Georgetownboys

Picked one up for my boys to learn with, .22/20ga. Like you state not a real pretty gun but a simple single shot. I think in one or 2 years they will move past it though. My 11 year old has moved up to a browing level action in a .357 with open sights for pigs etc. and he now uses a rem model 7 in a .260. My 7 year old still preffers the rossi.

I also get lots us use out of it, put a laser pointer on it and use it at night for Armadillos in my yard, a 22 short hits just hard enough and does not scare everyone. I am outside city limits.