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Both of my boys began hunting at age 12. The older started with a Model 70 Featherweight in 6.5 Swede, the younger with a Ruger #1 Light Sporter in .30-'06. They had both grown up shooting, so adapting to the recoil was not that big of an issue for them. They actually thought it was kind of fun.
Sounds like your boy is in much the same boat. I would not worry in the least about starting him off with a .308. That sure opens up the choices in firearms as well, certainly more so than the other options you have mentioned. There is no shortage of lightweight "mountain guns" and the like on short actions that a young man would have no trouble carrying in the field. Plus, as he grows, they will remain wonderful hunting rifles, well into adulthood. My boys are now 30-ish, and still hunt with those two "little" rifles given to them at 12 years old.
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