SC,
Sorry to say this but, Ease up on the thought of your Son only Being 5 and having his own Gun!
You Did the RIGHT THING buy buying that for him for his Birthday! WAY TO GO POP! :thumbsup:
I was 5 when my Dad put his little .22 pistol in my hand and showed me how to shoot tin cans with it. Something that will Stick in my Memories till the day I die! I have that .22 now, he handed it to me 6 months before he died and told me to take care of it and teach my Daughter with it.
I was 6, Christmas Day, Had not asked for a BB gun, but there under the Tree all Wrapped up was a Daisey BB gun waiting for me to open. Sure wish I Still had that BB gun.
11 found a .410 under the Tree to get ready for the next year to hunt with, 14 found a Flintlock Pistol and 16 found a Single Shot 12 gauge under the Christmas Tree.
Not telling you how to Raise your son, PLEASE Understand that, but get him out now and teach him the respect for them Firearms so he doesn't go the way some Youth do! :thumbsup:
Take him to a Range, set behind him, have a Brick of .22 Shells and teach him to shoot.
My daughter is 11, I started her out shooting at 6, a year later then I started. She likes the .22 but not the Big Banging Guns.
She LOVES Archery and wants to hunt that way!
Get Em Started While they is youngins! :salude: