Odd they won't kick in a couple flats of 28 ga... It' been a few years since I was involved with the 4-H program. PF was very accommodating and generous. Gave us a Franchi youth model and the lighter aluminum alloy receiver really helped some of the little guys.

Oh yeah, nines should be fine, be happy if he's good enough that it makes a difference. Beginners want to aim so the birds can get way out there. We would count to three with the goal of them firing by the time we got to three. Besides form the birds stay close enough for #9.

Last edited by nighthawk; 05/23/17.

The key elements in human thinking are not numbers but labels of fuzzy sets. -- L. Zadeh

Which explains a lot.