John,

Recoil is going to be way too sharp for him with just about any factory 20 gauge load - and I didn't get the 410 version because it has a brisk recoil impulse in that light of a gun. Plus I don't load 410... plus it's a bit more of an expert's gauge (although I was intrigued to see that the 410 is a modified choke instead of the usual full).

Practice and very light reloads are the solution for now - 28 gauge upland game equivalents.

Got your PM - more later.

Tom