Many say just buy a K-22 if you want a rimfire, but the 53 has one advatage to me that the K-22 does not have, the enclosed underlug, it for me makes the guns line look like I have a direct companion to my model 28, hahaha!!
Really the model 53 shoot rimfire is not as accurate as my K-22 of Pre-17, like many, mine sits to be admired in the box, cheers Dale Z in Canada