RE: Good 22. rifles
Aside from cleaning and replacing the front sight I' ve shot a zillion trouble free shots through my 10/22 in the last 25 years.
Personally I hate the tube magazines, I like being able to pop out the magazine and load it as I' m walking along. (Something that is pretty tough with the tube types) I have several clips and just keep a loaded one in my pocket while we are out hunting rabbits, or I' m busy loading one while my daughters shoot the other one when I take them out shooting.
I would never buy anything but a 10/22.
There are a lot of cool parts too, Cabelas has pages of 10/22 items.