I talked my late father into buying a Ceiner conversion so we could compete in the rimfire portion of the bowling pins we did once a week during the winter back in my 20's (now over 50)... it was functional and OK for a plinker but not very competitive as a target pistol... since then I have gotten a few more... Sig conversion for 1911 & P226 and a Marvel 1911 conversion... the Sigs are very nice and work great and uses the same magazines as my Marvel which is just amazing factory tested to 3/4" group at 50 yards... so it depends on what you want the young man to learn... happy fun time skipping pop cans or competition target shooting... both are the source of great memories... good luck