THE BASIC RIFLE. . .
. . .is of course the .22 rimfire, and this is one of the very best around. New Ultra Light Arms' Model 20 is not only light, it is ungodly accurate. They make it as a single-shot and a repeater, with a flat-bottom target fore-end or round fore-end, and in all sort of colors. If you would like to whomp up the ultimate Model 20, get a single-shot with a Jewell trigger and a #2 contour SS barrel. The choice of colors is yours; you can have fuschia or cerulean if your tastes run to that. I will say it again: My god, do these things shoot. 304-292-0600; newultralightarm@cs.com