20ga Semi?

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bclark1

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Hoping to find something that's a little easier to handle to try and get more friends and family into shooting, so I'm putting a lot of the other things that formerly had high priority on the wish list back a bit. No O/U for a while, we'll see what this costs before we make any handgun decisions. Anyway, hoping to find something light recoiling (although I know gun and ammo choice have more to do with this than gauge) and not too front-heavy (as I've heard complaints from nonshooters that their support arm tires quickly, among other things). Yes, ideally I'd be getting a youth model and other guns fit to every shooter, but the lottery keeps forgetting to draw my number, and I too would like to get some use out of this, so a standard-sized, mass-production model is the only way to go for now. Benelli (M1), Beretta (39x's), Browning (Gold) and Remington (11xx) were all on my lookout list, certainly open to other stuff though. I'm just curious if anyone would try to sway me one way or another. I'd probably be looking used, too, at least with the Benelli and Beretta, so if any of them are substantially better down the line and after (we hope not, but possibly) having been treated rough from time to time, it'd be worth knowing.

Thanks!
 
Mrs. 9mmMike shoots an 1100 Special Field in 20 ga. It handles like a carbine and cycles really quickly and is not fussy about ammo brands. I put a longer barrel on it for Sporting Clays.
She likes this gun quite a bit.
Mike
 
I use a Browning Gold 20 for what you are trying to do. It is also my favorite shotgun for skeet, sporting, and upland hunting. It is simply outstanding.

The Beretta 391 20ga is also a fantastic shotgun. I really can't tell any difference between it and my Gold when shooting it. It is slimmer through the grip and forend, and some people like that but it doesn't matter to me.

The 1100 20 is a good shotgun too.

Skip the Benelli. They need full power loads to run, and the recoil is much sharper than a gas operated gun. They are almost a pound and a half lighter than the others and make an incredibly good upland hunting gun, but I wouldn't put a newbie on one.
 
I'll have to say the Remington 1100 Special Field LT-20. I had one once for about an hour. Bought it LNIB for $500, but lost it as soon as the wife laid eyes on it. Now she has one I get to "borrow". Go figure.
 
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