I' m against the .410. They wound far too much game unless you' re right on top of them. The 28 would be better with a 20 gauge better yet, but as you said it may be too big for him.

A friend of mine who' s shot competitive skeet and trap for years told me he didn' t allow his sons to shoot a shotgun till they could handle a 20 or 12 guage. He felt the 410' s caused too many missed shots on the range. He was afraid this would lead to confidence problems. I' m not saying he' s right, but all three sons are now grown and extremely good wing shots.