Here's one of my favorite rigs.
The frame and wood is 1975 vintage Contender, so an early gun. (The first Contender was made in 1967.) The barrel is a slightly later vintage 10" 22 LR round (bull), though TC did offer a 10" round barrel in 1975. It's what we call a standard barrel to distinguish it from the 22 LR Match barrel which appeared much later. Red dot is the ever useable Bushnell TRS-25.
Despite not being a Match barrel (match barrels have a tighter chamber), all Contender 22 LR barrels deliver match grade accuracy. My minimum shooting distance for any Contender is usually 25 yards. Kind of silly to use them for closeup work.
50 yards is very practical for a Contender with a red dot. Even shot a few of these with one hand. (6" bull.)
Meanwhile, my husband has fallen in love with our set of Winchester/Miroku 1885 Rimfire Low Walls. Never thought I would see the day when he'd rather shoot anything else but one of our CZs, but he now asks for one of the Low Walls, first. I think he now shares my addiction for working that classic falling block action. Today it was the 22 LR Low Wall Hunter with the Nikon EFR scope.
He shoots these Low Walls like he means it, too.
As for me, it's still
Or even one just like it somewhere here in KCMO!! And wow, your photo sure does show off some beautiful WOOD, too. 