I want to get by 10 year old boy his first shotgun. I am leaning towards a 20g but can’t decide between a pump and semi automatic. I know they say the pump is a safer option, and I understand that to a point. My boy will only have the gun when he is out with me, NO ONE else.
I am a complete freak about muzzle direction and have been working with him on his BB gun for forever. His muzzle awareness is better than lots of adults I have watched. Is there any reason that I should go with a pump of the semiauto for safety?
I can definitely see an advantage to the semiauto not kicking as hard as the pump, so I was thinking that would be a very nice benefit come turkey season since my boy is smaller than a popcorn fart. Weight of the two guns is very similar as they are both youth models. Pump is a Remington and the semi auto is a Tristar which I think is a Remington clone. Pump is new and the semi is like new and only like 40 bucks more and is camo.
