Boondock Saint
Ultimate Member
Fudds will Fudd, as always.
I suck at trap. I can miss clays just as easily with my 870 as they can with their nicer looking shotguns. In fact, within the last month I found myself at Loch Raven shooting trap in a full group. Three of them had very nice O/Us, and the other shooter had a brand new waterfowling SA. In the three rounds that we shot, I think I finished no worse than third on any round, and know that I won the first one.
As for the OP, a decent SA will soak up a good bit of recoil. A proper shooting stance and pad/vest should handle most of the rest. A 20 GA will be lighter and easier to handle, but may have more "felt" recoil than a heavier 12 GA, especially in SA. If she can physically handle/swing something heavy, that will help with felt recoil.
Good luck.
I suck at trap. I can miss clays just as easily with my 870 as they can with their nicer looking shotguns. In fact, within the last month I found myself at Loch Raven shooting trap in a full group. Three of them had very nice O/Us, and the other shooter had a brand new waterfowling SA. In the three rounds that we shot, I think I finished no worse than third on any round, and know that I won the first one.
As for the OP, a decent SA will soak up a good bit of recoil. A proper shooting stance and pad/vest should handle most of the rest. A 20 GA will be lighter and easier to handle, but may have more "felt" recoil than a heavier 12 GA, especially in SA. If she can physically handle/swing something heavy, that will help with felt recoil.
Good luck.