Youth 20 guage

[heat checker]

My 11 yr old son is looking to get a 20 ga youth model. Was looking at the Mossberg 500 model and also the maverick 88, simply because of price. Have heard a few bad things about the Mossberg line. Any comments for or against would be appreciated. Also, any other brands we should be looking at that would be compareable in price ($200-$250)?

[walleye18]

one of my boys has a 20 ga mossberg auto....it may be out of your price range but it is a reliable shotgun.

Its made for mossberg....I believe out of Turkey.

The Rem 870 youth is nice too. He has one of those too but likes the auto better...less kick.

Good Luck.

[bigg edd]

My 10yo daughter shoots an 870 20ga youth. Kicks like a mule. She shot my old benelli super 90, if it had a shorter stock she would prefer the 12ga. I would get her a auto but I don't think she is ready to shoot an auto shotgun

[MJ1657]

I bought a Mossberg 20 Ga. youth combo a couple years ago. Its worked flawlessly and you can add the butt stock spacers as they grow.

[96trigger]

I think walleye18 may be talking about the mossberg SA20. My dad bought the youth model for his grand kids to use and I liked it so much I bought the adult model for myself. It is a beretta knockoff and it is made in turkey. It is a great gun and has shot 2 deer. I shoot a lot of trap with mine and love it, I think we bought them on sale the same day for under $300. I have not seen them since. Any semiauto will have less recoil than a pump. Unfortunately, you are going to pay a premium for a youth gun.

[Gordie]

I bought a Mossberg 20 Ga. youth combo a couple years ago. Its worked flawlessly and you can add the butt stock spacers as they grow.

Great starter gun, and I believe its the bantam series that lets the kid grow with the gun. Another is the youth 870 but they can be very hard to find.

[PurpleFloyd]

I think walleye18 may be talking about the mossberg SA20. My dad bought the youth model for his grand kids to use and I liked it so much I bought the adult model for myself. It is a beretta knockoff and it is made in turkey. It is a great gun and has shot 2 deer. I shoot a lot of trap with mine and love it, I think we bought them on sale the same day for under $300. I have not seen them since. Any semiauto will have less recoil than a pump. Unfortunately, you are going to pay a premium for a youth gun.

Bought the same gun for my son too a few years back. I believe the same gun is sold by Weatherby as the SA-08

[Mr Special]

Im a big moss500 fan. one thing is that they all seem to have a lil rattle on the pump. but i've nvr had an issue with it.

the maverick, is very similar to a 500 but definitely not the same. sum of the parts are interchangeable with 500 but most arent and quite a few parts are made oversea's or over the boarder.

for the slightly more cost i'd go with a 500. i was just thinking about gettin one for my lil gal as well. you can get the combos fairly good priced.