[wardaddy]

Good advice. The Ruger 10/22 is a work horse.

I would note that for me at least as a boy, making the transition from BB to .177 pellet to .22 pellet to .22 LR was a lot easier and more graduated than the leap from .22LR to .270 or .30-06 or .308 or even .30-30 which is the standard jump up for southern boys after say 5th or 6th grade.

We usually had already gotten a good dose of scatterguns from Stevens .410 and 20 to eventually 12 before we were introduced to what was referred to as high powered rifles.

Oddly, pistols usually came last with wheelguns first naturally.

A comprehensive graduated instruction of firearms as a boy is a boon which cannot be overvalued.

If money is no object, one might look a Kimber .22 or Browning (Belgian of course).

[Squantos]

22's ? .... I think he said deer hunting not squirrel sniping .........:o)

Stay Safe Ya'll !