I probably will do nothing but muddy the water here--but it doesn't seem to be holding me back
There is another thread here about an 870 20 ga--which got me to thinking but I didn't want to pull that off topic.
So--here goes---back in the early 70's Remington came out with an 870 Feather Weight. As I recall only in 20 ga. This was not a 12 ga made into a 20, this was a 20 ga from the ground up, thus very light weight.
I wanted one! I told my gun dealer at the time that I wanted the first one in the door--and I got it.
Long story short--that had the shortest stay in residence of any gun I ever bought as a shooter
That baby kicked like the proverbial mule--it had NO mercy!
The problem was two fold--first it was light, secondly and likely more importantly was it didn't fit--and simply battered the day lights out of me.
So--be careful--make sure the gun fits--you could end this opportunity to bond before it even starts
There is no certainty that a youth gun will fit her.