Also check some of the gun shows there is always a chance one of the fellows dealing in parts will have a stock and have it at a cheap price.
my first 22 was a Stevens Springfield bot action that I bought from a old lady who was a friend of my mom's I was 11 years old, it was a good gun to learn on, the 22 I had the most fun with was a semi-auto Stevens Springfield that was my dad's I had my own range in the basement of our house, with a 22 bullet trap, I could cut cards with that gun. one of the things I would so is set the card at an angle, I would fire 2 quick shots, the first hitting the edge of the card and the second going through the center of the card. I was a good shot at 12 or 13.
one of these years when the time is right I'll pass my bolt action on to a boy in our church with his parents consent and supervision, he's 8 years old now, I figure on talking to his dad and seeing if he wants it for when he turns 11 or 12.
My dad's old Semi-auto I still have, it has a very long barrel, and with standard velocity 22 LR you would swear it was suppressed! the action makes more noise than the report! That gun is a keeper, I have two stocks for it, the second I have cut down so my wife can shoot it.
Allen <><