I'm short in stature and most of my shotguns have been shortened to youth length and I shoot a 870 Youth very well. Light 20ga shotguns can be very hard recoiling shotguns. I've pretty much abandoned 20's in favor of light 12's and shoot 11/16 and 7/8 oz loads for clay birds and 7/8 and 1 oz for hunting.

I would surely look for a 26" barreled light 12 and cut the stock, save the piece to add back when needed..

The 870 suggestion I think is a great idea I gave my 870 youth 20 to my daughter and she and my granddaughter share it when out busting clays in the gravel pit.

21" 870 cut to youth dimension and a 26" SKB 100 surprisingly they handle very much alike.


Drying out in front of the stove after coming back from a combination waterfowl and coyote hunt SKB for the birds 870 for the coyotes

Last edited by oskar; 12/18/20 10:05 AM.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.