When the big rush on .22 ammo started , I had seven or eight .22 rifles & three .22 pistols . That was three plus years ago ? Before that incident , shooting a brick in one outing was the norm . My main hobby was buying , tinkering , refinishing , shooting & sometimes selling older Marlin .22s . Since then I've sold all .22s . I am not in need of weapons I can never find reasonably priced ammo for . 9mm , 7.62x39 & even .223 seem like a better value these days .......