Has the lad shot anything before, what sort of range, close pond or passing shooting?
remember lightly loaded 12 will recoil less that a 20, my 8 1/2 12g with oz loads recoils less than my 6lb 20ga with oz loads.
A lot of people give their kids light 20ga's and then buy heavy loads for them and wonder why the kids don't enjoy their shooting.
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