This is an easy one for me.

A number of years ago, I found a nearly-new Browning BL-22 with a decent scope for $165, including tax and a box of LR's. Home with me it went. It has been my most-used rifle over the past 20 years. I cannot count the boxes of shells run through that thing.

Interesting that each of our best-bargain rifles so far have been 22's.