I like tube fed .22 semiautomatic Marlin rifles. Growing up I had a tube fed Western Auto Revelation bolt. But have found the semi is reliable and 2nd shots are quick. The only advantage that the bolt offered was it could shoot Shorts, Longs and LR ammo. I haven’t seen shorts or Long’s, in quite a while but I can’t imagine why it’s still not manufactured unless it’s demand for LR only.
I’ve had .22 pistols but nowadays I pretty much consider them next to useless. But a .22 rifle does come in handy occasionally.
I guess having different opinions is what makes discussions of guns interesting.
I particularly like .22 auto or revolvers with barrels between 4 and 6 inches. There has been a huge number of really great ones made. Many no longer.
The better quality ones are about as accurate as a .22 rifle. The rifle does provide more energy.
It is interesting how different animals react to the .22. Daddy used to kill hogs with a Remington model 513 using .22 shorts. I knew a guy who had a small packing house in Garden City, KS who used an old Marlin model 60 with a cut down stock to kill steers etc.
I once shot a medium sized coon twice in the thorax, both good shots, with a .45 auto. He fell out of the tree but fought the dog for several minutes before dying.
My first whitetail succumbed to a single 9mm HP from a Glock 17L. It had the long slide and cutouts but the barrel was solid.
All in all tho very few things beat a .22LR pistol.