Cody, since you said "caliber", that tells me you are looking for a rifle. For your age, I would suggest either a .243 or 7mm-08. Either one would carry you into adulthood and both have quite a bit less recoil than most shotguns. Johnch, Arkansas allows rifle and shotgun w/slugs or buckshot in most of the state. I say most, because the deer zone I live in here in N.E. Ark. is not open to modern gun (rifle). Only archery and two or three weekends with shotguns w/slugs only or muzzleloader.