Well, I went ahead and pulled the trigger (pun intended) and bought the 882 SS with the regular barrel. I doubt I'll be shooting it enough to warrant the barrel heating up too much on a .22 WMR and the price is sure right. Knowing me by the time I ended up finding a scope for the 982 VS - CF plus tax and all I would end up pretty close to $500. It would be a better gun, but I don't think it would be twice as good.

Last time I was looking to buy a gun on this forum a guy gave me some great advice. "You're not marrying the gun, if you don't like it you can sell it." I'm sure I could get my money back out of the 882 pretty easy if I don't end up liking it.

Thanks for the input.

Nathan