I'm with stubblejumper, my 10/22 didn't do what I wanted out of it. God rest ol' Mr Rugers' soul, but he was full of it when he said that. I traded out the factory barrel for a Green Mountain fluted stainless barrel, a Hogue Overmoulded stock and an aftermarket trigger assembly and now, its a real shooter!!!(1/2 inch at 50yds) I've got about 400 in mine minus scope and it'll shoot with rifles that'll run you quite a bit more. I did the mods myself with just common household tools without any trouble. With a little cash and some common scense, you can make a 10/22 shoot like a champ.