I have my grandsons(5 & 9) starting to shoot. We started out with bb guns, and now are moving up to shotguns. I need to find a single barrel since the sxs guns are a bit heavy for the oldest yet; the youngest just sticks the stock under his arm and pulls the trigger. I'm loading up 3/4 oz light shells so they dont get jumpy when they feel the recoil. I'm a terrible shot, and worse intructor so when they get a bit older, I'll get them some shooting lessons. Right now coming from a messed up family and living in the city, I'm just happy they want to tag along and shoot guns with me.