Time to change hobby from gaming to shooting.

It’s legit a lot of fun. Way more fun than putting holes in paper has any right to be.

They’re a pain in the balls to field strip and clean,

They’re designed to be field stripped using only a bullet as a tool. Not many designs are any simpler.

Get yourself a nice Ruger 10-22,

Now THAT is a pain in the balls to field strip and clean (comparatively) . But I agree, 10/22s are awesome and make a far more practical first gun for anything other than going to war.