10/22 vs marlin 60?

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Charlie98 said:
AH! I see you slid a Williams on yours, too! Good choice...
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It also has a williams sight base on the front with a brass bead to replace the black painted die cast one it came with. The front sight on this one was crooked from the factory so I had to drill new holes. Stock is also refinished in oil and I reworked the trigger. Its a nice little shooter now.
 
Hmmmm... I didn't know they had a replacement FSB. I'll have to look into that... the factory one is about as big as a pencil sticking up.
 
Cdb1 ,

You are correct sir it's Mary Ann every time.:D

I've owned several Marlin 60's over the years . Most now reside in the hands of my children including the one that my father gave me for Christmas in 1975. The only one I have now was pawn shop rescue. It is a 1966 model. It is a very accurate shooter that feeds well even if a little dirty. It is more accurate with a cheap Simmons 4 power scope than every 3x9 scoped " stock " 10-22 I own. Every model 60 I have owned has been money well spent.
That being said I have no " Remlins". Now to make my point " clear as mud " every 10-22 I own is also money well spent. If you enjoy 22lr you will enjoy owning both if you understand that they are different rifles , but still both are great for " lower price entry level 22 lr semi autos.
 
Well you definately struck a chord, milemaker13.

I have both and like both. I prefer the tube magazine of the Remlin, but the sights are horrible. My 10/22 is a take-down, so that has its advantages, and is much, much easier to clean. I've done trigger jobs to both, both shoot well with bulk ammo, and both are great fun to shoot. You won't go wrong with either.
 
Charlie98 said:
Hmmmm... I didn't know they had a replacement FSB. I'll have to look into that... the factory one is about as big as a pencil sticking up.
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It was not made for the model 60, it was a universal one I took off another rifle I had bought.

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And I can't help but point out the ruger comes with a brass bead front sight and a machined rear sight from the factory. ;)
 
All these stories of 10/22's and Model 60's that can't even make it a fraction of the way through a brick of 500 makes me think they should be contacting Ruger or Marlin.

It takes somewhere around 1,500 rounds before my 60 start's getting a little finicky, and that's shooting Golden Bullets. This is a newer one bought in 2014, but I do think the older ones have better quality. I don't know when reliability suffers on my 10/22, I don't think I've ever let it go beyond 2,000 rounds before getting cleaned. If the 10/22 does ever start jamming, it's always the magazine and luckily they are easy to clean which always solves the problem. I will say when both are new they are a little gritty and need a few hundred rounds sent through them to smooth out the action.

Like others have said the 60 has the edge in accuracy, but that really isn't saying much. Both are plinkers that are more than capable of making head shots on squirrels. If I want better accuracy I reach for my Mark II when using a scope, or my old Remington 510 if I want to use open sights.
 
someguy2800 said:
And I can't help but point out the ruger comes with a brass bead front sight and a machined rear sight from the factory.
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Back when my eyes still worked, I thought the sights on my 10/22 were pretty darned good... and the sights on my Marlin 15 (single-shot, but they are all about the same...) sucked.
 
Charlie98

Back when my eyes still worked, I thought the sights on my 10/22 were pretty darned good...
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I know what you mean...that brass bead front sight was easy to see and was spot on at about 30 yards. I knew then that with a scope I could do a lot better so I bought a Weaver K2.5 and with CCI MiniMags and Wolf Match Target ammo I'm very pleased with how accurate it is.
 
I just noticed that Cabela's is selling the Ruger 10/22 "Deluxe Sporter" (walnut, checkered stock w/sling swivel bases) for $299.99. Nice little .22 auto for the price, imo.
 
fpgt72 said:
Nope just the reverse.

I have several 60's going way back to no serial number days....also a few 10/22's.....I have yet to have a 10/22 run for an entire box of ammo....that would be 50 rounds without having issues....now after you start tossing money at it and replacing the garbage parts that ruger puts in the rifles from the factory you can get them to run....so my take away is.

If you want a gun to work out of the box, hit what you aim at out of the box, get the 60, if you want a gun that will not run, and want to play pretend gunsmith get the ruger.

There is a reason the 10/22 has the after market support it does....it needs it, out of the box they are the most over rated tomato stakes on the planet.
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Same old tired nonsense from you, over and over again, every thread where the 10/22 is mentioned. Sorry but the idea that a huge aftermarket is built to fix "junk" is absolutely absurd and to make such statements is to display nothing but blind, uninformed hatred.

So your two guns constitutes a "few" 10/22's? Have you bought more since your last tirade?
 
I've got both. Both were given to me for free. I spent my formative years shooting the squirrel-stocked Glenfield 60, which belonged to my sister. I already had a bolt .22, but a 14 year-old kid wants an auto. My best recollection of the 60 was a frog hunt my brother-in-law and I went on, in the Hiawatha National Forest, he with a new Ruger RST-4, and I with the 60. We both missed only once each. Of course he had recently gotten out of the Marine Corps, so my incredible shooting prowess was likely a testament to the 60's accuracy. Looking back, it was a cruel thing to do, and I DEFINITELY would not repeat it today, but I was just a kid, and he was probably 23 or so. Different people would likely react differently, but I'm now more of a frog conservationist. The 60 came back to me a few years ago, as my sister didn't want any guns in her house, due to her daughter's illness. I've not shot it since, so I don't know if it's accuracy remains intact. The Ruger 10/22 was given to me by my mother's boyfriend, one of the Greatest Generation and WWII Veteran. I did a lot of things for him and wouldn't take any money from him, as he was wonderful to my mother, and was like a second father to me. He knew I was into guns, and so would surprise me with one of his every so often, as he didn't have any heirs he wanted to leave them to. As a gift, I would accept it with hearty thanks. The Ruger was a 1967 model, and as such, many believe it to be finer than the ones made today. It's the only one I have, so I have no opinion. But, I wanted to do something special for it, and so turned it into a Bullpup with a JBM aluminum stock. It has a Pentax red dot atop, and I have recently shot a steel challenge with it, which was more fun than I've ever had at a range. I would definitely lean more toward the Ruger for the fun factor, with all the aftermarket toys you can buy for them. And you can always revert back to stock if you wish. But even a stock Ruger with a bunch of BX-25s is more fun than most guns. I also have a GSG-5, which WAS the most fun for me at the range-until this Bullpup was born.
 
I have seven 10/22s and one Glinfield 75,I guess you could say I like the 10/22 a little more.
I did buy two Marlin Mod. 60s. One needed a few replacement parts and was a great shooter. I sold it to a friend for $100 and he loves it. The other Mod. 60 was a parts gun. A barreled action and stock and a few other parts. Best $5 I spent that year, because the parts were like brand new. Took it Arizona when I went to see a friend, found the needed parts at a small gun shop. Got the gun up and running and gave it to my friend. It was his first simi auto 22.
Now I have sold two 10/22s. I picked up an ugly one for $75 about 15 years ago, cleaned it up and sold it to my next door neighbor for $100. He was in need of a 22 rifle. About 8 years ago I had the chance to buy a 10/22 that was manufactured in 1971 that looked brand new for $140. The problem was that I had already spent all my fun money for the month. So I bought the gun and sold one of my standard 10/22s in a Birch stock for $140, it all worked out.
Of the seven 10/22s I have all were bought used but one. I bought my first 10/22 in 1984 and it’s still original and shoots great.
Buying a used Marlin is a hit or miss. They will cost less then a used 10/22, but most will have feeding issues, but then they can be fixed.
When it comes to after market parts there are clearly more for the 10/22, but if there were more made for the Marlin the guys with the Mod 60s would be buying them.
I do find it funny that some grown men will get to acting like children over a topic such as this. Does it really matter if someone likes the other gun? Like is to short to walk around with a stick in your butt.
Now I would never say that the 10/22 or the Mod 60 are the best 22s ever made, I just tend to like one more the the other. But then I have a soft spot for 22 rifles in general.
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Gunny- half up half down in the safe... simply better space management or do you prefer to store some muzzle down vs up?

I ask because 1. I'm running out of room myself and 2. I've always wondered about muzzle down storage... which is better? Why?
 
milemaker13 said:
Gunny- half up half down in the safe... simply better space management or do you prefer to store some muzzle down vs up?

I ask because 1. I'm running out of room myself and 2. I've always wondered about muzzle down storage... which is better? Why?
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I try to go half up and down, but my son has not grasped that concept and just sticks things back any which way.
 
milemaker13 said:
I've always wondered about muzzle down storage... which is better?
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In the long run, I doubt up or down makes any difference. However, in the short run, after cleaning a rifle or shotgun I like to store them muzzle down for a few days to let gravity have its way with excessive lubricants/solvents by removing them from action parts and wood areas.
 
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