Youth models

[willrice3]

New to the forum. I apologize if this subject has been previously discussed. 4-10 chamber not doing the trick for my 9 year old. Had him shoulder the short stock model today and it is still a bit out of his reach. Is there another Benelli youth model over the horizon?

[SgtCathy]

For a small child, perhaps you could try a New England Arms, single shot shotgun in .410 or 20 guage. You can shorten the stock to any length you want (wooden cheap stock) and since the price is very low, later when he's grown out the shotgun, it won't seem so bad.

[SgtCathy]

My Bad... It's NEF, New England Firearms.

[timb99]

Sorry Cathy, I have to disagree. I have a strong feeling about these guns.

 

Please...do not ruin your child's shooting introduction with one of those NEF "Pardner" single shot shotguns.

 

Potentially the worst thing you can do to a kid. Only do this if you want your kid to hate their introduction to the shooting sports.

 

They are really light, which equals heavy recoil.

 

Really heavy triggers, which are hard for small fingers to pull.

 

Really heavy external hammer (external hammers are dangerous, hard for young folks to cock, and almost impossible for young thumbs to decock safely.)

 

Get a youth 1187. Yes, they are heavy, but they're not going to be shooting 25 rounds without putting it down.