So don’t expect a child to have an easy time pulling the bolt back or releasing it with the button. Switching pistons for light and heavy loads is easy and I feel safe saying it contributes to the gun’s superb reliability.Īs a youth gun a few things to keep in mind: The springs are adult-strength. The SA-08 is better in every way: better fit and finish, better reliability. I also own a Beretta A300 Outlander - a similar design, similarly priced. I now avoid those shells but it may have just been a bad lot. A year later it had some trouble ejecting Winchester Super X target loads. (That’s not the gun’s fault.) It cycled well right out of the box, digesting everything we put through it. I bought this for my son when he was 9 - probably a year too early. I am 5′ 2″ and need the shorter length of pull – short arms. Note: Wife is 5’9″ and when bundled up in cold weather, the short length of pull really helps her to mount the shotgun properly. The light weight and no recoil makes these shotguns a joy to carry and shoot. At 69 years, I still bust clays and birds fairly well. I recently too the SA-08 to a skeet shoot (I am a life member of the NSSA) and was suprised I was not tired after several hundred clays. I bought chokes from Carlson’s for the Turkey guns and use the Turkey guns for almost everything. We then discovered the SA-549 Turkey gun, I got her one in 20 ga. goose hunting (snows and canadas’) and found it to be amazingingly good. The short length of pull works very well with all the clothing she wears when we are turkey hunting. I took her to the firearms shop, had her lift and swing every 20 ga. Wife has MS, the browning BPS, and Citoris’ were just too much recoil. How do you break in your shotgun? Check out the Shotgun section in FAQ HERE.

Questions about Choke Tubes? View the Choke Tube Guide HERE. All metalwork is matte black to reduce glare.Shorter 12 1/2″ length of pull fits young shooters or those that want the benefits of a compact shotgun.Lightweight and durable injection-molded synthetic stock.Drop out trigger system for easy cleaning.CNC machined aircraft grade aluminum receiver.Chambered for 3″ shotshells, the SA-08 Youth also shoots 2-3/4″ shells. Push button safety ahead of trigger guard. Comes complete with IC, M and F screw-in chokes and a wrench.

A unique dual-valve system provides consistent use with the widest range of shotshell loads. The shorter 12-1/2″ stock and 24″ barrel is designed to better fit smaller framed shooters. Designed for women and youth shotgunners, this Weatherby semi-auto shotgun has a durable injection molded synthetic stock and a fully ventilated ribbed barrel along with sling swivel studs.

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