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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
My wife is 5'4" and under 110 lbs as are my daughters in college. They all have shot my 12 ga Mossberg pump and a Blackhawk .44 magnum revolver. The key to introducing a shotgun to a small framed person for the first time is to make darn sure they fully understand the need to FIRMLY plant the stock against their shoulder. It is easy to simulate what happens if they hold it loosely by having them hold it loose and manually shoving it against their shoulder, then repeating while they hold it firmly against the shoulder.
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And start out with very light trap loads. For inside a home 2 3/4 #8 is all you need. Will put an intruder down, won't go through walls and into the next room, easy to handle.
For people who think a pistol griped 12ga. is too hard to handle for a small woman, come on over. Both my wife and daughter are small people, and they have no issues with the 870.