Yep. Two in a row, even. I've been coming to these lunches since the summer of 2012, and I've only rarely missed two in a row. Hopefully things will work out next week. BTW, Lawton FGST tradition has it that those who attend the previous luncheon make the choice for the next week's...
A good trigger is, as you've noted, a must. A good trigger, action, and barrel, though, need a good stock. That is not the place to scrimp. And as someone noted above, RimFire Central has tons of 10/22 info readily available, and I do mean tons. You can quite literally spend days looking...
I believe that the one you shot at Big Boy's was one of my Anschutz sporters. I've got a couple of target models with lighter triggers, but almost any Anschutz trigger is a good one.:D