First boinger recommendations

[baldinio]

Hi Rhys good to see you back on the forum mate 👍 hope you’re well. As others have said either a hw99 or a hw30. If the the young un is big enough to cock and shoot a 99 I would go for that option as it can be used for hunting if he wants to follow in his dads footsteps as and when he’s able. Also plenty of tuning/stock options to look at as he progresses. Take care mate

Baldy

[MrGreengrass]

Hw99s in.177.

[flyingfish]

Of course if it was me, I would hand down a rifle from the lower end of my collection and then buy myself a .20 Sirocco, Mk1 TX200 in.177 or......

[Geezer]

Welcome back.

1970s/80s Diana/“Original” 25D/25DS/27/27S.

[Shed tuner]

Long time mate !

yeah, hw30s are nice, but somewhat expensive, and you might rather have full power.

lots of options depending on budget, from the likes of cometa, gamo and hatsan at the budget but still decent end, thru Hw99/hw95 in the midrange.

Or just buy what you want secondhand

Or come to the bash next month and have a play / be inspired...

[brk1]

Get him an HW99 in .22 , get some good guides fitted to a cut down Titan No.10 , it will be so soft even a young lad will cock it no trouble, it's possible to cock with just your little finger, if you wanted less power fit an even softer spring for him to start off with , it could be a gun for life if he gets on with it, in original stock they aren't very heavy anyway , in .22 they have a lovely lazy gentle shot cycle , even at 11 fpe , so if you thought that was too much to start with, use less spring and upgrade as he progresses , you still see the odd bargain in the used section, they did shoot up in price when we all had to say at home while Bungling borris was having parties , but thats another story. .

Welsh Willy is doing some nice soft springs at present, would be ideal in a .22 HW 99s

[HW777]

From safety point of view

Hw57

Which is a capable rifle and a not over heavy

Start your son on open sights