<font face='Arial'>Hello everyone I’m a non-hunter wishing to get started and need some advice. After much talk with hunters and a great deal of reading and thinking, I decided to I’d like start with small game and upland birds. I intend to get a .22 but also would like a shotgun. Most folks are recommend a 20 gauge but a few a 12 gauge in the event I'd like to hunt turkey some day (a possibility but I see this as down the line). Because I've never handled a shotgun I lean toward a 20 because of the lighter recoil relative to the 12. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions in this area?

Next, funds are tight and I know little about the various makes and need your input. I'm looking for a pump action and know about and like the Mossberg 500, Remington 870 and have run across the Charles Daly shotguns. Any suggestions? Luckily although I am left-handed my right eye is very dominant so I will be shooting right-handed.

Again I welcome your thoughts and advice!
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