I got mine about 30 years ago. At the time there were 2 10-22 models- the standard and the deluxe. The deluxe had a hardwood checkered stock and no barrel band. It was $10 more than the standard. I got that one since the store didn't have any standard models left. Still got it, shoot the heck out of it.
I don't know where this comes from. Except the youth models, they all have the same adult sized 13.5" - 13.75" LOP. The carbines have a low comb for iron sight use, that is all.
More precisely, since they have been in constant production to the tune of millions of guns since 1964, I would say you'd have to be terribly unlucky, statistically speaking, to get one that doesn't work.
I see you are not going to stop grinding this axe. Nobody throws money at a 10/22 to make it "work". Money is invested into a 10/22 to make it better, more accurate or more suitable to a particular application. None of which can be done with the Marlin, which is a cheap rifle nobody wants to invest in anyway.
Not necessarily. If you are one who believes that a .22LR's bore should never (or rarely) be cleaned, then it's completely moot.
True that. I bought one (10/22) in the early 80's that never missed a beat. During the same time period, I worked at JC Penneys and sold guns in their sporting goods department , back when they sold guns. There was a 10/22 someone had returned "because it jammed" back in our store room. Having never seen or heard of a 10/22 that didnt work other than owner error. I bought it at a discount, 40 or 50 bucks. It never missed a beat either. I figured someone wasnt smart enough to only use long rifle, or something else as silly.
