I don't think you will be disappointed with an R-9. Thing is, once you have a nice gun, you'll shoot it more. It's fun, accurate, cheap, quiet, easy to get ammo for them (big plus, have you tried to get .22lr lately?). Plinking cans, rocks, bugs, yellow jackets off a piece of meat, informal shooting matches are a blast at deer camp. They make you feel like a kid again - only this time with the gun you always wanted. Don't forget a nice scope with parallax adjustment down to 10 yards. I have the Nikon Prostaff Target EFR on my R9, gun came from Straightshooters.com love it.

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