The ammo shortage has made folks horders and price gougers here in Texas. Or is it the other way around? Anyway, I have grown fond of shooting rimfire. I have a 22LR Remington 597 in an AR15 costume that is fun to shoot but the 22LR isn't really all that accurate... I found the 17HMR. My first one was a Savage with laminated thumbhole stock and then I got the jones for a CZ455 with laminated thumbhole stock. The 17HMR can do sub 1" groups at 100 yards. I have an inexpensive Barska 6.5-20x50 as the eyes are not what they used to be and I don't need a spotting scope at 100 yards. Loads of fun to shoot as the round is still flat at 100 yards and wind doesn't seem to drift it much. The 17HMR is a lot more fun to target shoot than a 22LR round. My rifle has a short bull barrel and I eventually would like to replace it with long barrel for better accuracy.