I regrettably sold my 10/22 a couple of years ago as I wasn’t shooting it much. Now that my sons are old enough to get into shooting, I thought I’d buy a couple of .22 rifles. Almost went with the 10/22 again out of habit until I discovered the existence of the 15-22. I bought two of them: one for me and one for my oldest son’s birthday present. I’m the local scoutmaster so we took these to a Fathers & Sons scout shooting activity. There was a wide collection of rifles being used but all the boys fell in love with my 15-22s (the only ones there). They all desperately want one of their own now. We had an absolute blast. The dueling tree was exceptionally fun. And while all the other dads/boys were jamming rounds into their 10/22 mags with their fingers like Neanderthals, I was blazing through my mag reloads with a McFadden Lightnin’ loader. Best gadget ever. Love these rifles!!! Will be getting my younger son one of his own next year. Maybe my wife needs one too.
Great job S&W!!!