Ruger is probably better than the new remingtons and easily worth 200+ dollars. I do like the old remington nylon 66. I've had a 10/22 for nearly 20 years, it has a very high round count and has been a great gun. The only thing I don't care for is the rotary mag design, but there are so many aftermarket parts it's no big deal.
The israeli's used them for crowd control some time ago, check this out
http://www.ruger1022.com/docs/israeli_sniper.htm
Browning semi auto 22 is also a sweet gun. Good luck.