Vascar's answer is excellent and wide ranging. I'll only add my one point of experience.
I have a 16.1 inch heavy taper. As the name implies, it's heavy. The accuracy is good, but not amazing. With several sorts of inexpensive ammunition, mine will print five shot 1.5 inch groups reliably. CCI minimag and Aguila subsonic can do better. It won't outshoot a Kidd or Feddersen 10/22, but it is also more reliable than any of my 10/22s. It's my current favorite.
I believe the chamber is pretty sloppy because it feeds the 45gr Winchesters my bentz chamber won't accept. I believe it produced the accuracy it does because of the superiority of the AR barrel mounting system, and the weight and rigidity of the barrel. It isn't really a bull barrel, but starts at just under an inch and tapers down to just over .85 inches. It's a pig.