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Thinking of buying my 8 year old daughter a shotgun, she had a go at the Yorkshire Game fair and really liked it. That was shooting a .410.

 

I'm struggling to find a .410 would a 28g be okay, how is the recoil compred to the .410.

 

Seen a few for sale but all asking a lot more than I want to pay as i'm not sure if she will drop the idea in a few months.

 

 

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28 bore is a better choice if she can handle the extra bit of weight use light loads no 28g.

 

28 bores are fashionable at the moment and do cost abit more.

 

I have a Yildiz single barrel 410 I use to teach kids I've cut the stock down and with a 1/4 choke its more usable than the old extra full choked guns. Oh it only cost £150 brand new!!

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I have a Lincoln 28 bore under and over that my son used, it has a cut down stock by about 2 inches (still have the wood) Under / over single trigger in very good condition. I am going to put it on Gunwatch in the next day or so. The thing with 28 bores they are not cheap like a 410 but give a lot lead in the air and better pattern. Buy the 28 bore and i will throw in a single barrelled 410. One for use now and one when she is a bit bigger in a month or two.

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I have a Lincoln 28 bore under and over that my son used, it has a cut down stock by about 2 inches (still have the wood) Under / over single trigger in very good condition. I am going to put it on Gunwatch in the next day or so. The thing with 28 bores they are not cheap like a 410 but give a lot lead in the air and better pattern. Buy the 28 bore and i will throw in a single barrelled 410. One for use now and one when she is a bit bigger in a month or two.

Now that's an offer you can't refuse !!

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I have a Lincoln 28 bore under and over that my son used, it has a cut down stock by about 2 inches (still have the wood) Under / over single trigger in very good condition. I am going to put it on Gunwatch in the next day or so. The thing with 28 bores they are not cheap like a 410 but give a lot lead in the air and better pattern. Buy the 28 bore and i will throw in a single barrelled 410. One for use now and one when she is a bit bigger in a month or two.

 

A good offer,

Send me a pm with costs and i'll have a chat with the Mrs who hold the money see what she thinks, still might need to win her around that two guns are a great deal.

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I always think if you are going to go for a 28 bore you may aswel buy a 20, only fractionally bigger and much better range of ammo. My younger sister started with a 20 and has never wanted to change it. Used 21 gram shells to start with, and now shes more than comfortable with any load she chooses through it.

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I always think if you are going to go for a 28 bore you may aswel buy a 20, only fractionally bigger and much better range of ammo. My younger sister started with a 20 and has never wanted to change it. Used 21 gram shells to start with, and now shes more than comfortable with any load she chooses through it.

There's not much in 28g these days but got 7 boxes of duck shells other day for 5.50 each wooooooo

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I always think if you are going to go for a 28 bore you may aswel buy a 20, only fractionally bigger and much better range of ammo. My younger sister started with a 20 and has never wanted to change it. Used 21 gram shells to start with, and now shes more than comfortable with any load she chooses through it.

Same logic applies to using a 12 not a 20.... If it fits well and is balanced should be fine, a lot of shortened guns have horrific balance! For a youngster mail shooting clays perhaps the odd pigeon or game day there are plenty of loads available.
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My daughter is quite a skinny little thing, the only time she has shot was at the game fair which was 10 shots with a .410.

As she handeled that okay i'm tempted to find a .410 for her to start with and move to something else when she got a bit bigger. Which I can then pass onto her younger sister who is 5.

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.410's are also very good for moving targets.

I do not have any disappointed youngsters on a Sunday Shoot with the .410

I agree set them up right open choke small shot easy target = happy kid hitting targets with some coaching.

 

I would not recommend a 75 yard mini crosser with 5 shot as a starting point for an 8 year old they may loss interest.

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