suggest Beretta 390 or 391.
Out of the B guns it is the softest shooting one. Its one of the finest waterfowl shotguns available for a small man or woman. I know several guys who bought them for their wives. Look for a used one, can't buy new.
They range from $450-$800 depending on the model variation. I bought a AL390ST last fall to replace my regular 390 that got stolen...$650.
Its a winner.

If I were in the market for a low-recoil 20, I'd definitely look for a beretta 390 or 3901. They're heavy enough to eliminate most of the recoil, and they're handle even 3/4 oz loads effectively. As for a 12, I'd echo that its hard to beat an 1187, but I'd definitely look for 1995 or earlier vintage, though.

I have a Versa Max that my 13 year old daughter has been using. It has a short length of pull and shoots incredibly soft, and I'm 5 cases deep in it without a hiccup, thus far. I'd highly recommend em at this point.

My next puck in a 12 would be a lightly used al390.

Happy hunting.

Might've missed one there, Betty

saw it. Didn't quote it. Oops. Good options.

[sws002]

Don't know if I'm too late to the party on this one, but if you haven't picked up a gun for her, Winchester offers their SX3 in a compact 12 gauge, definitely one I would suggest taking a look at.

[RonE]

One guy was fishing up stream and came across a guy and his wife fishing down stream. The guy fishing upstream asks the guy fishing down stream: "How do you get your wife to come fishing with you?" The guy fishing down stream answers with a question of his own: "How do you get yours to stay home?"

In that light, I would say that if you want a new shotgun, get her a hard kicking 3 1/2" 12 ga. and just wait till she looses interest, on the other hand, get her almost any 20 ga. semi auto.