It was fascinating to hear things like that and Amy nodded. "I was thinking we'd start with something smaller," she said. "Just to let you get used to the feel of it. I'm not sure if energy weapons have the same kind of kickback as projectile weapons."
That was definitely something he would need to adjust for before trying a larger caliber firearm.
[note: I don't know much about weapons so I apologize if I get something totally wrong]