OUR VERDICT
Rabbits are absolutely everywhere at the moment, feeding on the abundance of verdant green foliage and crops that have shot up — just like the rabbit population. Normally I am a bolt-action rimfire shooter for vermin, but an accurate, reliable and semiautomatic .22LR makes a lot of sense in these circumstances.
The Ruger 10/22 has been almost mainstream in the British shooter’s psyche since 1965 — can you believe that? — and still endures as one of the best semi rimfires ever designed, with this new Competition model offering us sporting shooters everything one needs for ‘clinical’ pest control.
New features now include a very handy
