He's already shooting 4h BB. And doing well with it. But there's not anything small with this kid. He's 11, stands 5' 3.5" tall wearing a men's 11.5 shoe already. I tell him all the time "stop growing sasquatch!"Leupold made an 11.5oz 3-9x with adjustable objective. Hafta find it on ebay, etc. Is there a magnification limit?
Since you mentioned a budgetary limit, I'd suggest considering 4-H BB if the someone with smaller hands is under 15yo.
I don't technically have a budgetary limit. I want the right scope for what we're doing, the right scope that will hold its accuracy, etc.. I'd just like to stay under that $500 if I can. Because well, it's for that 11yo and going on a ruger 10/22. I don't see where spending more than that makes sense.
There is a magnification limit, but it's my understanding the scope can be over that magnifying power limit, the shooter just can't use the higher magnification . If I remember correctly It's 5x. And with with it only being 25 and 50 yard shooting, I don't see why anyone would need to go higher than 5x.