My uncle got me a .22/.410 combo rifle/shotgun from walmart when I was probably about 13. It's nothing fancy obviously but I enjoyed it more than the .54 black powder rifle he also gave me, as well as the other higher powered rifles in his collection, which, the last time I visited, was probably over 150 locked in probably 15 gun cases of various sizes, many pistols, sniper-style rifles, shotguns, a few "assault rifles", but no automatics (he cited costs and the fact they are not too accurate and expensive to feed). He isn't a prepper as every time he goes out to his shooting range, he buys ammo and goes through about all of it that day. What I like about the .22 is it is pretty accurate and the one he gave me had a very balanced trigger so you knew when the gun was going to fire, unlike the black powder rifle that had a very touchy, heavy trigger so you rarely knew exactly when the gun was going to rip your shoulder out of its socket (I'd probably fair better now but those things use a lot of powder for one shot).

Not with 22 he doesn't. At least not now. I thought a little while ago that it looked like the supply was easing up. Wrong I was. Everything else is out there but the nutjobs are still shooting up on 22 like it was the ultimate heroin/crack/whathaveyou.

Actually, I have a confession. Since I posted this thread I another has surprisingly wound up on layaway at my local "provider". Another Winchester 74 in fact.

- Peter.

Yes, I haven't shot any of my guns in years because ammo is difficult to come by. Now that I think of it, last time I shot mine was when Bush was in office, so I was probably 11 when he got me the .22. I tried to get ammo probably mid-November of 2008 and was told all .22 was out of stock and an immense amount was back-ordered.

I always was attracted to the savage over and under. I wanted it with the 20 ga.

unfortunately mine just had 2 separate removable barrels and wasn't an over and under. I think it's about $100 at walmart, one of their cheapest guns. I would love to try one of those as well as a blunderbuss, which my dad claims to own one but I have never seen it.

I have an old Savage model 24. It's been re-released as the model 42. Remington put their stamp on a Rooskie made 410/22 OU for about three or four years around 2005. I guess it didn't sell as it's discontinued now.

New Savage Model 42 22 LR / 410 Shotshell Combination Gun - Gunblast.com - YouTube