Let me make one thing perfectly clear. I do not look down my nose at anyone who shoots a pump shotgun, or any other style they happen to like, I just don't happen to want one for myself. It is totally & purely personal bias, but recommending a pump to me is about the equivelent of recommending an automatic safety to Jim Legg. We both have our own personal dis-likes, but they're not necessarily the best for everyone. When it comes to shotguns, muzzle or breech loaders, I just want mine to hold 1/One shot per barrel.
I have not introduced a lot of kids to the shooting sports & I admire you for that. My own son I introduced with a Remington side cocking Single in 20ga & soon graduated him to a 20 double. To the best of my knowledge he was not handicapped by not having either a pump or auto-loader. I was always a field shooter, never a high volume range shooter, & over most of my shooting life I would generally be the only one carrying a SxS. I suppose most of my co-horts looked upon my choice as being out-moded & obsolete, but I cared less. I was there for enjoyment & shot what I enjoyed. I never felt in the slightest handicapped by having only two shots nor having two triggers to pull. If I did my part it was quite capable of killing all I desired to kill or that the law would allow. Growing up in a rural setting I know many, many people who for a gun for a "Tool" were quite content to have nothing more than a "Lowly" single shot. Their choice was actually quite adequate for the job it was called upon to do.
