because I thought I should have a high quality 22 rifle. I started taking my daughters hunting with me, and brought it along. I handed my older daughter the Marlin 39A which is great in its own right but when I pulled the Remington out for my younger daughter, got "How come she gets to use the cool rifle?" I've since realized that my fancy rifle isn't really mine anymore since my girls have claimed it. We only have one good mag for it though and could use another.