Im not a huge fan of porting. I've shot a couple of ported guns and I haven't noticed much reduction of recoil. They did seem to be louder also. It must work though or you wouldnt see so many ported guns out there.
If your son can handle a little extra weight, you could try filling a couple of empty hulls with shot and put one in the magazine in front of the spring and one in the stock. I think adding a little weight would do more than porting. A good quality recoil pad would help too.
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