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That’s my wife and her Ruger American Rimfire (and her Ruger Bearcat) killing ground squirrels over on our friend’s ranch last spring. She killed over 200 of the little varmints with her American Rimfire, and another 25 or so (the close ones) with her Bearcat, and I don’t think either gun “failed” to do anything - not even once.
It probably doesn’t apply to you, but one of the things my wife likes most about her American Rimfire is its component stock. My wife is only 5’1” tall, and she has short arms to match. Therefore, every time she gets a new long gun (except for one “youth model” 20 gauge) she has to have the stock shortened (and sometimes the cheek piece modified) before she can use it. With her American Rimfire though, all she did was order a component kit from Ruger, install the right components herself, then have the scope installed at Sportsman’s - where I bought the rifle for her birthday. I bore-sighted it for her.
At any rate, the rifle is dependable as can be, and while not quite as precise as my tricked out, heavy-barreled 10-22, with a good rest, it will keep all 10 shots in an inch at 40 yards. On top of that, my wife’s American Rimfire uses the same magazines as my 10-22 - I'm pretty sure that’s one of MY extended 10-22 magazines my wife had in HER rifle last spring.
Oh yeah - flat pointed bullets, like my favorite ground-squirrel killing bullets (Winchester Power-Points) don't feed real smooth in my wife's American Rimfire. But they don't feed all that smooth in my 10-22 or my Kimber bolt (I forget the model number) either. So we just restrict our Power-Point usage to our revolvers.