Well it depends on what you want the rifle for and expect of it. Savage and Marlin both make a good budget to mid $200' s rifle. CZ makes a great .22 bolt but the price is going to be a little higher.
http://www.czusa.com Thompson Center has two .22 semi' s out now, the Classic
http://www.tcarms.com/tc22classic/index.html and the Benchmark Classic
http://www.tcarms.com/22benchmark/index.html . I havn' t shot the Benchmark but have shot the Classic and like it a lot, would love to try out the Benchmark. Kind of hard to over look the Ruger 10/22 though. There is so much that can be done with this rifle. Good luck to ya' and let us know what you get.