I learned skeet on a youth model 1100 20ga.
Seems to me a gas operated semi will give you a shotgun you can use and learn on at a decent cost. If you get more into it then you can move up to an O/U if you'd like and still have a semi for other things like Dove, Quail, etc.
Less of a beating while you learn and depending on what you buy way more budget friendly to start.
I have a Browning Citori from the mid 80s that I've shot for nearly 30 years. My buddy got a Yldiz O/U and its a great gun for the money but I feel that it kicks more....not sure if its perception over reality, if its lighter thus more felt recoil, etc but that's just my perception.
Seems to me a gas operated semi will give you a shotgun you can use and learn on at a decent cost. If you get more into it then you can move up to an O/U if you'd like and still have a semi for other things like Dove, Quail, etc.
Less of a beating while you learn and depending on what you buy way more budget friendly to start.
I have a Browning Citori from the mid 80s that I've shot for nearly 30 years. My buddy got a Yldiz O/U and its a great gun for the money but I feel that it kicks more....not sure if its perception over reality, if its lighter thus more felt recoil, etc but that's just my perception.