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What are you looking to get him into
Manatee had/has a 4 H air rifle............
Central Florida has waiting list for small bore
IM me I am with the state association and will try to help find you something
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Just something where he can regularly practice position shooting with a rifle, several times a month, with a group of kids his age. I've seen it done with .22LR bolt action rifles, air rifles, even BB rifles at 25 feet indoors at an American Legion hall (did that with my older son in Virginia, it's actually pretty damn good for teaching the basics and the backstops are cookie sheets with a couple of layers of cardboard over them, mounted in wooden stands). I can teach him the fundamentals (NRA Rifle instructor, original Appleseed red-hat instructor).
I'd do it in the backyard at 20 feet with a Daisy Red Ryder, except BB gun shooting in the backyard is forbidden by town ordinance in my AO and the neighbors like to call the cops over it.
I'd take him to WAC with my upgraded 10/22, except WAC does not allow position shooting on its regular outdoor range. It's bench or nothing.
Manatee Gun Club is a great facility, but I'm not driving 1 hour to Manatee Gun Club regularly for this.