The scope bases look mismatched with one blue and one silver. Cosmetic issue only and not a problem. I haven't seen an extended rear base in the Weaver style. I normally use an extended Weaver front base (#402) and a #61 rear base on a flat back 110. Your rings are awfully high. I use medium Weaver Quad Lock rings from Walmart that cost about $12. For a better trigger pull without buying a $100 trigger, take a $1.00 Walmart buzz bait (not a spinner bait) and cut the wire to match the contour of the factory wire. That will give you enough tension to hold the sear and still have a manageable pull weight. As you have figured out the factory wire is of too heavy a diameter. If you have a trigger with a screw under the sear notch, you can reduce the sear engagement. If not, you can lightly polish the sear notch and get rid of some grittiness, but the sear engagement will still be long.
Remington makes reduced recoil ammo, but it is a bit expensive. I load my ammo, so it is simple to cut the powder charge. Buying ammo with a lighter weight bullet will help a lot. Stay at 150 grain bullets or lighter. The Limbsaver/Winchester slip on pads will also help a lot. The local Walmart has the Winchester slip on for about $23 or $24.
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