I bought one of these combo's for my daughter as her first gun ( 22-.410) and I think it will be a great starter for her. But my only concern is the stocks on them are VERY small and if hes 10 already it wont be long until he outgrows it. I could not imagine that he would be able to shoot it for more than 2 years until it becomes too short for him, unless of course you have someone else in the family that is young to pass it on to. Just my opinion, from someone who owns one.