i asked my 10 year old daughter what she would rather have, a shotgun to bird hunt with or a rifle to hunt deer and pigs. without even the slightest hesitation she said a rifle to hunt deer and pigs! i'm afraid she's going to be dissappointed because she's getting a shotgun. my dad has a remington pump 6mm that i took my first deer with and my daughter will use it this year. about the shotgun, whats a good youth model? i want to get her a 12 gauge or 20 gauge.