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<blockquote data-quote="tpe187" data-source="post: 2917529" data-attributes="member: 127629"><p>Small kids use throws this completely off so I would focus on a gun for you. First, gauge - 20ga for sure (ammo cost/availability and handling are the biggest reasons) Recoil is generally a wash because the 20s are a lighter gun. Benellis are generally trimmer and more maneuverable for hunting and would be my first choice for an adult doing any kind of field hunting. A 20ga O/U is generally more maneuverable and safer than any semi but minus one round for hunting. And you don't get the fit adjustability that you have with shims provided with Beretta A400s/Benelli M2/SBE3/Ethos. I don't know if the Montefeltro has shims. A consideration though is any of the semis that have some kind of recoil reducing stock will not be able to be cut down/change a pad to below 14" as you would need to do for the kids. If you want to start shooting some clays, I would start leaning toward the O/U. When my boys were 11 and 13 I got them a Browning Micro CXS in 20ga with 26" barrels. I also got a Beretta A400 in 12ga that I reloaded 3/4 oz loads for. The boys shot the O/U the best because it fit them the best. Eventually they moved up to shooting my Beretta DT10 and Browning Citori XS Skeet for clays. Our hunting setups are Beretta A400 Xtrem Plus in 12ga, Beretta A400 Lite in 12ga, and Benelli SBE3 in 12ga for ducks/turkey. If field hunting, we go with our Benelli M2 and SBE3 in 20ga. Now that we have gone all over the place - I recommend you get a Benelli M2 20ga with 26" barrel for hunting and get the kids a 20ga Remington youth LW20 model 1100 in 20ga. The Remington's are easy to source an adult stock later as well as plenty of 26/28" barrels as they grow into them. I wish I had done that to start...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tpe187, post: 2917529, member: 127629"] Small kids use throws this completely off so I would focus on a gun for you. First, gauge - 20ga for sure (ammo cost/availability and handling are the biggest reasons) Recoil is generally a wash because the 20s are a lighter gun. Benellis are generally trimmer and more maneuverable for hunting and would be my first choice for an adult doing any kind of field hunting. A 20ga O/U is generally more maneuverable and safer than any semi but minus one round for hunting. And you don't get the fit adjustability that you have with shims provided with Beretta A400s/Benelli M2/SBE3/Ethos. I don't know if the Montefeltro has shims. A consideration though is any of the semis that have some kind of recoil reducing stock will not be able to be cut down/change a pad to below 14" as you would need to do for the kids. If you want to start shooting some clays, I would start leaning toward the O/U. When my boys were 11 and 13 I got them a Browning Micro CXS in 20ga with 26" barrels. I also got a Beretta A400 in 12ga that I reloaded 3/4 oz loads for. The boys shot the O/U the best because it fit them the best. Eventually they moved up to shooting my Beretta DT10 and Browning Citori XS Skeet for clays. Our hunting setups are Beretta A400 Xtrem Plus in 12ga, Beretta A400 Lite in 12ga, and Benelli SBE3 in 12ga for ducks/turkey. If field hunting, we go with our Benelli M2 and SBE3 in 20ga. Now that we have gone all over the place - I recommend you get a Benelli M2 20ga with 26" barrel for hunting and get the kids a 20ga Remington youth LW20 model 1100 in 20ga. The Remington's are easy to source an adult stock later as well as plenty of 26/28" barrels as they grow into them. I wish I had done that to start... [/QUOTE]
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