Ruger 10/22 vs Marlin 60

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Inspector Calahan SFPD
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(3/17/03 1:32:17 pm)
Reply Ruger 10/22 vs Marlin 60
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Hi All:

Pros, Cons ??

Thanks.

Calahan.



warpig883
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(3/17/03 1:41:09 pm)
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Re: Ruger 10/22 vs Marlin 60
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Both are great guns.

The Ruger has more aftermarket parts.

Marlin advertises the mod 60 as the best selling 22 in the world and is the cheaper of the two.

Get the one that feels best to you both of them are good guns.


I would pick the Marlin. In my experiences they are the more accurate and dependable gun as they come from the factory. Styling and looks are also better. Of course the accuracy portion of my opinion does not count when the Marlin is compared compared to the tricked out Ruger 22's that are very popular (aftermarket parts). The Marlin also holds more rounds in the tube feed magazine and no clip to lose and get dirt/mud in..

Just my opinion,

like I said they are both good guns. Get the one that feels the best for you.




bigboom338
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(3/17/03 11:12:47 pm)
Reply Re: Ruger 10/22 vs Marlin 60
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883,Does the Marlin still hold more rounds or have they limited that to 10 rds also?Calahan ,also it depents on what you want the rifle for.The Ruger is much shorter and it is easier to break down for cleaning if you were going to hunt with it.But as 883 said both are excellent guns.
"Aim small miss small"

gram22
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(3/18/03 8:59:16 am)
Reply Re: Ruger 10/22 vs Marlin 60
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The Marlin 60 holds 14 rounds in it's tube, while the Ruger 10/22 holds 10 rounds in it's factory magazine. However, high capacity pre-ban magazines can be bought for the Ruger 10/22 giving it a capacity of up to 50 rounds. These magazines are unfortunately not as reliable as the factory magazine, and can go for some pretty hefty prices.

warpig883
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(3/18/03 9:13:27 am)
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The older Marlins hold 18 and newer ones 14. Many of the Marlins i see going for $50-$75 on the auctions are the older ones that hold 18.

[Youngguns409]

this seems to be a big debate in alot of forums.. in my opinion they are both great guns... for different uses... and depending on how much money your willing to throw into a gun to make it what u want it to be... for the casual shooter i would suggest the m60... its not the most expensive gun.. but it is well worth the money and with proper care will last a lifetime... if your shooting competitions.. and have the money.. 10/22 with lots of aftermarket junk will eventually get u where u want to be...

[zpatagus]

That debate was apparently going on 5 years ago by the date on the posting.

I have both and prefer the Ruger.

[45nut]

I'm a Marlin Model 60 fan and have been since I was 11. I'm on my second one and it's doing just fine.

The Ruger looks nice and is handy but, I'll stick with my #60.

[Teejay9]

Have had them both for over 30 years, well 25 for the Ruger. Both good shooters. The Ruger's a bit more to my liking. Kinda like an M1 carbine. They're so affordable, get both. TJ

[Rikkn]

Have owned several of both, still have 2 Marlin 60's.....nuff said

[Mike1951]

I have two 10/22's, one tricked out and one very early, unmodified Deluxe model.

I don't particularly care for either one.

I'm really envious of my buddy's SS/laminate Marlin. I will buy one if I get the chance.

[johnlives4christ]

i have had several of each gun... they are both fairly accurate, the ruger's werent as reliable as the marlin though, the marlin wasnt near as simple to clean but i managed. the ruger however felt better on my shoulder. the comb on a marlin is a tad too high for my without a scope. one thing i like about the marlin is the tube magazine, but the ruger's magazine is faster to switch out when you're out of ammo and need more quick... lets say when you see that last fat squirrel posing for you. i've had 3 rugers and all of them would fail to eject 1 out of 75 to 100 rounds. the marlins however worked well as long as they had lubrication... even pretty dirty. exept i did have one marlin that jammed consistantly due to needing a relpacement feed ramp. the ruger will hold its value better i think than the marlin.. but the marlin comes with a heckova warranty. 5 years. so if you're gonna wear it out quick you cant go wrong with that.

~john

[necro1234]

Hi, I got a Marlin Model 60 from a friend who asked me to give it a good cleaning for him, It was in flithy condition but I stripped it down and cleaned everything giving it a very light lube (like I do on my Remington 870).
One "problem" (I think its a problem...) I see is the brass ammo tube is super tight, I cannot unlock it and remove it with just my fingers but need pliers or at the very least a rag to get grip on it.

I thought maybe there was rust in the tube, I checked down it and gave it a very good cleaning as well, but the brass tube is still super tight.

Is it meant to be like this?, if not has anyone had this issue?
Any advice would be really appreciated as its a really nice lill firearm now that its all in good shape, this last issue is just driving me nuts.

Thanks guys.

Sheldon

[Mals9]

Check to see if the inner or outer tube is bent. Typically the inner tube should slide right out with little resistance.
Mals

[slickab]

I have had both for quite a while. The Ruger 10/22 is more accurate. If anything goes wrong with the Marlin trigger/hammer group most people can not fix it due to complexity and large number of parts. Very hard to work on. On the other hand the Ruger trigger/hammer group has very few parts and is very easy for just about anybody to work on. The Ruger is a smarter design due to its simplicity and reliability. I love some Marlin firearms. However if it were to come down to hitting the woods camoed and pockets full of magazines and bullets, a pocket knife with a screwdriver, in survival mode, the Ruger 10/22 would be my overwhelming choice of any semi-auto .22lr. I know, I know that sounds crazy but you would be amazed at the number people who would choose the .22lr in a situational crisis. The 10 round flush fit magazines work better than tube fed. You could clean the Ruger in a creek, not the marlin, too many very small parts in the action. JMO. Ab

[necro1234]

Thanks Mals, I can only think that its got a very slight warp.
I can see by rolling the brass inner tube that its not 100% perfectly straight but not to far off.
Once it slides in past the metal weld it seems to start rubbing, Ill have to see if I can get something to try and straighten it somehow.

[striker777]

Marlin 60's I think there great and pretty accurate guns, I put a Tru Glo red dot on one and a Simmons 22 Mag 3x9 on the other both shoot empty shot gun shells at 50 to 60 yards a bit harder with the red dot the 5 MOA redical covers little targets like that at 50 yards.
Great for my two boys for plinking,squrrels,rabbits etc, but I never owned or shot a 10/22 should check one out JMO.

[Big Shrek]

Marlin 60 all the way...unless it's a Marlin 795

Complex & hard to work on?? A 1911 is more difficult...LOL

Takes about 15 minutes to do a D&T trigger job...makes the trigger adjustable with a setscrew...

I've seen more complex single-shot rifles...

[millman]

I have had both and still have a Marlin 60. I prefer the stock shape, and the last shot bolt hold open feature on the Marlin.

[mr.t7024]

The truth has been told and proven, the Marlin Model 60

[Zane71464]

[dianalv]

I'd say the 10/22, hands down. More reliable. More accurate, in my opinion, straight from the box. I have both. Not caring that much for the Marlin. I've had good Marlins, though.. Had a .22 mag I sold my dad that was a great little gun. I think the older Marlins are better. I don't think they are putting that much effort into workmanship on the new ones.

[007bondjamesbond007]

Marlin is the more accurate 22 of the 2. The Ruger I had seemed more of a jam-a-matic. I don't know if it from ammo or cleaning. Marlin barrels are what Marlin calls a Micro-Groove.
I had a Marlin 30 30 336 and that was also very accurate. Ruger has more after market parts. The tube feed on the Marlin should slide very easy. If it does not somthing is wrong bent or flared. Keep the Ruger clean and it should not give you any problems. Now the MarlinI had to shoot about 500 rounds to break it in. Now it will shoot anything I can get.

[Slabsides]

The age-old debate of Marlin 60 vs. Ruger 10/22 is like arguing Ford trucks vs. Chevy trucks. Both are proven designs with rabid followers. Really comes down to personal preference. A weakness of one is balanced by an advantage it has in another area over the other.

Me, I've shot and liked several examples of both but own a Marlin 60. Why? I just liked it better on the "test drive".

[Big Shrek]

Of course...the Marlin 60 has sold over 12 million rifles and is the Most Popular .22lr semi-auto due to that fact.

The Ruger 10/22 has sold over 7 million, yet only came out 3 years after the Marlin 60...and it's never caught up...
and never will.

While you can replace almost everything on a 10/22...the sad fact is, for real precision out of them, you NEED to.
Volquartzen has made a cottage industry out of making 10/22 replacement parts...and now even
makes 10/22 rifles better than anything Ruger ever could hope to make.

With a Marlin 60 or 795...the barrels are already precise...not much need to change 'em.
Heck, the 795 comes with a Medium-weight tapered barrel, which is the same as the one on the old Marlin 700..
Marlin figured out that the 700 style barrel was even more precise than the original 70HC/70P, so made the switch.
The only things that NEED to be done to a Marlin is Bolt-polishing & Trigger-polishing...which frankly, are needed on the 10/22 as well.

There are some nifty options available for the Marlins...ya gotta search a bit for 'em, but some of us run a listing over on G&G, and occasionally I post about things that I test or buy to upgrade mine on every board I'm a member of.

Fun part is, almost anything you can stick on a Ruger, you can use on a Marlin with a little modding
The Marlin is thinner, so stocks need to be built up a bit to hold the action...
but all the same rules apply to fitting an airsoft stock to a Marlin as they do a Ruger.


Now if only Manufacturer's of Ruger gear would realize that there are 12 million Marlin 60's & 3 million 795's & another 5 million 70/700/7000/995's out there than NEED ACCESSORIES. There's an almost untapped market just waiting for intelligent people to jump in.

Boyd's does a special run of stocks for the 60/795 every other month or three...you have to be on-the-ball when they come out, because they usually sell out within 72 hours or less. Last run was 4 different colors of Thumbhole stocks, the first two of four colors sold out within 12 hours, then the third within 24, and the last within 72 (they made a lot more in Natural).
The next run will start selling on 6/29/10. Watch Boyd's website for more info on that date...and I'd be on early...
http://www.boydsgunstocks.com/

Tech-Sights came out with a perfect sight system for the marlin 60/795's...and has sold quite a few over the last two years. Enough to where they are pretty darn happy.
http://www.tech-sights.com/

Come out with something good, reasonably priced, and word gets around the Marlin community fast...especially if I find out about it...even more so if I test it and it turns out GOOD

Rimfire Technologies is proof of that...they started making ONE little Marlin item...and now have 11 Items currently, and a few more in the testing stages that will be out soon
https://www.rimfiretechnologies.com/...show=40&page=1

Heck, I'm working on producing a nifty rear sight specific to Marlin semi-auto's, but will also fit on any 3/8th's rail.
Even if I just sell to One-Half a Percent of the total of Marlin semi-auto-owners...I'll definitely recoup my costs
More than likely I'll be able to put a kid or two thru college on it alone, even with just a two-dollar profit per unit.

[temain]

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/3a3823e28d.jpg[/img][/url][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]I have 2 of each, in blue, and stainless, and they are both great guns, I paid $125 for the Model 60 Stainless in the pic, my Stainless 10/22 has a cheap Tasco 3x9x40 scope on it, and it is a tack driver. I like the open sights on the marlins, a little better than the rugers. Both are excellent rifles, and you should at least have one of each

[tenbears]

The Marlin's Do have an advantage with their Micro-Grooved barrel, but their feed ramp does cause bullet deformity when forced up the ramp and into the chamber and prone to feed jams with hollow points.. At close range it probably wouldn't make that much of a difference, but if your set on pin point accuracy, it may cause you headaches.
The Ruger has the advantage of the magazine bring the bullet up higher and closer to the chamber, and I have not noticed any striping of the bullets, so less jams with different types of bullets styles. I have the Ruger and have had a Marlin Model 60. To me both are very well made rifles. I didn't have to modify the Ruger to get accuracy out of it. I hear allot of other people who say they had to modify it to correct that. Maybe I got luck, or maybe it was operator error.

[XIDshooter]

Have a 60 already,ALMOST bought a 10/22 today.Dicks has them for a little over 200.00.
I may still................................

[docmaggot]

Originally Posted by Big Shrek

Marlin 60 all the way...unless it's a Marlin 795

Takes about 15 minutes to do a D&T trigger job...makes the trigger adjustable with a setscrew...

I've seen more complex single-shot rifles...

Hey if you can link me to a place with a walk-through of such "a 15 minute trigger job" on a Marlin 60, I'd really appreciate it: the only "trigger jobs" I've seen described online are pretty darn intimidating! Thanks.