Just because you can kill a hog with a .22 it is not recommended. It takes a perfect head shot to kill them. Usually you will just wound them and have them run off. As far as deer I don't know of any state where it is legal to hunt deer with a rimfire. It would work good on small game rabbits, squirrels, coyotes, etc....

this is the first rifle i purchased myself, i own several shotguns and typically rabbit hunt, however im 25 and i've been shooting for most of it with rifles. 100 yards from a bench with a scope i nail dimes, ill get a video on here sometime.

That's pretty darn good shooting. What type of rest are you using when you do this? Remember, when you're hunting there won't be a bench and bench rest, but I carry a monopod with me.

I have the BV version.They're very accurate and great for small game but not much for most varmints.

I'm not going to get into a pissing contest here, but I have owned dozens of rifles.

You can sight a .22 LR to hit a target at 100 yards, but it is going to be off big time - even at 50 yards.
The normal range of a .22 LR is about 40 yards max.
I don't know if it has to do with the parallax on the scope of if it just has to do with the round not being potent enough for any amount of range, but there was always issues with my Marlin .22 rifles.

I had both a semi Marlin and a couple of bolt action Marlins with micro groove barrels.

My opinion is if you wanted to shoot more then 50 yards, you needed to buy a .22 Magnum and not a plain .22 Long Rifle. I have several .22 Magnums and I could probably shoot out to 150 yards with no issues. But the shells are 10 times more expensive.

Instead of getting a brick of 500, you only get a box of 50.

If were talking just plain jane 22's it would probably be tough to make consistent hits on a dime at 100. Now with my cust 10-22, it could be done and repeated with match ammo.