-> DA> How's this for a suggestion?  Get your 10 year old a Remington
-> DA> 870 Express in 12 ga. with the 26" barrel.  Have a gunsmith cut
-> DA> down the butt-stock to fit him (or her). When the youth grows up,
->
-> DA> you can add back on an adjustable butt-stock, with a
-> DA> cast-on/cast-off adjustment thing to make it fit even better than
-> DA> a standard stock.
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-> I like it.  Plus, although we archery for deer, if he ever wanted to
-> slug barrel for deer, it would convert to that easily enough.
I can give you a suggestion...My dad is a gunsmith and he gave me a
Remington model 1100 youth when I was 9 or 10.  It is a 20 ga. though.
I am now 16 an it is one of my favorite guns still....
Take care,
Jason
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