RE: 10/22 choice
I would say any 10/22 is going to be good. They probably have the biggest after market of any .22 rifle. Depends on what you really want to do with it. If you just want it for plinking at the range, a standard carbine is pretty good right out of the box. Add a bull barrel, target hammer, stock of your choice and a high power scope you can have a tack driver pretty easy too.
I have two, a bull barreled hogue stock wearing tweeked trigger with a 4x12x40 scope that I use for squirel and about every other critter and also a fluted bull barrel, thumb holed laminated stocked tweeked trigger with a 4x16x50 scope wearing bench gun. I like them both.
Next one will probably be a tacticool one looking like an M4. Who knows. Have fun with what ever you choose and try not to spend all your money on a $189 rifle.
Good luck!