re: What age to buy sons a gun

Saw something awhile back that stated the best thing to do for a new shooter is to start him with a shotgun. They stated that trying to teach someone to shoot a shotgun is harder after they are introduced to aiming a rifle. If started with a shotgun they learn the pointing and motion of shotgunning much easier than if you start out aiming and have to break that habit to learn to lead and follow through

Something to consider? I was brought up on a bb gun and then a 22 and burn through a crap load of shotgun shells to get a limit in the dove field