RE: small game/ varmint rifle?
My old savage model 24 in .22 Hornet and 20 gauge. Got a Weaver K6 scope on it and the .22 Hornet barrel is very accurate. It is heavy to tote around but it has also killed a couple hundred coyotes. Load my own ammo forless than theprice of that new .17 whizbang rimfire stuff.