New bird buster

Only a few more weeks and the first bird seasons open up here in Idaho.  August 30th for Forest Grouse, and September 1st for Mourning Doves.  I searched quite a bit for a shotgun that the girls could use, it had to be small and lightweight.  I tried having them use my Remington Wingmaster Model 870 that I had gotten when I was 12, but it was just too much gun for them, too heavy, and too long.  I researched online, as well as new guns, and used guns at local gun shops.  I was at Cabela's when I came across a nice little shotgun that caught my eye.  It was a Browning BPS Micro.

This gun felt great...of course it did, it's a Browning!  This gun has some great perks to it already, 20-gauge (minimal recoil), short barrel length (lightweight), 3-in shell capacity (covers turkey & waterfowl), tang safety (love this safety, very convenient location), choke capability (customize your shooting for your situation), but the biggest thing that stood out to me was the bottom feed, and bottom ejection.

As you recall from a previous post my oldest daughter is left eye dominant, but my second oldest daughter is right eye dominant.  Since this shotgun ejects out the bottom it is safe for either of them to use.  My oldest daughter could have shot a right handed rifle easy enough, but for the price it was a much safer option to get her the left handed action to prevent any possible accidents if there was some sort of cartridge malfunction it would vent away from her face.

I think it will be a good fit for them.  Next thing we'll be doing is heading out to the BLM and busting some clay's for practice.