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Torn between model 60 and 10/22

Ruger 10/22 over a Marlin all day long.

I’m hearing opposite out of box. Only reason to go 10/22 is if you want to sink money in to mods.

General consensus out of box is marlin is more accurate.

Too long a barrel to carry in the woods. Faster to drop in a new mag on the Ruger than load a tube. Better trigger.
Guess it depends on what you want to do with it - if you are strictly target shooting, or using in the field for hunting.

Both. Out of box folks seem to like the marlin trigger better.

I do like the idea of not carrying mags. It’s not way to speed load the tube too.

I’m not sold yet either way. Going to look at a 10/22 takedown today.

If I was going to mod 10/22 all the way.

I got a 10/22 years ago
pretty much hate it
have only shot it like twice

Found a 10/22 takedown for $339

Marlin $180

My deer rifle was a Ruger .44 Carbine, best deer rifle for the north woods.

When I decided to get another .22 I didn’t give the Ruger a thought, looked like my .44 and I wanted something besides another Ruger; that would have made 4 at the time.
So I looked for an alternative and bought the Smith & Wesson MP 15-22, my first black rifle.

Being already a bit familiar with an AR layout it was a great entry for me into that platform (I had a mini-14 at that time).

My buddy has a 10/22 and he can reload magazines faster with his crank hopper system. I like his rifle a lot however I change magazines at a much faster rate, drop the mag, drop your hand and slap it in and release the bolt. All the rails a boy or girl could want for adding goodies that you can swap off with your AR.

The function is similar to any AR platform. Magazines are same size as AR so magazine pouches are readily available and lay flat.
It prefers better .22 ammo; the only fault I have with it.

Whenever the subject of .22’s comes up I am seemingly the only guy that says MP 15-22.

I don’t have Ruger envy, but I need to ask why a 10/22?

Found the marlin locally for $160 and the 10/22 non takedown for 210.

Waldo I’m not set on either but leaning marlin.

Never looked at mp.

Google '10-22 Gatling gun'.... 👍

If you want bottom dollar pricing on a takedown I will keep an eye open.

Not sure where you live but I have found some great deals on armslist.

Drafter must sure have a lot of squirrels

Puppy-dog can't chase them anymore... 😞

But I've only got one 10-22.. so I was thinking if you bought one we could build the gatlingun... We should prolly keep it at my house tho... 😟

You be jack black, I’ll be bruce willis

I don't want to be Jack Black... 😞

Found a marlin stainless at Wally world for $197. Would have bought it on the spot but the stock felt loose. Everything moved. Weird. Can prolly get tightened down but I didn’t want to find out.

Going to another show tomorrow. I hope prices haven’t risen due to the latest tragedy.

I went from thinking of the marlin or ruger .22 to Cz.22 rifles to a limited addition Cz etc. in other words from $200ish to a grand plus scope etc.

Now I’m rethinking. Maybe I’ll get a browning buckmark hunter. I really like the new range near me and suspect I’ll shoot more. .22 makes sense.

Try to find an older Marlin. After the Freedom Group bought Remington and Marlin their quality has dropped, oh, and Remington is filing for bankruptcy, so much for the rich gun lobby.

At least for now you can find .22 rimfire ammunition.

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If I go rifle it will be Cz or Tikka/Sako.

I’m thinking buckmark though. My wife wants to learn to shoot now so the buckmark might help there too.

As for the gun lobby they are richer than ever. I don’t think that’s very disputable. I don’t have an issue with it. I’d like an alternative to the NRA though. Maybe we should start one?