Tex_n_cal: That is great looking 10/22!
I have three Ruger 10/22's and all of them have "Deluxe" model stocks on them.
I think the Ruger 10/22 Deluxe style stocks are VERY handsome and I wish I had gotten in on that sale of "Deluxe" stocks myself!
My main go to Gopher shooting 10/22 has a Lilja heavy stainless barrel on it and for most of its life I had a Leupold 4x12 variable with A/O on it.
It now has a 6x24 power variable on it (with A/O), of a brand name I don't often speak or type in public.
But it shoots REAL well as now configured.
I say don't hesitate to consider a higher powered variable for your nifty Rifle - I, somewhat often, make head shots on Ground Squirrels with my 10/22 out to 100 yards or so!
I hope your 10/22 project Rifle shoots as well as it looks.
Good for you.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
