Great gift to give a kid! My 2nd gun was a 10/22 my dad got me, I still have it and use a lot! I got the folding stock and red dot on mine, even with the stock barrel it still easily makes shots to 100yds on pop cans. Made a few 200yd shots on water jugs. Great gun, great choice, now ya gotta take em up to hunting camp if ya haven't yet.