I'm looking for some input on a new 22 for squirrel hunting. I have my grandfather's old 22 that has a 5 shot clip but I was looking for a new one. Something that is fun to shoot and versitile as well. I am a fan of my older Ruger m77 rifle but any input would be great on a gun that won't break the bank.

The CZ in all it's forms has nothing but high praise on the world wide Web

For sheer fun I think a retro A1 AR build with 22lr innards would be cool.

Ruger 10/22.

CZ is the only way I'll go for a rimfire anymore. Excellent accuracy with most everything you feed them.

not sure what a versatile .22 is. These rifles would be considered accurate with almost no extra work.
cz452 if you can find one. American or varminter. Rem. 541s is another shooter. Anshutz makes some good one too.
your grandfathers .22 might be a dandy. What is it?

CZ 452 training rifle and cci stingers
shoot one hole groups and will bust a tree rat's punkin every time i do my part.

Marlin model 60 semi auto.

Yep...I bought one years ago. Liked it so much I bought a spare.

I have two myself.

X3 - great rifles.

Maybe just too pretty to carry in the woods but I have a 10/22 like this on my wish list...

No need for a spare. 10/22s never die. Got one that's spent all it's life in either a dog box or stuffed under a truck seat. Personally think it handles like a crooked 2x4 but it hits what it's pointed at and won't die.

ADC, that's her minus the scope. Plus a terminal case of road rash.

Everyone has to have a Ruger 10/22. Its like not having a pocket knife or a fishing pole.

CZ 455 American with 3x9x40 Nikon Buckmaster scope.

My troops in Alaska gave me a 10-22 as a going away gift back in 1990. Best little 22 I've ever owned except for an old Remington my dad gave me with a bullet hole in the stock.

Look for an older Marlin 39A or 39T. Both are very fine rifles and supremely accurate. The T model is a takedown model, has a carbine length barrel, and a straight stock. Mine has killed thousands of raccoons when Coon hunting and countless everything else. Put a Leupold 2-7 scope on it and you are set for life, or until you lose or loan it, or it gets stolen.

Next choice would be a Ruger 77/22.

Next choice would be a Ruger 10/22.

Ruger 10-22. There's one in my truck right now that has lived in every truck I've owned for about 35 years. Well, that ain't exactly right,
the guts of it has. Over the years, it has acquired a Volquartzen trigger, a Shaw lightweight barrel, and an Archeangel adjustable
stock. Has a small kill light on the left side of the barrel and a good but not real expensive 3x9 scope on it. It is is fast, light, and very accurate. Plus, if you like to trick a gun out, there are many after-market options available, including Ruger's new drop-in trigger.
I have no idea how many rounds my grandsons and I have put thru it, nor how many animals it has taken thru the years, but it is a
bunch. If I could keep only one of my guns, at my age (70), and the part of the country where I live, it would be the one. And yes,
I have a new, pretty tactical model put back, but it don't get to go out much. I know the CZ' s are excellent, accurate rifles, but this one shoots better than I can hit, anyway. It has always been a little bit partial to CCI ammo, which seems to shoot cleaner than most of the
others. I think a new 10-22 with a entry level scope can be found for around $250.

I agree with Willy's top 3 picks, just in reverse order.