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is this gun only going to be used for just deer or other game as well ?? if it's going to be an all around gun i would pick the 20 GA . in my experience the single shots seem to have more recoil then pumps . plus pumps hold a total of 3 shells compaired to the 1 that the single shot holds . plus the 20 GA has more of a shot pattern then the 410 .

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If used for deer, slug guns produce a lot of recoil. Go with a pump for simplicity and start her out with light loads. FYI .410 bore is not legal for deer in Wisconsin so check and make sure it is where you are.

I love my parent's little savage O/U .410/.22LR but the shotshells are so darn expensive. 20ga. game loads will be much more economical to shoot.

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You can pick up a combo Mossberg 500 youth for under $300. That will come with a bird barrel and a rifled slug barrel. The Remington 870 youth will be about 100 bucks more, but that is for a new gun. You can always check classifieds/gun stores/internet for great deals on pre-owned, especially youth models that get outgrown/traded. Good luck with the search and the new hunting partner. FWIW, I got my wife a youth Mossberg 500 in 20 ga and she does very well at the trap range with it, just had to put a nicer recoil pad on so it was more enjoyable for her. I have about what you are looking to spend into hers and just got a rifled choke for it in case she ever wants to hunt...

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are you anywhere near a gander mountain , bass pro shops , or cabelas ?? , i bought my 16 GA ( used ) pump for around $160 , at one of those stores . at cabelas i seen a mossberg 835 ( used ) for $ 200.00 . you can find deals out there . a friend sold me a 16 GA single shot ( used fired only twice ) for $ 60.00 . so take you time looking so you don't pass up or miss great deals

p.s. the closer to hunting season the more gun sales there will be as well

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well my little sis is wanting to hunt this year and i was going to see if there are any good guns like a 410 or a 20 gague that has a fully riffled barel and a scop for around 221.00 dollars or is they going to be a little more brefer a single shot but a pump is good to

i would go with a mossberg 20 ga thats what i have it comes with "choke tubes" mine is a awsome gun barley has a kick well with a turkey shot but havnt shot a slug out of it yet and comes with drilled holes wth screes in them for scope mount

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Bought the wife and my oldest daughter an 870 express youth shotgun, primarily for turkeys. It was under $300 new out the door with the vented rib barrel. Put a sight on it, and picked up a better turkey choke. If we hunted deer with shotgun here, would pick a slug barrel for it, think someone had one here not too long back pretty reasonable. Not positive, but think the same gun is sold with a slug barrel, betting it would not be too much more than what I paid for the vent rib barrel. Would stay with a 20 gauge with whatever you buy.

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