18 months ago I bought my wife a Henry .22 lever action and 5,000 rds. at 10 cents.
At her usage rate of about 200 rds. per year, we’re set even through a zombie apocalypse.
It’s now about 4.8 cents a rd.
My zombie apocalypse rifle in this caliber is a cheat. It looks like a plain wood stock plinker.
Its the A22 Semi-Auto Savage in 22WMR. With five rotary mags it will put 50 rounds downrange at 2000 FPS as fast as you can pull the trigger and change the mags. 4X scope for quick accusation, sling and bi-pod — 1.8” of Zero to 200 yards which for an old guy is going to be my limit under stress instead of 300 at the range for higher calibers.