Never bothered buying a semiautomatic .22 caliber rifle simply because I was under the impression that they weren't very reliable as far as feeding and ejecting rounds. I also just assumed that they were not as accurate as a bolt action model so that's is what I've stuck with all my life and I've had many different ones. Remington, Marlin, Winchester, all great guns but just recently and at the age of 70, I spotted the legendary Ruger 10/22 at Sportsman's Guide on sale and decided to give one a try. I bought the no frills basic model with composit stock and no sights. Put a $30 reflex sight on it and have been to the range three times so far. Until yesterday just having some gun fun at 25 yards. Of course you would expect to group rather well at this distance and was impressed how well it was doing. Just yesterday I decided to see where I might be hitting at 50 yards so I loaded up and put 30 rounds on target. Incredible accuracy for a factory semi .22 and with no FTF or FTE with 300 rounds fired so far. Now I understand why this gun is so legendary. Ammo used was CCI Mini Mags 40gr. Round Nose. It's been my go to choice for all my rimfires. Was just so pleased with this little plinker I had to share.