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Hey guys, I'm hoping to get a jump on the spring turkey season and I want to get my wife her own turkey gun. We've been borrowing a neighbor's old Remington 20ga youth and it fits her perfectly. She hasn't had an opportunity to take a shot at a turkey yet, but I don't like borrowing from other people and I'd like to get her her own gun this year. I think I'm already decided on a Mossberg, just not sure what model. Right now I'm looking at these models:
500 Super Bantom 22" barrel with a stock spacer to get a shorter length of pull. Model number 54157.
510 Youth 18.5" barrel with a stock spacer to get a shorter length of pull. Model number 50497
Or if I thought she could handle the recoil of 12 gauge and the longer length of pull, I could bump her up to the 12ga 500 Grand Slam (that I shoot myself and LOVE), but I'm thinking the length of pull is going to be too long for her. She is 5' 3" tall and I'm betting she can handle the recoil ok, but the length of pull is going to be too long for her to be comfortable.
500 Super Bantom 22" barrel with a stock spacer to get a shorter length of pull. Model number 54157.
510 Youth 18.5" barrel with a stock spacer to get a shorter length of pull. Model number 50497
Or if I thought she could handle the recoil of 12 gauge and the longer length of pull, I could bump her up to the 12ga 500 Grand Slam (that I shoot myself and LOVE), but I'm thinking the length of pull is going to be too long for her. She is 5' 3" tall and I'm betting she can handle the recoil ok, but the length of pull is going to be too long for her to be comfortable.