He does go through quite a bit of ammo. We went to the range saturday armed with 400 rounds each for my .380, my husbands S&W 45 and his rifle and it was gone within 2 hours max. That kid sure does love to shoot, And he is a good shot. Everything I have put him in, He has quickly excelled so I think this will be good for him. I think he is ready.... No, I know he is ready. I will definately look into the 4H clubs, Sounds like something he would enjoy. Extracurriculars keeps kids out of trouble.