Yep! I would'nt buy her the Moss835, IMO the Moss500
would be better. First see if her reach on the trigger is a
good fit, if not get the youth model.Show her how to shoot
with the butt in her should and her trigger arm at 90degrees.
This will reduce the recoil considerately. Yes, start her with
reduce loads and work them up slowly.

You won't regret the the Tru-Glo Titan and the Moss 500. She
would be able to shoot skeet and any game with it. Just remember
the instructions on the choke and shooting Hevi-Shot, don't
go above Imp-Mod setting when shooting Hevi-Shot. The choke
is made of Titanium and is a super choke! You shold install
Tru-Glo sights also.







# 50120 12 gauge Pump Action, Blued finish, wood stock, Ported 28" VR Accu-Choke barrel w/3 choke tubes.



[align=center]MSRP $316[/align]

I wasn't talking about getting a dedicated turkey gun. Sorry if I made it sound that way. I was thinkin the same thing. An 870 or 500 with interchangable chokes so you could use it for both. The mossberg comes with three chokes standard and my turkey choke was like 40 bucks. The gun was $254 with tax out the door.

The mossberg youth models offers a shorter length of pull and a closer pump cycle with a ported barrel for the 12 guages. It also has an upgrade option later. I got the youth model because it fit me better.

If you don't want to shoot a youth model, then get a seperate single shot for your daughter that fits her in a 20 gauge. Rossi, H&R/NEF should work and will be inexpensive.

I was not suggesting a turkey gun for skeet. I would never get a dedicated shotgun in this day and age unless it was a slug gun. Most systems you can change chokes or barrels easy enough if you want to hunt something different.

Paul

Well i went shooping for the shotgun today. I saw both the 870 and 500. In fact I saw a 500 that had a ported Barrel. I was told that was to help with recoil and against the upward movement of the barrel. Is this correct and does it actually work?

Yes, but they do have pretty decent recoil pads on them. And I bought a slip over one that has the gel inside it. They are still a 12 guage and will kick if you feed them some good loads. I bought mine for turkey and it was managable. The porting does an excellent job at reducing muzzle flip. I'm pretty small and even with turkey loads the barrel stays pretty level after the shot. This could help with recoil as well since the gun is moving more straight back than back and up? I have shot 20 guages that kicked harder than my mossberg did, but they were lighter as well.

There is a noise difference however. The porting is bit louder. Not as bad as a high powered rifle with a muzzle break, but loud enough that hearing protection is a must if you plan on shooting it more than once.

The twin beeds are nice as well. I ended up putting tru glo fiber optic sights on mine. They clamp to the ribbing.

I bought two extra chokes for mine.

Extended Modified choke tube

Turkey choke

Paul

Thanks guys,
Bought the Mossberg 500 today.
My first Shotgun. You're advice has been much appreciated

Well I hope you have fun with it. Make sure you clean it good before you use it.

Paul

Enjoy Danny, and be safe!