RE: .410 question????
 

How about a Remington Express for yourself? They will last a lifetime. I have an 835 I use to turkey hunt, but if I could only
own one shotgun, it would be an 870.
Ask you parents to help with a gun for your sister. You may want to consider a 20 guage.

RE: .410 question????
 

I want to reply first to Vapodog. There is no way that an 11 year old will be able to buy a gun legally as we all know. The mere fact that he is asking for advice on the "proper" gun for her shows me that he at least has some intelligence and good intentions. I know that when I was that age and wanted something like that I would do all the research that I could and then take all the facts that i found to Mom and Dad. They were always VERY impressed and more than willing to listen. After all I had done most of the work for them. Sure they would want to verify it but it had been found for them. This made it MUCH easier on everybody. Though a lot of that information was for naught at the time, I have used it since and it has served me well. If a kid is on the hunt for information then I will assist them in any way I can. Information=growth. My point is just don't be so quick to judge so harshly.

I will have to disagree with Hornetguy. I believe the 410 is the perfect gun for beginners. I started on one some 20something years ago and the lessons learned with that 410 single shot have served me very well in the years since. I seldom had any problems taking appropriate game within the limits of that gun. Most of the game that I did miss was either because I was exceeding the range of the 410 or because of poor woodsmanship. I bought a 410 single shot for my 8 year old son this past Christmas and have taken him out once so far. The water was very high and we only saw one squirrel. After waiting for what seemed like an eternity for that squirrel to come out from behind the tree, when he finally did, my son popped him with one shot from about 20 yards+/-. The only time a 410 is a handicap is when somebody wants more than what it is capable of. The good thing about the 410 is it teaches a young hunter (or an older one who has forgotten) the necessity of proper shot selection and woodsmanship. IMO that makes it the perfect beginner gun.

RE: .410 question????
 

Uh, hello out there!!! I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but use your common sense. Would a store sell a firearm to a kid? Of course not. FYI I'm giving them the money to buy it. Plus I have a 20 ga. single shot and we are probably going to share it. I am going to do some jobs this money and hopefully I will be able to buy a Mossberg 835 12 ga. this year.

Thomas Hale

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I mean I am giving my parents the money. I hope no one is offended by it. I was just mad about some things today. It is my way of blowing off steam.


Thomas Hale

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Bloodnativ... when I recommended the 20ga, I was anticipating flying targets... not sitting ones. You're right, it's pretty easy centering a sitting target with a .410..it would be adequate for that. Hitting flushing quail with it is another story. It's smaller, thinner(fewer shot)pattern is too big a handicap for a beginner... too many misses equal frustration. In my opinion, a beginner needs as large and dense a pattern as they can comfortably shoot, when shooting birds on the wing..

"Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness..those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Santayana

RE: .410 question????
 

Hornetguy, I misread that part of your post the first time through but caught it after I added my post. Unfortunately my computer locked up and I was not able to post again to clarify. For wing shooting I too would recommend a 20ga. Sometimes the 20 is kind of hard on squirrels. That's the cool thing about the NEF. You can have both. The optional accessory barrel in the other guage is only $38.00 +shipping. You get your 20ga for birds and a 410 for slower targets all for less than $125.00