Please help me on purchasing my first rifle

Terrific choice! I have a couple of MkII's in different configurations, and firmly believe that they are the perfect combination of affordability and accuracy. You'd need to spend a lot more to get any significant improvement in accuracy.

Get yourself a decent scope. Parallax adjustment isn't as critical as many people seem to think, but if you're buying a scope specifically for a rimfire you might as well take advantage of an adjustable objective, as well as quality rings. Get lots of ammo and lots of magazines.

If you live in a rural setting that allows you to shoot at home...which is sheer heaven! :)...get yourself a couple of reactive targets that you can mount in safe locations and just leave them up there. I keep some rimfire-dedicated metal gongs out at 100 yards and more; for closer ranges I prefer self-healing polymer spinner targets. Reduce target size and/or increase range as your shooting improves.

Some people will say that they find rimfires boring, or that they outgrow them and move on to centerfires. I shoot a lot of centerfire rifle rounds, up to .375 and .45-70...but I still love my rimfires just as much now as I did when I got my first one many years ago. :)
 
AlexQu said:
I read that 3-9 is more than enough for a rimfire 22lr, at x12, the rifle doesnt support the yard range required to need a x12..no?
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There is no such thing as more than enough. It's a personal preference. Target you want more.

My savage I put a 4x12 because I didn't want to limit the purpose. It's on 4x for off hand stuff, but like 12 for 100 yards Target. My target 22s are on 18-20x. Some have 1/8" adjustment because 1/4" is almost a 22 bullet width adjustment.

I got scopes from 4x to 32x.. I often shot with people with fixed 36x or 45x..

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Pick up a range bag for all your excess gear. Then nothing gets left behind from home to the range

I like my bulk ammo in steel ammo cans. East to transport

And many years ago I bought a plastic tool box for spare tools, cleaning etc. Eveyone is in my box all the time for stuff they don't have. Super handy

A good stapler is a must!!!
 
AlexQu said:
I read that 3-9 is more than enough for a rimfire 22lr, at x12, the rifle doesnt support the yard range required to need a x12..no?
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It is “more than enough”… you’re right.

Something to know about scopes is that it’s very easy to get hung up on the mag numbers. Quality of the glass and size of the objective lens are huge players in what you see when you look through it.

On a .22 I would definitely go 4-12 over 3-9. You’ll never need the 3 instead of 4, but 12 instead of 9 will be more fun for you.

If you can get a scope with some sort of reticle with vertical marks on it, that’ll be fun for learning too.

SRS
 
AlexQu said:
I read that 3-9 is more than enough for a rimfire 22lr, at x12, the rifle doesnt support the yard range required to need a x12..no?
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Depends what you want to do with it.

It is pretty common (and fun) to shoot an off the shelf 22LR 200y-300y these days. 9x or 12x would be great for shooting gophers and ringing steel at 100y, but if your range goes out to 200y I would get more magnification.

The thing is, it is not just about hitting and seeing the bullseye, the extra magnification is valuable for seeing bullet holes on paper at distance. I run a 25x on my rimfire and it allows me to see my group size at 200y.

That all being said... I also have an iron site .22 that I love shooting offhand at 15y, so it really comes down to what you find fun.
 
I ended up buying:

1) rifle: https://www.cabelas.ca/product/49902
2) scope: https://www.cabelas.ca/product/176357/simmons-prohunter-4-12x40mm-rifle-scope?CatId=2736
3) cleaning kit: https://www.reliablegun.com/hoppes-...ubricating-oil-clamshell-no-brushes-universal

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But i returned the ear muffs, too tight, my head is big!
 
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