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I would stay away from a pump shotgun.
They are a GREAT choice for people who grew up around guns and are comfortable with them.
They are a horrible choice for a small woman who has no prior experience with firearms and is not likely to shoot it more than a couple times before it goes in the closet.
Pump shotguns are good because of their simplicity, but they require two hands and someone familiar enough to properly work the action, know what to do if they short stroke it, etc. Also, I think adding any sort of non-standard stock will just complicate the weapon and lesson it's #1 virtue: it's simplicity.
I have made my wife shoot my Mossberg with low recoil buckshot. No love. She is once again perfectly capable of handling the recoil, handling the weapon, etc. She just isn't comfortable with anything 'big'
Remember that your girlfriend is not like 'us.' Keep it stupid simple, easy to handle and don't go for the 'gun guy' flare. She isn't part of our culture and most likely won't get any benefit out of it.
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