+ 1 for the 10-22. It's idiot proof, shoots straight and is perfect for a beginner to learn Firearm Safety and Handling.
Personally, I'm into black powder shooting and have a Thompson Center .54 Hawken muzzle loader, and two pistols; a Spiller & Burr .36 cal revolver and an Uberti reproduction Colt Walker .44 revolver.
The Walker was the largest, heaviest revolver ever made (4lb. 9oz.) and until the introduction of the .357 Magnum in 1935 was the most powerful revolver in the World. 1,000 were manufactured by Samuel Colt & Eli Whitney Jr. for the US Mounted Cavalry and another 100 were made for the civilian market in 1847.
For firearm collectors, the Colt Walker is one of the rarest firearms in existence, and the possession of an ORIGINAL Walker
is considered to be the pinnacle of one's collection.
Clint Eastwood carried two Walkers in
The Outlaw Josey Wales, and retired Texas Ranger Captain Augustus McRae carried one in
Lonesome Dove.
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