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The point I'm trying to make is there are too many myths surrounding shotguns and too many unskilled people who believe them. I generally do not recommend first time buyers to get a shotgun unless they plan on shooting it regularly and even then I advise them to try out shotguns before buying one. For some one shot out of a 12 gauge at the range makes them put it away and never take it back out.
You are correct that a first time shooter will usually have a heart attack the first time they shoot a 12 gauge with high velocity shells. The recoil and noise will scare the shit out of them and they will complain about their sore shoulder for a week.
However, IMHO, once somebody can get over their initial shock they can learn to use a shotgun more effectively a lot quicker than they can learn to use a pistol or rifle.
When I do shotgun training I start them off on mini shells. Then we work up to birdshot and then to high velocity 00 buck.