I have always thought the Browning SA-22 was the holy grail of .22's. So much so that I spent my entire tax return in 1971 on one. I still have it. The last big mess of squirrels I shot with in just outside of Bowie, TX was with that gun. Right now I have a 4X Bushnell rimfire scope on it, but I've never found just the right scope for it. I think it's a lot like '94 Winchesters they look, feel, and handle right with no scopes at all. But as time marches on I don't look, feel, or handle right without a scope on those rifles. I have the cantilevered scope mount on the barrel that requires the rear sight to be removed.
Truly one of the greatest rifle designs of all time.