It's great hearing about all the young kids shooting steel challenge and USPSA. Can't wait for my kids to grow up...What I think you can take from all this is that if the kid gets used to a gun - 34, 35, 1911, so on, they'll do fine with it. I dont think it's a matter of one gun being unfriendly vs. any other kind of gun - just look at Miko Andres - the kids 6 and shoots a .45 single stack.