wilkof3
Member
First i must apologize if this topic has been covered before but couldn't find it if it was . i have been shooting for a number of years and know what i want in a gun , however my wife has suddenly decided she wants to join the party . Dilemma , she is whats known as petite and only 5 feet tall . What i would like opinions on is do i get a 12 bore or 20 , both would have to have the stock altered ( shortened ) by a fair amount , doing an inside elbow to finger measurement its about 12 1/2" . Knowing what she's like once she gets the hang of it she will start to get competitive and with a lightish 20 she'll be restricted to 21gram cartridges . Or if she gets a 12 bore will the amount that has to be removed from the stock affect the balance and make the gun too barrel heavy .
She likes the weight of 20 but she has also held a 12 bore white onyx with a very short stock that she found comfortable but was not able to shoot it . Trying to find a gun for sale with a short stock has so far proved impossible and every 12 she picks up has a full length stock which puts her off straight away . So do i buy a 20 cut the stock and then have trouble trying to sell it when she wants to improve or bite the bullet buy a 12 and hopes she'll stick with it ?
Sorry if the post sounds muddled but its somewhat difficult to explain .
She likes the weight of 20 but she has also held a 12 bore white onyx with a very short stock that she found comfortable but was not able to shoot it . Trying to find a gun for sale with a short stock has so far proved impossible and every 12 she picks up has a full length stock which puts her off straight away . So do i buy a 20 cut the stock and then have trouble trying to sell it when she wants to improve or bite the bullet buy a 12 and hopes she'll stick with it ?
Sorry if the post sounds muddled but its somewhat difficult to explain .