Solid guns; a 20ga would be a great kid's gun. Older is better; the later ones can be pretty clubby. If you can find one of the non-tenites with the 5100 stamp on the action they seem to be the nicest of the bunch. I have three 5100's (16ga, 20ga, and one of those "ugly" .410's grin) and all have walnut stocks with real cut checkering and twin ivory beads. They always get the "heavy" comment, but my 16 is 6lbs-15oz and the 20 is 6lbs-12oz; far from svelte but not all that bad compared to some; mine are 28" so 26" would save some weight no doubt. They were my first doubles and have served me well.


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