The Ruger 10/22 is the most successful rimfire rifle ever made in America, and for good reason: the rotary magazine feeds flawlessly, the receiver takes optics without drama, and the aftermarket for it is effectively bottomless. This version dresses the standard Carbine in an engraved gator-pattern laminate stock — laminate being both handsome and genuinely more stable than plain hardwood in humidity, which is a fair thing to want in a rifle with an alligator on it.

Underneath the stock it's the same 18-inch barreled .22 LR that has taught more people to shoot than any other rifle in the country. Squirrels, plinking, small-bore practice, and passing the whole thing along to the next generation — that's the job, and it does it well.

This firearm ships to your chosen FFL dealer for transfer. Order online from Dawson Defense, an Arizona-owned licensed dealer and importer.