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Should i get a .22 rim fire or a pellet gun?

I am trying to decide what to buy. I was thinking of either getting a .22 rim fire rifle or a .177 cal pellet gun to replace the dying one I have now. This is what I’m thinking about:

–I can’t shoot the .22 around my house.
–I can’t hunt the pesky squirrels with the .22 (in my yard).
–I can’t really get into shooting with a pellet gun.
–I can’t really target shoot at much of a distance with a pellet gun.
–It seems like pellet guns are toys and because of the way they work, they don’t last nearly as long.

I guess this is kind of like when you flip a coin and you already know what side you’re hoping it lands on. I want the .22 but it seems like i wouldn’t be able to shoot it as much if i always had to go to a range.
(money isn’t really a factor in deciding what one to get)

Gold Prospecting in Northern California

Exploring an old abandoned hydraulic mine/wash plant in Northern California, And Sluicing some of the taillings.

Gold Prospecting sluicing in Northern California Feather River

Sluicing for Gold on the west branch of the Feather river in Northern California

Gold prospecting Sluicing in Northern California

Sluicing for gold with a Keene sluice box on a creek in nor Cal

Gold panning Butte creek in nor cal #2

Panning out the concentrates after a few hours of sluicing at Butte creek near chico in northern California.