I hope you check out the Remington 597 before purchasing. Remington brought this out about 2 years ago to compete with the Ruger 10/22, and it's a better gun for me.
It is more accurate out of the box than any 10/22 I've fired (and I used to manage a gun store, back in the day). Good trigger, for nowadays. It's pre-tapped for scope mounts, and has a rail for .22 cheapie scopes. It has a ten-round magazine that's lasted through over 5k rounds for me. And the stock, unlike that of the 10/22, is designed for someone with an average adult build.
Granted, there aren't anywhere near the accessories for the Remington that one can find for the 10/22, but for my purposes it really fit the bill.