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Old 08-16-2011, 10:40 AM
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The auto-loader is the best idea, recoil will be far less. I would also go the single shell route, not only for the safety factor but as a single shot young ones will learn to make that first shot count.

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Old 08-16-2011, 10:42 AM
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Dang Casey you just stirred up a us duck hunters like a bed of ants! LOL!! Passion son!
I see that, I have been missing out all of these years. I am getting excited myself.
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:43 AM
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Dang Casey you just stirred up a us duck hunters like a bed of ants! LOL!! Passion son!

It doesn't take much to do that! 26 days and counting!
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The auto-loader is the best idea, recoil will be far less. I would also go the single shell route, not only for the safety factor but as a single shot young ones will learn to make that first shot count.

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I agree on this as well. I think most of our first guns were crack barrels. I know mine was.
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Casey, My dad tought me hunters safety when I was seven. Forty years later I took the hunters safety cours with Matthew. I enjoyed it, found out my DAD wasn't as smart as I thought he was, or My memory is worse than I thought! The great thing about it is you are then able to book trips with him in other states, many ie Colorado for example you show up w/o yours, you aint hunting and waisted alot of money.
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Dang Casey you just stirred up a us duck hunters like a bed of ants! LOL!! Passion son!
I get fired up over some ducks!!!
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:50 AM
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My son will be nine this year and he wants to go duck hunting. I bought a trip at our tournament this year and I plan to book one with HR&G. Those of you that know me know that I fish all of the time but I have not hunted in over a decade or more. I grew up deer and squirrel hunting and I have never duck hunted so this year will be a first for me as well.

I will need to buy my son a gun, I think he will be sensitive to anything that has intense recoil. I was leaning towards a youth model 20 gauge pump, what do you guys recommend and do you think he is too young to start hunting?

My 11 year old shoots a youth model REM. 870 pump 20ga. You should look at them. Also, get him shells that are fast, fast....lol
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:52 AM
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Casey, My dad tought me hunters safety when I was seven. Forty years later I took the hunters safety cours with Matthew. I enjoyed it, found out my DAD wasn't as smart as I thought he was, or My memory is worse than I thought! The great thing about it is you are then able to book trips with him in other states, many ie Colorado for example you show up w/o yours, you aint hunting and waisted alot of money.
I have my card, apparently he cannot get one until he is 10 per the LA WLF website.
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I see that, I have been missing out all of these years. I am getting excited myself.
nothing like watching those suckers cup on the side of the blind and do some crazy acrobatics swing around on the blind and the whole time your turning in the blind with them...absolutely focused...---especially them little teal!! F-16s!!!
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Thanks guys, I appreciate all of the help. The semi-auto would kick less, you guys think I should go that route? My first gun was a pump for safety reasons.

I agree on the safety course, I will look into it today.
The auto will kick less than a pump especially if it is gas operated. This helps with the kick.
Just have him put 1 shell in his gun. That is what I did when my son really started hunting 2 years ago.

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Old 08-16-2011, 11:04 AM
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Old 08-16-2011, 11:13 AM
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Casey, may check with Kirk and them at HRG. They did have some fields in Hacberry that had some dove in them. Dove season opens Labor Day weekend.
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Old 08-16-2011, 11:17 AM
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My son will be nine this year and he wants to go duck hunting. I bought a trip at our tournament this year and I plan to book one with HR&G. Those of you that know me know that I fish all of the time but I have not hunted in over a decade or more. I grew up deer and squirrel hunting and I have never duck hunted so this year will be a first for me as well.

I will need to buy my son a gun, I think he will be sensitive to anything that has intense recoil. I was leaning towards a youth model 20 gauge pump, what do you guys recommend and do you think he is too young to start hunting?
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Suggest plugging the magazine back to make it a single shot so there can be no doubt the chamber is clear.
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Old 08-16-2011, 11:21 AM
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I also would recommend the Berretta 391 youth model. My little brother is 11 and has been shooting this since he was 7. This is a great gun even though I'm a Benelli guy I have to say his gun has taken a beating and still going. I have a 870 youth and I promise you there is no comparison in the recoil, those things kick like a mule.
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Old 08-16-2011, 11:24 AM
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I have the youth model 20 Urika. Tried the single H&R when my son was that age and he fought back tears from the recoil.......

He is now 14 and we moved him to a longer stock this past season.
My boy is on the smaller side, just now breaking a 100 pounds as a freshman in high school.
You can teach them quite a bit on safety at a clays field.
Mine wants to shoot ALLLLL the time now.

I have another Urika that has a shortened stock if you would like to try it, maybe we can hook up in jennings at the sporting clays place and he can try it out.

The 20 gauge pumps can be bruttal in my opinion.
and if he has a bad experience now, it could set him back.
Go auto and go one shot until you are confident in his safety awareness.
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My boy shot a single shot crack barrel 410 starting out. Just moving up to a 20 ga this year at 11 yrs old. The 410 was small enough in size and power for the first few years. Finding steel shot for it is not always easy, but its out there. My 8 yr old will start using the 410 this year. Also, whatever they are shooting, Shouldering it in the correct position can make all the difference in kick.
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I have my card, apparently he cannot get one until he is 10 per the LA WLF website.
I was about to mention the age min for the safety course. I was going to get my 8 year old brother in a class this year and found out he needs to be 10.
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Old 08-16-2011, 02:01 PM
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I have never been good with patience, thanks guys for everyone that responded.

I decided to stay home from the office today and we went to Gander and picked up a Remington model 11-87 20 gauge semi-auto with a 21 inch barrel, youth model. He picked up several guns but liked this one the most.
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Old 08-16-2011, 02:04 PM
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Good gun, good luck with everything, I hope he loves duck huntin!
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