Hello fellas,
I have a wonderful daughter that is a great shooting buddy. She is now 16 years old. She has been a rockstar at the gun club since she's been 10 years old. She's won several club shoots with her 22 and is now into trap and wants to get into skeet. I had a Benelli Montefeltro that she shot last year, but it didn't fit her. The stock was too long and the drop was too much. I really think she's got potential to be great and she's passionate about shooting. Being that I'm a certified looney, and I love her to death, I want to get her a gun that fits. Here's the problem. The school club she shoots for only allows 12 gauge. There are tons of guns that fit her in 20 gauge, but finding a gun that fits her in 12 gauge is a tall order. She is 5'2". We laid hands on a Browning CX Micro that fit her like a glove, but I couldn't afford to buy it at the time. I now have saved the money, but can't find one. I have relatives in the gun industry scouring the land to find one, but they are not made any more. Do any of you have suggestions on alternate make/models that may work for her.
The gun that fit her best had a 13-1/2" LOP and a 1-1/2" drop at comb. Ideally I want a 28 inch barrel, assuming double barrel. We're also open to a semi-auto, but I'm limited to around $1800 for the gun all in. (Man, I wish my old man would have spent that much on me.)
She is a great kid that doesn't ask for anything. She works hard around the house and has earned this rather spendy toy. She has never asked me for something this expensive, so I am willing to get her the right tool for the job, even if the pricetag hurts a bit. She deserves it.
If you all have suggestions on alternatives, I'm all ears. I need to get this done for her.
I have a wonderful daughter that is a great shooting buddy. She is now 16 years old. She has been a rockstar at the gun club since she's been 10 years old. She's won several club shoots with her 22 and is now into trap and wants to get into skeet. I had a Benelli Montefeltro that she shot last year, but it didn't fit her. The stock was too long and the drop was too much. I really think she's got potential to be great and she's passionate about shooting. Being that I'm a certified looney, and I love her to death, I want to get her a gun that fits. Here's the problem. The school club she shoots for only allows 12 gauge. There are tons of guns that fit her in 20 gauge, but finding a gun that fits her in 12 gauge is a tall order. She is 5'2". We laid hands on a Browning CX Micro that fit her like a glove, but I couldn't afford to buy it at the time. I now have saved the money, but can't find one. I have relatives in the gun industry scouring the land to find one, but they are not made any more. Do any of you have suggestions on alternate make/models that may work for her.
The gun that fit her best had a 13-1/2" LOP and a 1-1/2" drop at comb. Ideally I want a 28 inch barrel, assuming double barrel. We're also open to a semi-auto, but I'm limited to around $1800 for the gun all in. (Man, I wish my old man would have spent that much on me.)
She is a great kid that doesn't ask for anything. She works hard around the house and has earned this rather spendy toy. She has never asked me for something this expensive, so I am willing to get her the right tool for the job, even if the pricetag hurts a bit. She deserves it.
If you all have suggestions on alternatives, I'm all ears. I need to get this done for her.