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Old 02-15-2009, 09:59 AM
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Get the cheapest one you can find and then pour on the aftermarket goodies. I can remember when 10/22s sold for $50 new, but that was a while ago.

I found one in a plowed field once, clearly having been run over by the plows. The only salvageable parts were the receiver and bolt. In the end, I spent more on parts than a new one would've cost me, but I have a free 10/22!!!
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Old 02-15-2009, 11:40 AM
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I don't think I paid more than $200 for mine 8 years ago. I did exactly what Rocky is advising. I bought a cheap 10/22 brand new just for the receiver. Everything got replaced after that. I put the following on the gun:

Hogue overmolded stock
Volquartsen trigger release
Extended mag release
Scope rings with a Burris 3-9x on it
Butler Creek carbon fiber barrel that was junk and has since been replaced with a Green Mountain barrel
Harris bipod

I love shooting this gun, but have yet to kill anything with it.
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