Wish I had not!
Years back I had a Mark II with 6&7/8" barrel with 4X scope-was a shownuff tack driver! Somebody ought to kick me- I sold it cause it just didn't carry easily!Whatif,Whatif,shoulda,shoulda,shoulda!The good side is I replaced it with a MarkII SS 5&1/2"barrel! Haven't scoped it but it carries and shoots great!! If ruger would just make the 10/22 that tough! The moral of the story is [BUY THAT MARK II] and atempt to shoot the barrel off of it!