I started with a single shot bolt. $9.50 for a used J C Higgins rifle and $.50 for a box of .22 short, and I was in business for $10. You can still do that with a Savage Rascal, only the rifle will cost $150 new and ammo has gone up a bit. Receiver sight, Accutrigger, and it weighs so little you won't notice it in your backpack. I wouldn't want a stock that short on a rifle with recoil, but it puts you right up on the receiver sight.
