You all are all talking shotgun weight and recoil that's important, but start with Safety, the break open guns are much safer than the pump or semi-auto, and the break open guns have 2 shots not 3 shots, very few hunters can get off 3 effective shots on a covey of Quail, or a flight of ducks, I started my 5 kids on single shot Savage shotguns with good fit and recoil pads, they are all adults now and we have family quail hunt every year, my girls can out shoot their better halves all day long on birds. I guide bird hunters about 4-5 day's a week from Sept. till March every year, you wouldn't believe the YHAOO'S we see. with their semi-auto's.
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