Although it's not listed in your top 3, I'd have to recommend the Winchester Wildcat. It's a light, ridiculously inexpensive bolt-action .22lr, manufactured by TOZ in Russia.
When I bought one less than a year ago (for plinking, and my friends who want to go target shooting with me), it was only around $250 Cdn, came with 4 magazines, and despite it's price, puts up a decent fight with my Anschutz 1416. It's not even finicky with ammo when you're practicing. Oh, and my friends love it too, especially the first timers.
It shoots nice tight groups easily with open sights at 50 yards, and even better out to 100 with some decent glass. My brother and I like to practice hitting a 12" plate offhand at 200 yards at the local range with our bolt .22's, and I can hit it - depending on my steadiness and drop estimate - which I'm not that good at yet - at least 6 or 7 times out of ten on an average day (with a little 4 power optic zeroed at 50 yards), more if I'm lucky.
Either way, you've got some good selections there!
Peter