Moving my son to a private with Shoot Sports..

As I did with my kids the shotgun that FITS HIM is the best gun to buy, Start visiting many shops try many guns

12 gauge. with an adjustable cheek piece and a ribbed barrel. The 12 gauge will have less recoil than a lighter weigh 20 and many reduced power level shells are available that just are not offered in other gauges. Start off looking at a Beretta 391 Ureka and work your way down in price until you find one that works. Heck there are a lot of Remington 1100 or 1187 out there on the used market. Start off with a box of subsonic ultra lite Winchester AA shells. there are several brands to choose from. Make it enjoyable for him and you will have a shooter for years to come. There is even a 4 yr university in St Louis that offers shooting Scholarships

model 600 skeet in 12 gauge. Got bored with it. If Larry Farley happens to get on here he would be the one to ask. He shoots probably 50,000 rounds a year. He goes down to Argentina and shoots 30,000 doves with a buddy of his. I told him a while back that due to 5 screws in my right shoulder (mostly from that skeet shooting) I couldn't handle a 12 gauge anymore. he talked me into a 28 gauge O/U. I now have a handful of them. He has one of those fancy reloaders that whips out about 50,000 rounds an hour, give or take a few. If I had a youngster interested in Skeet shooting I would ask Larry first and do what he tells me.

Stay away from trap. If you don't own a 3 million dollar house, drive a Lamborghini and shoot a $30,000 trap gun, you won't fit in. Personal opinion only.