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I got my kid started on my old red rider, he turned 10 and i put him on my old Gamo 440, a break barrel. He’s a big kid and hasn't had trouble cocking it after we got his technique sorted. I’d hold off on a pcp unless you like to spend money and tinker.
Yeah he started on a a pump action daisy, progressed to a CO2 pellet gun and we have now arrived at PCP guns! I do have a tendency to tinker…. But really I support anything that he is passionate about and doesn’t involve TV or video games!