I am sorry to hi-jack this thread, but am very interested in buying a 22LR for myself as a first rifle. It's awesome to read everyone's feedback about the Ruger 10/22 vs Tippmann M4-22. A second-hand Tippman is ~4x the cost of the Ruger. Probably the Ruger has more accessible replacement parts too.
I'm hoping to read more about everyone's experience of shooting with both subsonics (for short range target shooting) and supersonics (for hunting small game), and maintenance of these rifles.
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