Looking to buy my boy a shotgun for turkey. Been Looking at the Mossberg Bantam and Rossi Tuffy but it has a modified choke. Any suggestions, any for sale in the Winston area?
I agree. My son is right handed but left eye dominant and doesnt do well with iron sights. I will attach a red dot until we can get him shooting lefty or figure something else out.I am a firm believer that the gun needs to fit them well.
This a sweet little gun, picked mine up a couple weeks ago. Its light so shouldn’t be a problem for a youngster.Savage Stevens 301 turkey .410 single shot
https://www.savagearms.com/firearms/shotgun/stevens-series/301-turkey
I am trying the Mossberg bantam .410 with TSS. Fixed IC choke so we will just have to see how it patterns and what the range will be. 20 ga would be a better load but we are going to take it slow with the recoil. If we can get a decent 30 yard pattern I’ll be satisfied.
I am a firm believer that the gun needs to fit them well.
That IC has me stumped. I can see where they offer a modified. Hope the pattern does well for you. If not maybe get it threaded and have the option of various chokes. I would certainly want a full for turkey. Good on you for trying to get one that fits. Best way to develop good habits. Too many go with whatever they find.
I just bought my son a Hatfield Single Shot .410 and we are going to load it up with TSS. This will be his first year turkey hunting and if he likes it, which I know he will, we are going to buy him a 20 gauge and pass the .410 down to his little brother. We are going this Saturday to pattern his .410 so I'll have a better idea of how well it is going to work this Sunday. I bought it for $119 so we will find some way to get our money out of it, lol.
I will definitely check that out. The trigger is rather stiff on this gun. Thank you.Look on YouTube to see how to soften the trigger. Extremely stiff. Also, I would recommend putting a truglo type sight. If yours is like mine, the hammer will block the ventilated rib leading to the bead. I do like the safety feature for youth.
You will be pleasantly surprised. I have one that patterns great to 35 yards with Fed tss. Good luck to the kidsI just bought my son a Hatfield Single Shot .410 and we are going to load it up with TSS. This will be his first year turkey hunting and if he likes it, which I know he will, we are going to buy him a 20 gauge and pass the .410 down to his little brother. We are going this Saturday to pattern his .410 so I'll have a better idea of how well it is going to work this Sunday. I bought it for $119 so we will find some way to get our money out of it, lol.
Can a nearly 5 yr old handle the recoil of the 20 with that AR stock? Only asking because I have many 870 12ga with that style stock and only one with a built in buffer system didn’t kick the piss out of me when shot with all types of loads. Not bashing just curious.Mossberg Super Bantam 20 gauge with AR stock adapter. All the way in it is about 10" LOP. My almost 5 year old can hold it fine. Going to load up some 3/4 oz TSS loads.
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Can a nearly 5 yr old handle the recoil of the 20 with that AR stock? Only asking because I have many 870 12ga with that style stock and only one with a built in buffer system didn’t kick the piss out of me when shot with all types of loads. Not bashing just curious.
To be honest, no and definitely not with full power 20 gauge loads. Not trying to sound like I am bragging or anything cause I am not but he will be 6 april 9th, not the typical 5 year old from a maturity level and I was very cautious about letting him shoot it but after he watched me shoot it and seeing the recoil he was dead set to give it a try. He shoots Fioochi 3/4 oz loads at 1150 fps to practice and it rocks him pretty good to be honest but no more than my 410 O/U would with the 7/8 oz load. The biggest thing is the LOP fits him and he can work the safety by himself with no issues which is a must as I will not help him shoot other than verbal coaching. I also dont let him shoot back to back shots practicing and he shoots his 22 in between and so far no flinch issues.Can a nearly 5 yr old handle the recoil of the 20 with that AR stock? Only asking because I have many 870 12ga with that style stock and only one with a built in buffer system didn’t kick the piss out of me when shot with all types of loads. Not bashing just curious.