Was looking around Edmonton for a 10/22 Sporter Deluxe last June and was told for weeks everywhere that they were on backorder. All but one salesperson told me to just be patient, as they didn't know when the next batch were arriving. One insightful local employee informed me that although they didn't have any 10/22's in stock, they did have many Mossberg AR .22's. I muttered that I was pretty set on the Ruger. He responded that the "AR" was either just as good or pretty much the same..... I forget the exact wording. Each to their own but I had to
