Another vote for the Savage Rascal. We used Crickets for a while in Hunter safety. They weren't all that accurate and also prone to failure over time.. Triggers kinda crappy. The Rascal has a pretty decent accutrigger-type trigger. No experience yet with longevity. One really nice thing about bolt rifles: they will basically shoot anything you put in them...short, longs, long rifle and in any flavor....standard velocity, high velocity and even CB caps or CCI Quiet.