It depends on what I am hunting.For squirrel or rabbit it wis either my 2 year old 10/22, my 1960's Remington 1996, or a 2002 Rossi .410 shotgun. I know some people who will have a contest to see who can kill the most rabbits using a .22 or .22 Mag revolver, and I have a 2004 Heritage Rough rider in both cartridges but I think the chances of making a bad hit and causing the animal to suffer are to great. For deer or larger animals it depends on the season and size of deer I have been scouting. For them I either use a 2012 Savage model 11 in 270, 2011 Mossberg 500 in 20 gauge or Mossy 535 in 12 gauge. I will smack the occasional stray cat, rat, or mice along with pest birds with any air rifle I have in town,, I have a Mini 14 in 223/5.62 that I bought last year, but I use it mostly for practice. It is overkill for the small game and I want more power for the larger game. It is more a self defense/EOTWAWKI gun for protection against 2 legged predators or pinking although I might not totally rule it out for hog hunting in the future if the conditions allow for a clean kill shot.