Good for him!My son is 12 years old and traded (worked the deal himself) a minibike and $100 for a stainless guide 45/70. He's 4'9" and weighs 98 lbs and absolutely loves that gun.
Yeah, youngsters love hard kicking guns, dirt bikes, climbing trees and the like, but us geezers don't like hurting for a week after going to the range...