I’ve had the occasional mag issue. But ive had bad mags on multiple guns. Toss the mag and move on. 10/22s rock.my kids ages range from 5 to 12....that rascal is a junior size and not very front heavy i don't think, but a cool feature is the end can unscrew and you can put a suppressor on it. I had a 10/22, found it can be picky with magazines(non-stock magazines). Maybe we'll get one of those if they are still decent