Hey Mike,

I would encourage you to keep your ruger barrel stock, and if you want to get a 22-250 AI, just go buy a new barrel to thread on. That way if you don't like, you can always "go home" so to speak. The upside, you can get another Ruger action and build another gun or restore your "original", the downside...it takes bucks and you have a barrel setting around doing nothing. BAD for barrels.