[GeneralPatton]

Originally Posted by AR10

Looks like a close resemblance to one of mine.

Dude, I wanna play pool with your "house rules!"

[HockaLouis]

Originally Posted by GeneralPatton

...dam. Is there anything left of the factory rifle there?

Not even the receiver.

[hitekrdnk]

Originally Posted by GeneralPatton

I took a look at the R 597's, they look pretty good. I'm sure they don't have quite the amount of aftermarket parts yet that the Ruger does. I've seen a couple 10-22's in the $200-$300 range in stock form recently. What did a stock one cost, prior to November? The $229 as the poster above paid or what?

I bought my 10/22 in October of 2012 at Wally World for $199.00. I have since added a Hogue overmolded stock and 4x32 Bushnel scope to it and have about $325 or so into it, not counting extra mags. If you are still finding them in the $200-300 range then thats not too bad in this market. They are a nice little rifle and fun too shoot, but I could never put the money into mine that others do. I just can't justify the cost.