I'm looking to buy a rifle. My current rifle is about wore out. I plan to fix it but I want to get something a bit bigger. I been using a plain old .22 Marlin, bought from Walmart, maybe Kmart, MANY years ago, but I think the firing pin is worn out. Sometimes when it misfires, I look at the shell and it just barely has a dent where the firing pin hit it. I mean just barely. I have to use a magnifying glass to see it even with my glasses on. The same bullets shoot fine in a pistol. Shot several and never had a misfire.Anyway, I'm disabled so income is a issue. I don't want a expensive or fancy rifle, just a good one that will last and the bullets are not expensive either. This is the same way I buy printers, I look at the ink cartridge prices then find a printer that uses the most economical cartridge. While at Walmart today, it seems the .270 bullets is a bit cheaper and still has plenty of get up and leave the barrel in a hurry. The 22-250 and .243 was about $5.00 a box more. I realize this may vary from time to time but just going with what I know at the moment.I also went to a regular gun dealer. After I got my jaw up off the floor I realized that I got to get something at Walmart. I'm leaning toward the .270 at the moment. Link alert:It seems Walmart doesn't put prices on their website for some reason. I called and these range from about $280.00 to about $300.00. I'm going to put this on a card but I can afford this. I can't afford the $700 and $800 prices I saw at the gun dealer tho. O_O Some were MUCH higher than that.About me and what I am planning to do. I'm disabled and one thing I like about the plain .22 rifle, very little kick. Arthritis and getting kicked by a horse doesn't mix well. I plan to hunt, deer most likely, with the rifle and if it comes to it, maybe a crook if needed. :wink: I already have a Bushnell scope. I plan to take it off the .22 and put it on the new rifle. About my deer hunting, I do head shots. I'm not able to chase them down and wait for them to bleed to death anymore. If he/she runs off, I hope it lives cause I can't go after it. I'm also one heck of a shot. Even with that little .22, I can rip a new one into a cat food can at a few hundred feet. I'm usually within a inch of bullseye. I hope a new firing pin fixes that .22 rifle.As you may notice on those links, one is a Remington, two are Savages. I am familiar with Remington rifles. I have had or have a couple of them. I have not had a Savage before. I have heard of them but I don't think I have ever seen one. Are they as good as a Remington or what? The stainless steel one costs more so is it worth the extra? It's only like $20.00 or so more.Are there any advantages to one of those rifles over the other? I'm still open to a 22-250, .243 or something but sort of like the price of those bullets on the .270. How about the kick? Is there a huge difference or about the same? I'm planning to talk to a local gun nut tomorrow but looking for ideas, thoughts, suggestions from several different angles here.Thanks much.:biggrin5: :biggrin5: