My uncle bought one for my 10 year old nephew who at the time was so afraid of the kick of a gun that he was having troubles pulling the trigger of a .22 (I cured that by putting his hand behind the butt of the .22 and pulling the trigger) Few months later he is having 0 trouble firing his 7mm 008! The only thing I found odd about the gun was how loud of a report it seemed to have. (That is what scared the poor little guy so much.)