The only problem with the 22 magnum is the lack of ammo. Buy the ammo first...If you can find it. If you can't find the ammo, you haven't wasted the money on a rifle. Once you have plenty of ammo, the rifles aren't hard to find at all.
If I had a few 22's,which I do, I think I would opt to buy a 17 WSM mag. There is a lot of ammo around here available for them, but I have not seen any 22 mag ammo for quite some time.
