Those 22 rifles hardly make any noise. I want to hear a real bang with visible recoil..
22s are fun to start with. They’re accurate and low recoil.
But I think it would be sweet to have something in .30 caliber, with a little longer range, and historic relevance as well.
Imagine - cross country ski, with a .30-40 Krag Jorgensen strapped on your back... or a Mauser...
But hey... either way, it’s a gun sport, and we Americans are gun people (most of us, anyway), and we should be supporting and encouraging and pretty much demanding that OUR people bring home the Gold.
As a firearms instructor myself, I love to watch how people handle firearms in active sporting contests and under pressure. Loved the show “Top Shot” and look forward to it coming back on.