Take a t look at the Daisy model 35 too. I'm a Crosman fan, but the 35 is a lot of gun for the money. I don't care for the BB magazine on the chinese crosman pump rifles and I like the sights better on the 35. Now of course, the 1377 would be my first choice in general, but for a kid learning to shoot a rifle and planning to use BB's, the 35 is the winner.