I guess I'm lost on the real advantage of an integral rail?
Integral rail is nice because it is solid. That helps in accuracy/precision. They look good too, when it's part of the rifle. I'm with pappy on this, great rifle. Like I've said before, I kind of turned my opinion around once I had one in my hand. Had I not already had a good right handed 10-22, I would have bought the left handed 10-22 competition model. $700.00 is not a bad price, if you add up all the accoutrements..