Take in mind it's always the same with firearms. People's preferences for type and setup is always based heavily on personal taste. Something one person may like may not be good for you. It's smart to look at what you actually want the rifle for and what upgrades and mods would be better for that. For example a heavy bull barreled 10/22 in a vertical grip, thumbhole, blue annd red pattern laminated wood stock, with a Timney trigger and 3-9 power scope is not necessarily the better gun for hunting rabbits than a lighter, near stock, 10/22, with a trigger job and an Aimpoint on it. My shtf 10/22 has a simple trigger job done to it, sits in a Hogue nylon stock and has a Weaver 1-3 scope on it. And it is a squirrel and rabbit killing monster. Light, fast and accurate that just about anyone could carry to hell and back and not be dragged down by it hiking and hunting over many miles. You could swim across a river with it, get out and kill squirrelzilla with it no problem. But that may not be what would be best for you.