Marlin Model 60 Or Ruger 10-22

[wolverine350]

Just between these 2 which would you buy, both are good guns, each has its good points and bad points:)

[lfmayor]

I've had a 10-22 since 1982, 1000's of rounds through it and she's never even blinked. Also, the larger magwell of the Ruger makes it a bit easier to clean IMHO. Most importantly (at least to my then 12 y old mind) was the fact that Gander Mountain had 30 rnd mags for it... nothing wrong with a little rock and roll on the cheap.

[jhgreasemonkey]

My 10-22 jammed right and left. My marlin 60 never did once. I am aware of the huge 10-22 fan base out there but I would still rather have a marlin 60. But on the other hand im not using a bull barrel and comp target shooting, etc. The 10-22 has so much more posibility to alter and customize. I guess one advantage for some shooters is mag fed on the 10-22. Personaly im not using a .22 for a wanna be assault rifle or a hot shot bench shooter showpiece so the model 60 fits my need for a .22

[Limeyfellow]

Marlin 60. Then again I have no desire to trick out a 10-22 which is the main advantage of that system and the magazine loading. The Marlin 60 is an accurate little number as is, light and so on. Tube fed takes a little longer but you can always invest in one of the Marlin 75 range for the same price and have that too.

I normally use my Marlin 60 for plinking and protection of the garden from critters from time to time since I grow all my own vegetables and herbs for the year for myself and mother in law and give others away to charity for the hungry.

[wolverine350]

I agree, i am pretty fond of the Marlin 60, i have never seen one that didnt shoot extremely good and all were very very accurate, thats what marlins are famous for, I owned one ruger 10-22 and it was an ok gun but it was not as accurate as ive seen the marlin to be, of course the rugers can be tricked out and made to shoot real good but then yet ya still got a 150.00 10-22 with all the mods. each has there own preference

[Rimrod]

Marlins are more accurate out of the box and I prefer any of them over the 10/22. You can buy a 10/22 and trick it out or take the money and buy a better gun to start with.

[kristop64089]

I voted marlin. I have 2 model 60's and (for my daughter, a 915y). I don't have a need for a hot rod .22 right now. Mine is the rabbit/squirrel killinest gun I have ever had.:D

[hpg]

10/22 for me.

[wolverine350]

Well i started this poll cause i was interested i purchasing one of the 2 guns, and i went out this evening and purchased a new Stainless steel Marlin 60SB
at my local Walmart is wa 164.00, the had a new blue Ruger for 180.00, but found the marlin fit me better, my wife has a blue model 60 which has been an excellent rifle, no problems of any kind and very accurate, so now im anxious to take it out and try it, i had a 3x9x40 bushnell scope already and i mounted it to the gun, it ought to be a sweet shooter as well and a 5 year warranty as well from Marlin, so i guess i couldn't go wrong, i believe i made a good choice:D

[rantingredneck]

They are both great guns. I have had a Marlin 60 since I was 9 years old (I'm 33 now). It is still a tackdriver and that is with a cheap bushnell scope atop it. I aquired a 10/22 in a trade a few months ago and have gone the "tactical" route with it (red dot sight, 30 round mags, Butler Creek steel folder). I like it too, but it is nowhere near as accurate. I will probably buy another 10/22 at some point and upgrade it for accuracy work.

[wolverine350]

thats the awesome thing about the 10-22 for sure:D

[45Marlin carbine]

My nephew has a Marlin M-60 that is a really accurate, tight grouping shooter. My Ruger seems to be a better handling, more compact rifle, and with some trigger work is a good shooter also. Tough to make a choice there.

[V4Vendetta]

I vote Ruger 10/22. Here's my story.

I went to my local pawnshop/gunstore for a cheap .22 rifle. I saw the Glenfield model 60 on display for $100. I talked them down to $70. I bought the gun & took it home. A few days later I went plinking with it. Now it was a tube fed semi-auto gun. That's the way it was supposed to work.

Unfortunately, the bullets wouldn't enter the chamber from the tube. You had to insert the bullets into the chamber one at a time after each shot. I took it back to the shop where the employee's were very helpful & apologetic for the problem.

They let me trade in the Model 60 & some cash in for a 10/22 carbine which I have had no problems with & is my most used plinker. So based on my experience, I voted for the 10/22.

I may hate Bill Ruger for his little "no honest man needs more than 10 rounds" speech but I'll say this for him, he made a good gun.

[lg_mouth]

If you are going for straight out of the box, the Marlin 60 w/out a doubt. If you plan on customizing, as it has been said, 10/22.

lg_mouth

[chris in va]

I can only speak for the 60 I had a few years ago. It was my first 'real' firearm.

Handy rifle, pretty slim compared to the 10/22 I looked at. Took it out to the range, after about 50 rounds it started jamming badly. I tried different types/brands, no effect. Granted I didn't know anything about rifle cleaning and it was brand new from the store, but I was very disappointed. Sights were pretty crude, no rear windage IIRC.

The 14rd loading tube was pretty slick though, and an arrow works great as a speed loader.

[FirstFreedom]

Marlin. Next question. :)

[webbee]

If you want to work on guns---10/22.
If you want to shoot guns---Model 60.

[Pud]

I've had 3 model 60's over the years.
All have been accurate, (super accurate for one I still have!) And never any problems.
The one I still have makes a ragged hole when plinking(cannot give you distance, want to say 75-150 ft for my target shooting) and holds 17 rounds in it's tubular mag.
Will always keep it, just a fun shooting .22! :D

Pud

[Average Joe]

I have both, I prefer to shoot the Ruger.

[farmer-dave]

The only way you'll be truly happy is if you buy both, trust me on this. They both are excellent guns and have their own individual merits.

[Abndoc]

I have both in the safe. The Marlin is sweet, light and a good shooter with a gazillion rounds through it.

The Ruger is a mildly customized target rifle that will shoot the nards off of a gnat at 100 yards. Sure, I spent some money to make it shoot really well, but I did it myself and that was half the fun.

[Dave Haven]

I worked for my Dad's gunsmithing business from 1971-'79. I repaired a LOT more Marlin 60's than Ruger 10-22's.
I bought my Ruger 10-22 on 10-22-82.:cool:

[Limeyfellow]

The two big things that normally cause jamming in the Marlin 60 is not enough lubricant or alot of dirt in the action. Or you have ammo it doesn't like. Try some different rounds. You need higher pressured rounds to get it to feed properly. Mine works with federal jacketed rounds, winchester and the holy grail of all .22s the CCI Mini-Mags.

Now in the early 70s some Marlins had a problem with throat erosion though the design was changed to eradicate that.

Still my Marlin 60 is going strong after 34 years of use.

[wolverine350]

Well i worked in a gunshop for 13 years and i have worked on more marlins than rugers so as the story goes there are more marlins out there being used and liked, very easy guns to repair and will go another million rounds

[joab]

The Ruger is mag fed.
That's the only advantage it has over the Marlin, if you consider that an advantage and if you plan on keeping the gun in stock configuration

[SCREAMIII2006]

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2711/dscn0936smallfs8.jpg


Malin model 60
Ramline folding stock[arm swapped out from an ATI]
ATI checkrest
Nikko Sterling scope
Harris bipod
Pictanny rail added to bottom of stock

[Wrascal]

I'm glad I found this thread, although it doesn't clearly persuade me either way. I'm gonna try and handle both and see them up-close.

Whats the typical selling price of each?

[wolverine350]

blue marlin 60 129.00
stainless 60 164.00
blue ruger 179
stainless ruger 229.00
these are my walmart prices

[Wrascal]

Big buck, twenty nine, huh? That may just be the thing! I guess I'd better get over to Wally World.

[Scorch]

Having owned several Marlin Model 60s and Glenfields, I have a hard time believing that they can shoot as well as a Ruger 10/22. In my opinion, they are good shooters, but most of the Rugers I have owned, seen and shot were very accurate.

[StuntManMike]

I had a 10/22 but it jammed to much due to the mags. I sold it and got a
60sb which is much more reliable and easier to put together.

[wolverine350]

I do love my new 60SB i just bought, have only fired it 60 rounds but i sighted it in at 25 yards with a 3x9x40 bushnell i had using winchester xperts i ate up a dime size bullseye, very accurate and shoots well, no problems at all after 60 rounds, no misfires, failure to feed or failure to extract or eject now i need to get back out there and ring it out good and try it at 50 yards, the woods are thick here so most of my squirrel shots will be 25 yards or under and it will put em there:D

[Wrascal]

I recently purchased the Marlin 60; no (legitimate) negative reviews/many positive comments, better looks, and a much better price - sold.

And I originally thought I'd get the Ruger 10/22.

Then I found it (the Marlin 60) further discounted - due to it being a displayed model.

Lucky me, less than $112, new with box/papers.

[The Pilgrim]

I like the look of the Marlin as well as the price.

[wolverine350]

just went to the range yesterday and was plinking with my new marlin 60sb and what a shooter it is, sighted in at 25 yards it sure eats the center out of everything i point it at, stopped on the way at one of my favorite dealers and they had another Marlin i just had to pick up, it is the model 981T bolt action with tube feed, holds 25 shorts, 19 longs or 17 long rifle, didn't get to shoot it yet dure to waiting on a scope to put on it, if it shoots anything like the model 60sb it is a winner, the accuracy of the 60sb is awesome so far i have only put 180 rounds thru it with only one hiccup, a bad round that sounded like a cap when it went off, it ejected but failed to feed the next round, checked the barrel before proceeding and went on.:D

[Stevie-Ray]

10-22. I have a model 60 and it's great. But I've always wanted to spend a bunch of money on a 10-22 to turn it into an on-the-cheap paramilitary plinker.:D You can get really crazy with those.

[hometheaterman]

Both are great guns. Depends on what you want. If you want out of the box accuracy and never plan to modify it the Marlin 60 would get my vote. In most things I've read they have been more accurate out of the box. However, if you want to modify the gun there are a ton of aftermarket accessories out there for a 10/22 and not so much for a Marlin 60. You can make the 10/22's just as accurate or more with some modifications. It just depends on which you want to do. I'd vote 10/22 just because I like being able to use high capacity magazines and have the ability to upgrade it if I decide I want to. Honestly though my stock 10/22 with just a scope has been accurate enough for me. It isn't super accurate but for what I do it's fine. I get about 1.5" groups at 36 yards or so. This is a 50 shot group where it's just a ragged hole with the whole bulls eye gone. If you measure the hole it's usually about 1.5"

[RedneckFur]

This thread is from 2007. Its probably best to start a new one.

[hometheaterman]

Yeah I didn't read the thread date until after I already posted. Sorry guys I see someone bumped it.

[bamaranger]

this old thread. I had no idea the Mdl 60 had such a following. My experience w/ two, both brought to me for repair, were not so positive.

My pre-warning 10-22 has been as reliable as a brick. Stock except for some trigger work, which is one of the pluses of the design, lots of options on accessories and customizing.

[Big Shrek]

I just slapped one of the Numrich Marlin model 70 stocks on my 795 :)

I'm contemplating painting it like Jdub922R did his...but a different color.
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=37113&stc=1&d=1276621772

I've got a second stock that I'm thinking about putting a Marlin 60 in...

For a Model 60, as opposed to the model 70/795, it takes TWO mods.
1. Drill a hole and carve out a place in the tip of the stock for the tube mag to go thru.
2. Make a plastic cap for the magwell.

For a LSHO model 60, a third mod is needed,
3. drill a hole for the LSHO lever

[Only]

Bought a marlin 60 a year ago for $50.00 from my boss. And that thing is a shooter it eats what ever I run through it. Its more accurate with power points. I can hit empty 22 hulls at 25 yards with open sights with the thing. Never had a problem with it. Thinking about putting a scope on it one day. Love that rifle not slaming all of you that spent money on a 10-22 but to gettem accurate you have to spend a lot of money. Out of the box a model 60 is better but if oyu have money then a 10-22 is for you.

[aarondhgraham]

I just voted for the Marlin and the results were an even tie at 67/67.

Can't really compare the two in my mind,,,
Ruger is more convenient with those cylindrical magazines,,,
The Marlin fits my arms better and has the nostalgia of a tubular feed.

More goodies for the Ruger,,,
The Marlin is so fine who needs to tinker with it.

Classics both.

.

[LilHog]

I just bought my 2nd marlin 60 yesterday, but before I did I took a very hard look at the 10/22. I really wanted to buy the 10/22 as I like the looks and feel of it, but what stopped me was having to spend $200 right off the bat for a trigger. That right there was the turning point between the two. Anyway I bought the marlin 60 DLX limited edition with a walnut stock, that thing is really nice. I have shot both rifles and I have to say the marlin is a more accurate rifle in stock form. I don't have a lot of money to spend on a 10/22 to make it a really good shooter, I'd rather spend that money on ammo for the marlin. JMO and YMMV...:D

[mpd61]

I believe the marlin barrel has it all over the ruger in stock form. heavier and better rifling? Better gun for the field and informal target.
If you're gonna modify it at all, then go ruger.

[Big Shrek]

Here's 6 pages of Marlin 60/795 accessories.
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/marlin/82869-marlin-60-795-accessories.html

Plenty of stuff for Marlins...there's even more items out there than is on those pages as well.

[BIGR]

Both are great rifles but if I had to decide which one it would be the Ruger 10/22.

[Bamashooter]

if you want a decent cheap rifle get a marlin. if you want a good cheap rifle get a ruger. both are good shooters from my experience.