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VMI77 wrote: My old Remington Nylon 66 my father bought me when I was in HS is still just about my favorite 22. It's the most reliable semi-auto 22 I've ever shot.

I thought someone told me a while back that the value of the Nylon 66's was increasing because they had gotten scarce. I shot one when they first came out. Very nice little rifle.

I have an old Remington 514 single shot that I take out at times. Great accurate shooter. I also had a 512, but gave it to a family member who was "rifle poor." I've always been on the lookout for a 510 Match version....and one of those Russian Olympic rifles....and one of those.....oh forget it!

I'm a little different here. I've been shooting since the 1950's and while others might disagree, I've not really noticed any muscle memory associated with shooting precision bolt action rifles, either from the bench or in the field. In my view it is more about technique; natural point of aim, trigger control, breath control, shooting between heartbeats, proper cheek weld, grip pressure etc. Those things can be learned with any rifle.

Choice of center fire rifle is pretty much up to you and what you intend to use it for. I have a couple of very high dollar Ruger 10/22's (they don't even look like 10/22's) but my favorite 22 is a CZ 452 Varmit. My gun has a 20 MOA scope base, a Mueller APV scope (you don't need a $4,000 scope on a rifle that will never go beyond 200 yards), a trigger kit, and shoots match ammo into .25 inch at 50 yards. It duplicates the real essential things you need to learn to shoot a centerfire rifle - windage and elevation. The CZ is not cheap, but it is cheaper than what you'll spend on a 10/22 to get the same performance.