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Why build when you can buy? How about a nice Anschutz 1827 Gold Edition? A cool $7,995 nets you one for your pickup rear window rack.
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Your wife is going to see straight through that one so I suggest you get a better excuse to drop $$$ on a .22LR
Dream build?
Vudoo single shot in an MDT Chassis with a TriggerTech Diamond and Razor Gen II.
Oh, you want the 10/22 dream build?
The 10/22 trigger is, IMO, junk. I've used a Ruger BX trigger, Kidd internals swap, and Kidd two stage. I'd gladly take the rebuilt trigger with Kidd internals over a BX and the Kidd Two-Stage puts them both to shame...but they're all better than stock and comprise different price points to fit your budget.
An SBR in HERA CQR stock with a dedicated CMG .22 set up with suppressor? Plus I have 3 uppers with identical stocks, rails and foregrips and setup. My daughters LOVE it. It is actually a ton of fun and quiet. the 4.5 inch barrel under the handguard makes sure every 22lr you throw at it is a sub. And the sig suppressor just peeks out past the end.I put together a gucci AR15 in .22LR for introducing new shooters to ARs, and for my training on the cheap purposes, but I think the sweet spot for new shooters may be .223. I took a new shooter out and by far his favorite was the .223 AR - he happily mag-dumped that but not my 22s or my 9mm pistol.
I think it's cause .223 feels way more powerful and since it's in a rifle that's controllable and easy to shoot, maybe it hits that sweet spot of power/fun. He did not like the 9mm recoil and only put one round through a 1911 in .45 before saying no to that.
But to answer the original question, I think a stock 10/22 is more than enough to intro, and then move them onto other calibers if they are interested. But, if you only want to have one 10/22, then just build it up and use it for both purposes, to introduce people and be your gucci .22. A built 10/22 is likely noticably better than a stock one for someone using it often and assuming you want a higher precision standard, but to a new shooter a built one will be the same as a stock one. I don't know anything about building a dream 10/22 so I will leave that to others.