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mr.72 wrote:If you want a 10/22, then get a 10/22. Academy's price will be within $10 of the best price you can find anywhere.

However, besides being a "Ruger 10/22", and the upgrade/customize/etc. angle, there is little to recommend it IMHO over the competition. The length of pull is short and it feels like a toy. For the same money you can get an adult-sized STAINLESS Marlin 795, for less you can get a very nice wood-stock/blued Marlin Model 60, and a blued/poly Mossberg plinkster is 1/2 that price and a pretty dang nice gun. A Remington 597 is definitely the more adult-size gun and Academy typically has them with a scope mounted for $150ish. There's a Savage in there too... Speaking of that, I want one of each of these! :)

I know a lot of folks are going to show up saying a Ruger 10/22 is the best .22LR rifle on the planet. If you want to replace virtually every part on the gun to make it accurate and mount lights and rails and all that on it then I guess it probably is. But if you want a rifle that's going to be reliable, comfortable and accurate right out the door, I think the Marlins, Savage and Remington deserve a close look.