mcr-85
WKR
My oldest boy just turned 11. Last year was his first year of hunting small game and he used my wife's youth Rem 870 20 gauge. He had a lot of fun hunting doves and grouse but he wanted his own shotgun. He actually challenged my wife to a shooting contest on clay pigeons, winner keeps the gun. She declined.
He is 4'10" and 90lbs right now. He shot the youth 870 pretty well, I think it fit him ok last year.
He is a little sports nut and loves to compete in wrestling, baseball and now football. In October of last year I challenged him to doing pushups 5 days a week, weekends off, for a year. It started at 100 pushups per day and has increased slightly. I told him if he'd do that, I'd get him a shotgun. My goal with challenging him was to teach him how much hard work would pay off. It's going to pay off in more than one way as he has gained a ton of strength from where he was at when he started. He's stuck it out and is doing 140 pushups everyday right now. The days he's missed he has made up the next day he's had a chance. Technically the challenge doesn't end until October 10th I think, but with the small game season kicking off in a couple weeks, I have been thinking about getting him what he's earned a bit early so he can hunt this year with his own gun.
He thinks he wants a semi auto in 20 gauge. I haven't done much research yet but is there anything worth having around $500? I grew up with an 870 12 gauge and then bought myself an 11-87 when I got into waterfowl for a period in my 20's. Interested in hearing suggestions on what I should get my boy now.
He is a little sports nut and loves to compete in wrestling, baseball and now football. In October of last year I challenged him to doing pushups 5 days a week, weekends off, for a year. It started at 100 pushups per day and has increased slightly. I told him if he'd do that, I'd get him a shotgun. My goal with challenging him was to teach him how much hard work would pay off. It's going to pay off in more than one way as he has gained a ton of strength from where he was at when he started. He's stuck it out and is doing 140 pushups everyday right now. The days he's missed he has made up the next day he's had a chance. Technically the challenge doesn't end until October 10th I think, but with the small game season kicking off in a couple weeks, I have been thinking about getting him what he's earned a bit early so he can hunt this year with his own gun.
He thinks he wants a semi auto in 20 gauge. I haven't done much research yet but is there anything worth having around $500? I grew up with an 870 12 gauge and then bought myself an 11-87 when I got into waterfowl for a period in my 20's. Interested in hearing suggestions on what I should get my boy now.