I like older remington bolt action 22's- 541's and 581's which are incredibly accurate. For handguns, I like the Ruger MKII target models. I've shot 10/22's before but never owned one- they are an extremely fun way to burn through a few bricks of ammo. Had a Rem 597- piece of crap jammed every few rounds unless I cleaned it constatly while shooting it- so it really didn't have a fun factor for me.