Hard to beat a S&W kit gun. I have one that hasn’t shot any snakes, but thousands of bullfrogs at night, rabbits, squirrels, grouse while elk hunting, etc.
Unfortunately, they haven’t made them since I think 1988. If someone is stuck on a revolver single six it is! K22 are great, but simply way to big to be the handy thing that I want in a .22 that for me is mostly an opportunity gun, so you need to have it with you in a jacket pocket. That is where the kit gun shines.
I bought an S&W kit gun from Montgomery Wards around 1982. It was a nice little gun. I was an experienced shooter at the time but could not do better than around 4” at 25 yards.
I just assumed it was accurate enough but not a real tack driver. Maybe six months later I replaced the factory grips which were really small with rubber ones. Probably Pachmyer but I can’t remember.
That taught me a lesson I will never forget. With the larger and much easier to hold grips the gun began to do much better. Probably shrinking groups by half or more. I really was surprised how much difference the grips made.