I have three .22mags. A Sav 24 in .22mag over 20ga, a Win 9422 lever, and a Rem 597 auto. The auto gets most of my use. My .17HMR is a scoped 17-LP 12" Anschutz pistol with the left hand bolt and a 5 shot mag. It is sweet, but if I could only have one, it would be a .22mag. Good luck.