hey matt: the cost of .22 hornets..almost 20 dollars plus for a box of twenty rds..yea but what the heck, i wanted the rifle in the origanal caliber which was the hornet and .410..by the way i put a sling swivel on the front and use a m-1carbine sling on mine...works great..also matt let me/us know what kind of ideas and improvement you have for this neat little weapon.. thanks ahead of time.. vince g. <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />