Suggestions with youth "sized" firearm(s)?

[EC]

Took my oldest daughter shooting when she was nine (she's 10 now) on a .22 just plinking around. And despite the "implied fear" instilled in kids in the Jefferson County school system relating to firearms, she got over her nervousness and obtained much confidence (we have talked about gun safety for several years prior). But handling one properly put her at ease.

To my delight, she has mentioned several times about me taking her hunting over the last couple of weeks (My five year old wants me to take her bear hunting and has since she was three! hahah).

But here's the problem. I don't expect her to be able to get a college basketball scholarship to cover future tuition cost since she's of small stature. She has a difficult time properly shouldering the Marlin semi-auto .22 I let her shoot in the past. I've thought about sawing down the stock of one of them (I have two Marlin .22 semi's...I inherited them) but I really hate to do that. I know there are several youth sized .22's out there and I'll probably get one of those for target. But I don't want her hunting with a .22 yet (for obvious reasons--range, for one). But typically, just about every long gun is too long for her.

I was thinking I could start her out on a 20 gauge double barrel (that's what I started on) and maybe take her spring turkey (or at least spring squirrel). Might consider a .410, but the 20 ga would be more versatile (slugs for deer, bird hunting, etc).

Anyway, I'm rambling, but I've not found too many places that have youth 20 gauges. Does anyone know of a website or manufacturer I can try?

Thanks



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[cooper 21]

If most of the youth model stocks are to long, send me a email and I will cut it down for you and install a new recoil pad. When she gets older, you can buy a adult size stock to replace the short one.

Remington youth model 7 with birch stock,
Rossi break action I think comes with 2 barrels, 243 and 20 ga.
Mossberg has a youth 20 ga.

Synthetic stocks are a different story when you cut them down, so I would stick with a wood stock.

[EC]

Thanks for the offer, cooper 21. I bought her a New England Pardner 20 ga. Not what I was originally looking for, but it's small enough for her to handle and ought to be ok for her to get used to shootng a scattergun...

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[Basswipe]

Remington makes a youth 20 gauge. The stock is about an inch shorter than a standard stock. You can also get shorter barrels to help balance the gun more for the shorter stock. As far as a rifle, the Remington model 7 is ideal for kids.

[gun hunter]

Ruger makes about the shortest youth model I have seen to deer hunt but dont know about their shotguns.

[thunderstorm]

Remington, Winchester, and Mossberg all make youth sized 20 ga pumps at a reasonable price. Be very careful with the single shot. Because of its light weight it has more recoil than an average 20 ga.
Make sure she has very good hearing protection...this will eliminate much of the perceived "kick".

[grouseman 1]

I agree with Thunderstorm. Those little singles can KICK. Be sure to use the lightest loads that you can find so she does not start flinching.