Larry, I use 28 ga for training youngsters, I have another 300 Fiocchi 28 ga hulls on the way here right now for loading.
I tried a 20 ga for the kids but the Wallyworld shells are too snappy.
So the 1100 in 28ga is the ideal gun to start young shooters and their Moms as far as I am concerned. This is just my humble opinion.
Mikey