The Mossberg 500 Bantam Youth is a pump-action shotgun in .410 gauge with a 24-inch vent-rib full-bore barrel. It chambers 2 1/2-inch and 3-inch shells and has a blued finish, a black synthetic stock and forend, and a 13-inch length of pull. The listing marks it as used, while the supplier text calls it new and shows a stock photo.

Maine's youth day falls on October 23 and 24, ahead of the residents-only firearms season that opens October 31, so this youth-sized shotgun suits a young hunter on those days. The 13-inch length of pull and 24-inch barrel give a smaller shooter a pump gun they can handle. The youth day is a separate window that comes before the regular firearms season.

Key features

• .410 gauge pump-action youth shotgun
• 24-inch vent-rib full-bore barrel
• Chambers 2 1/2-inch and 3-inch shells
• Black synthetic stock and forend, 13-inch LOP
• Blued finish

This shotgun ships to a licensed Maine FFL dealer, where you complete Form 4473 and the background check before you take it home.