Ruger 10/22 vs Marlin 60

[ozo]

Yep, post #40
[except for the good car talk, that's new]

[ozo]

And between my two [10/22 or 60]
they both shoot fine....as well as the ammo allows....
but I do prefer the Ruger.

[CJ_56]

Who says there's no such thing as a zombie? This thread has died and came back to life a dozen times at least. Or maybe it's just some Hindu reincarnation stuff.

This is really a simple question.

Both are nice.
The Ruger has more aftermarket parts.
The Marlin generally shoots better out of the box and is cheaper.

So if you like adding new parts to your guns buy a Ruger. If you like buying a gun you know you'll never change for any reason get the Marlin. Or just get the one that feels best to you. Marlin actually does have a small but growing aftermarket now but it will be 50 years before they catch up with Ruger on that front and both guns will be obsolete by then since we'll all have ray guns and remote tasers.

Personally I learned to shoot rifles with a Marlin 60 way back when and I'm still a Marlin guy but I wouldn't kick a Ruger out the door for eating crackers.

[CCHolderinMaine]

Originally Posted by thomas44

I just talked to a guy today at the range who was/is struggling with his Marlin 60, but he admitted that he only has problems with certain ammo but certain other ammo functions flawlessly. Seems like a simple solution to me. ?? .22's can be finicky about ammo, so I guess you have to experiment and stick with what works, which is fun in and of itself.

My 10/22 NEVER struggles with ANY ammo....

[oldfartrr]

Originally Posted by Ledslnger

I think the Mustang has as many aftermarket parts as the Civic, so your analogy sucks. The Civic was never really supposed to be or marketed as a sports car for Honda, it was supposed to be economical. You want to compare apples to oranges. The Honda S2K is one of their sports cars and it will eat a Mustang for lunch unless you are talking Super Snake or something. My dad and I have had two stock 10/22s since the mid 70s and have done nothing to them because they rock. They don't need anything done to them. Fit and finish is great and magazine release is fine. Good accuracy with bulk ammo and the trigger is fine with practice. Couldn't even count the tree rats and rabbits taken with them, let alone blackbirds and starlings. The marlin stock looks like dog crap IMO. Personally, I don't like tube magazines either, they look like crap too. I have an old Mossy that is tube fed, BUT it is the M model and has the full stock so you don't see the dorky tube. If something doesn't look appealing it normally isn't and the Marlin's look like crap unless you are talking lever actions. The one upgrade you can go for with Marlins is a different stock......cause they look like crap.

depends on the model of marlin u get,,, i have 6 several diff models and they all have much more grain figure then either of the 2 rugers i have or several of my friends,, and i prefer the longer barrels of the marlin for acuracy,, depending on the model from 16 to 24 inches all of them were cheaper then the ruger new,, but i should also mention that i never paid more then $25 dollars for any of the marlins cause people didnt know they had to clean them occasionally,,, find a ruger for that price.. by the way i also have 4 other marlins for sale,, and know i will sell them in less then a week and wil make more money from them each then a ruger !!!!

[campacj]

I recently bought a vintage "plain Jane" Ruger 10/22 hardwood-stocked carbine and topped it with a Tasco 3-9x32 Pronghorn scope. Today, I took it to an indoor range and, after sighting it in, I was able to fire 9 out of 10 rounds inside a 1" Shoot-N-C Target at 25 yards. A few moments later I fired 3 shots into a dime-sized target at the same range. That's a great testament to both products and plenty good enough for me!