Go for a bolt. The first firearm I ever bought was an Anschutz 1451, and I'll NEVER sell this gun. With match ammo., and my mediocre shooting skills, I can almost stack rounds on a clear day at over 75 yards, off a rest.
The first gun I WANTED was a 10/22, but opted for what I thought was a more practical, more simple gun. (easy to clean) When $ allowed, I chose a Winchester 9422 over the 10/22. When $ allowed again, I finally bought a 10/22 and love it. BUT, it is a toy compared to the others accuracy-wise. I knew that going in, and had only a red dot site planned for it as opposed to any optics. They are not target guns, and I'd NEVER spend hundreds of dollars making one into a target gun. It is worth considering that there have been literally MILLIONS of 10/22s made though (over 6..?) and they have a loyal following for a reason. They are accurate enough. Reliable enough. Robust enough, easy enough to clean etc. etc. etc. There are so many of these guns out there that of course...there will be plenty of opinions on them. The main thing giving Ruger bad press right now on the 10/22 is their decision to start swapping metal parts for plastic~with no savings being passed-on to the consumer. Bad decision, and a sad direction for a gun with this kind of pedigree.
So yeah, buy a bolt-action and play with all sorts of ammo. for it. You may add a 10/22 to the stable later, but you'll never regret a good bolt.
The first gun I WANTED was a 10/22, but opted for what I thought was a more practical, more simple gun. (easy to clean) When $ allowed, I chose a Winchester 9422 over the 10/22. When $ allowed again, I finally bought a 10/22 and love it. BUT, it is a toy compared to the others accuracy-wise. I knew that going in, and had only a red dot site planned for it as opposed to any optics. They are not target guns, and I'd NEVER spend hundreds of dollars making one into a target gun. It is worth considering that there have been literally MILLIONS of 10/22s made though (over 6..?) and they have a loyal following for a reason. They are accurate enough. Reliable enough. Robust enough, easy enough to clean etc. etc. etc. There are so many of these guns out there that of course...there will be plenty of opinions on them. The main thing giving Ruger bad press right now on the 10/22 is their decision to start swapping metal parts for plastic~with no savings being passed-on to the consumer. Bad decision, and a sad direction for a gun with this kind of pedigree.
So yeah, buy a bolt-action and play with all sorts of ammo. for it. You may add a 10/22 to the stable later, but you'll never regret a good bolt.
Browning T-bolt, what was I thinking, sometimes I do get carried away with this stuff: there are sooooo many neat toys out there. Thanks for the info Onizuka I'll definitely look into it. Well I've hijack this post long enough, I'll just toddle off now.
