Good move by your son Sourdough. I'm 5'3" and cant's stand full size stocks when I have 4" of clothes on my shoulder while hunting. I have a son, 13 and 4'7" and was 4' 2 a few years ago. The only thing that remotely felt right was an H&R super light @ 5 1/3 lbs. I pick the gun up and think, why don't I have one of these? Light and easy to handle.