$1000 for a new 22 rifle

Go to a good gunstore like (In Maine) LL Bean or Kittery Trading Post and buy a used target rifle. Take it out and shoot it and if it doesn't meet your expectations, they will take it back and give you your money back. Private sales often will do the same.

Check BenchrestCentral.com Classifieds. They tend to have great shooting rifles and sometimes sporters that shoot very well.

Today, some of the better-shooting rifles include Winchester 69A, 25, 52. Remington 581 (shoot great, but plastic magazines are a problem with these and 540 series), 582, 540X, 541S, 40X. Anschutz 64, 54, etc.

For new rifles, some people I know who shoot a lot like the Savage MKII series, especially the thumbhole laminated models.
 
I paid a sum in your price range for a Kimber Hunter Silhouette. No regrets after trying a good number of cheaper rifles with one single exception. I did come across a superb rifle along the way costing one-fifth the price.
I put a very nice Leupold scope on the Kimber, bought extra mags and trial tested a couple dozen .22 rimfire ammo brands.
The result was a winning combo. I regret I was forced to sell it to pay medical bills. I did keep the other and later put a Burris full field scope on it. It's every bit as good with certain ammo as the Kimber. I was well pleased to find the little cross marks in the scope could be aligned for each animal: chicken, pig, turkey and ram. My application was rimfire rifle silhouette matches from 40 to 100 meters.
 
For your price range and requirements, I'd get a Volquartsen stainless barreled action (basically a souped-up 10/22 action) and add the laminate stock of your choice.

That may be a little over your budget but if you stay under your budget and buy a new rifle that meets your criteria your best bet is either a Savage MK II or Ruger 10/22. Not a ton of stainless laminate options in the afforable rimfire category.

If you could give up stainless the CZ 455 Varmint Evolution has a Boyd's laminate stock, and CZ's are usually tack drivers. You will only have to spend less than $500 for one though. That would leave half your budget for a good scope.
 
Another vote for Volquartsen although I would build my own to my exact liking, not sure why all the internals need to be stainless though. Most .22 target bench rest rifles go from the safe to the range and that's about it, unless you plan on trecking this thing through the woods in the pouring rain I wouldn't make entirely stainless internals a requirement. Personally I would never spend $1000 on a .22, nor would you need to to get get tack driving accuracy out of it. Unless you are a competition shooter there's really no need to spend that much as something cheaper will suit your needs fine, and there is no guarantee that an extra $400 or so will make you shoot better.
 
For your price range and requirements, I'd get a Volquartsen stainless barreled action (basically a souped-up 10/22 action)
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Does Volq. still make the turnbolt action based on the 10/22 receiver as well, or now just the regular semi-auto? If just the semi-auto, meh. I'd love to have a Volq. turnbolt in .17 hummer.
 
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