Bought all my 10/22 parts from Midway except for the trigger: had a local smith work it over and change the safety to left hand. I think the trigger work ran me about $75.00 {overtravel screw, replaced some parts and did the bolt release}. A SS .920" fluted barrel from Midway along with the Hogue overmolded stock. One thing to remember is that most .920 barrels have a "target" chamber and that the hyper velocity rounds like CCI's "Stinger" will not chamber...not a big deal but just know that going into it.
As far as importance:
1) Trigger Work: the stock trigger is usable, but since it is so easy to upgrade, why not.
2) .920 Barrel and Houge Stock. I looked at the Fajen style wood stocks, but since this is a plinker/small game/all purpose gun, I wanted something that was pretty tough and good in all weather conditions.
3) The first scope I put on was a big, 4.5x14-40mm with an AO. Great scope and worked great off a rest, but since I like to carry this thing around, the scope was just too bulky. Ended up replacing it with a Simmons 22 Mag rimfire scope in 3x9-32mm. While not the scope that the Leopold is, for my use, it is perfect.
4) And maybe this should be first, but good quality 25rd mags {my experience is that anything more than a 25rd and I got alot of jams}, a good mag loader and many, many cases of 22lr. This thing will eat ammo at an alarming rate.:mrgreen: I have gone out and gone thru 500rds just in an afternoon....esp with a couple of the 25 rd mags.
Woof
Bowser
