I'd go pump over the Tristar semi. My nephew is very small for his age. My brother bought him a full camo 20 gauge mossberg 500 bantam youth pump for his birthday this past summer. I took him hunting several times this fall. The kid is deadly with that gun and he loves it. It seems to fit him well and he doesn't have a bit of trouble with the weight. He's been using low base 7/8 oz field loads exclusively and the recoil doesn't bother him at all.
this is very good advise X2, I would only allow this youngster one shell at a time in his shotgun. I told my son his Mossberg 20 gauge pump was a single shot for a year but kids figure it out its a 3 shot quickly. , I also ported his shotgun right away and put a mercury reducer in stock too.Pete53
