Handed him the rifle today and wanted to see how he handled it without any instruction.

Couldn't help but notice the finger placement. His hands are too small to get his index finger up above the trigger but he did place it outside the guard. He noticed I was looking and he said, "don't worry Dad, my finger isn't going anywhere near the trigger. I was very proud.
Tomorrow we start working on take down and reassembly. Hope to be using the blindfold in a month or so.