Was hoping to get some opinions on this -

My fiance is going to be joining me in the woods this year for MN firearm season, which I am super excited about. I want to make sure she enjoys the experience, has the best chance for success, and that the trip fosters future hunting enthusiasm.

I am torn as to what to outfit her with as far as a firearm to best manage recoil and still be effective. She has shot guns before but hasn't in some time. I can either have her take a 20 gauge shotgun with some managed recoil slugs. Or I also have a .50 caliber CVA Wolf muzzleloader that I could simply run 50 grains of powder in instead of the usual 100 that I normally hunt with.

We will probably be taking shots inside 50 yards from inside a blind. I know that the muzzleloader would limit her to only 1 shot, but I am also reasonably confident that she probably won't be taking a follow up shot even if she used the shotgun anyway. I don't really expect a novice shooter to be pumping in another round and going Rambo on a running deer through the woods. I also know that the muzzleloader will be more accurate, although at 50 yards or less the difference is probably minimal.

While I will certainly have her shoot both at the range and see what she likes, I was hoping that some of you folks might have some reasoned opinions one way or the other

Thanks!