irishthunder50
Member
First off let me just say i am one lucky guy. My fiancee is a great gal. Loves sittin at home drinkin beer, shes a great cook, really enjoys shooting, likes to go fishing with me, and best of all she WANTS to hunt. Dosnt just want to sit in the woods or field with me but actually enjoys being out there and trying to get supper whether its squirrel, dove, rabbit, or deer. Well the only thing holding her back is a medical condition where she can not shoot a gun with much recoil. And I promised her next hunting season I would get her set up to be able to actually hunt with me. Well most everything has been pretty simple. I've already got a couple .22 rifles to hunt squirrel and rabbit with, On the lookout for a .243 to hunt deer that I'll slip a recoil pad onto. However I cant seem to think of a good shotgun for her to go dove hunting with me. My grandfather said just get her a .410 but what is everyone elses oppinion? I was wondering if a 20 GA semi would still have too much umph on the back end? Dove hunting is new to me this year and I really enjoy it but back home up north in Illinois i never got into it. So i dont know if a .410 is a good option or not. I always considered it just a squirrel and rabbit and fun gun. I will say this, she is a tall girl (6'1) so a youth model wouldnt work. And i am only looking to spend about 250-300 bucks. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.