[flipper35]

Their definition of large caliber and mine are way different.

My kids both learned on single shot .22 rifles and revolvers around 6 years old. Then semi-auto. Our 9 year old absolutely loves shooting the 1911 with the .22 barrel for the last year. Yes, I taught them where the video says to not do that. At 8 years old they could both hit an 8" target at 45'. At nine he still has a hard time with the Texas Star once it starts moving, while the 17 year old daughter has no problem with it. Though she still like shooting the High Standard Double Nine at it instead of the .357 or .45 1911.

If you are trying to get someone that is not an enthusiast into hitting paper at 10', this doesn't seem like a bad program. If you are trying to go beyond basic self defense, this aint it.