like the others said the best semi is a 10/22 and you can accessorize it so yours will look nothing like theirs...a good cheap 22 has to be the marlin model 25 i think...its burried under my bed or id look.....its a bolt action.....i have acheap crappy tasco on mine and outshot a pretty nicely setup 10/22 many times....me and my 22 were best buddies...up the mountains i can shoot it like a kid shoots a bb gun and have no worries...pop cans and things like that i would shoot...shotgun empties...i shot all kind of wierd things i probally shouldnt have...all free hand shooting unless it was popcans at extreme ranges...it really helped me start to learn a good form and hold my gun steady..but i love that gun..i cant wait to get out with it and pop a few tree rats! and its only about 100-125 bucks.....you cant beat it...all depends what you want in a 22 though....you may want a target gun.....or a semi.....or a good hunting gun ect......