Phil the 10/22 is the most simple gun to work on ever! (until you get inside the trigger) on an OEM gun you loosen and remove the band on the front, then remove the take down screw which is under the gun and in front of the trigger and the stock literally falls off. You will be left with a receiver and a barrel in your hand. Two pins push out (sometimes fall out) and the trigger assembly falls out. The barrel is held on with a lock wedge, two Allen headed bolts and BOOM its all apart. Most of it anyways. At that point a stock and barrel change are as simple as reverse the process. The 10/22 is like a banshee, you can go mild to wild just all depends on your budget. Don't be afraid to buy an older gun that has the metal trigger housing, the newer ones are polymer. You can buy complete trigger groups or parts kits many places including ebay. A trigger job and an extended mag release are the 2 best initial changes. Getting your fat fingers into the factory mag release is a joke. Its actually ironic you posted this today, my new ruger charger (10/22 pistol) arrives today and I'll post a pic of it later. Here are 2 of my 10/22s. Im an addict for these things!