well whatever the reason for the post - he has initiated 2 pages of responses...lol.
If he is a youngin, don't discourage him. Looks like he wants to get involved in our sport. After all, we didn't know much when we started either - right?
Heck, I started out with a H&R single shot 12 ga and a borrowed Win 94 for deer. I weighed about 65 lbs and that shotgun damn near knocked me on my butt every time I shot it, but I kept at it.