Dont be suprised either if in a few years he does like hunting.. im currently in theLOW 20's ( still a young'n)and from about age 3-10 i thought hunting was great... and then from about 11-13/14 or soo i kind of lost interest andfrom thenon i was all about hunting again.... while i think that this gun thing sounds like an awesome idea for thetwo of you.. beyond that dont force the issue too much. it might steer him in theother direction????? just my thoughts.