r/canadaguns • u/Booj52 • 27d ago

Buy recommendations Mav88 or Ruger 10/22

I have a spare bit of cash I’m looking to spend on a small game gun. No one in my family hunts or even owns a gun, so I have no one to ask in person unfortunately.

A 10/22 and a security/field combo for a mav88 both cost around the same and I eventually would like to own both, which one would give me more utility for game birds and rabbits?

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u/AP587011B 27d ago

Small game in the air Maverick 88

Small game on the ground a 22 for sure 

Mav 88 is more versatile that it can be used for birds in more places BUT a 22 will have much more range for either 

I would say it would depend if small animals on the ground is what you would be hunting more often than birds and if some of the areas you plan to hunt allow 22s for birds then a 10/22 is the better option 

If you plan to be going after birds more and / or nowhere around you allows 22s for birds then the 88 is better