I bought mine in 2010 and after a dozen years I've run a zillion trouble free rounds through it. Two sons learned to plink with it and it's dispatched a good number of vermin around the hen house through the years. I've also used it to let folks who go through the sheriff's office citizen's academy do some shooting at the department range. It's been accurate enough and plenty reliable. Even though I own many other .22 rifles, including several 10/22's (which I'm fond of) and think the 15-22 is a good .22 rifle for the money.