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There is only one to consider and that is the humble little .22....yep a twenty two as it is generally the round that near on every hunter/shooter in the world cuts his teeth on and thus sends us down the path to all those other cals.

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Very true. My own first rifle was a cheap little Lithgow .22 bolt action single shot with open sights.

Best way to learn how to shoot and hunt.

A friend purchased a Stirling .22 semi-auto with 15 shot mag. Funny how he would shoot off 15 shots and not hit a thing, where I could hit it with a single bullet