Our first rifle was a 795 purchased last Christmas... It was, right around that time, $100 thanks to a rebate.
I've shot a very recent Marlin 60 and I believe it's fair to say that the only differences between the two rifles are: The stock (wood in the 60 vs synthetic in the 795) and the magazine mechanics. They both have identical bolts, springs, and just about every other part - assuming you're talking a base-model 60.
FWIW, we love our rifle. It's very accurate, easy to operate, and easy to maintain. Ours, we think, had the canted scope dovetail issue... But, we were always planning to put iron sights on it anyway. We purchased a set of Tech Sights (a la the Appleseeders) and have loved it. My son, who is far-and-away the best shot in the family, got great glee out of picking off sporting clays at 75 and 100yrds at a recent shoot with grown ups. Like I said, it shoots.
The biggest downside to both rifles is the trigger... the stock Remlin trigger is far from wonderful. There are various threads around on the net re: how to improve the trigger (we haven't) as well as drop-in replacements slowly coming to market.
I think you'd be happy with either rifle, so it really comes down to how you prefer to load/unload. FWIW, the detachable magazine seemed faster/more effective to us and also emulates at least part of what you encounter on other popular rifles.
As an aside, the standard capacity magazines from Marlin for this rifle hold 10 rounds. The higher capacity magazines I've seen have all, as far as I know, received relatively negative reviews and resulted in a lot of malfunctions for their purchasers. With that in mind, I don't think I'd worry too much about any potential impact of legislation currently in the works...