My son's first flying clay break was with a .410. That was a M-20 Winchester, full. Thoughts of ballistic inefficiencies didn't preoccupy him, apparently, and two weeks later he turned 7. He had to hit every single presentation on a skeet field with that little gun before I sprang for the 391 Y-model. It didn't take him long.

Now 15, his 391 12 regularly bests me at the NSCA game. He still likes .410s, though he prefers M-42s.

Sam