Marlin Model 700 or 989M2 .22 rifle: Which to keep?

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Both shoot nice and look nice. Both seem to be very similar guns, time to sell one of them. Which would YOU keep and why? (Which one uses mags that are easier to find?)
 

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I'd keep the M2. I'm a bit biased. My firsts .22 was one. I now have several along with a couple M1s plus their Glenfield counter parts M70 and M75. I think they are one of the coolest .22s around and are reliable and accurate. IIRC the feed throats went to the one piece in the mid 70s so there are some with it. Plus they are collectable. Take a look at the prices. That little rear sight is 100 bucks or more if you need to find one. The Marlin M700 basically a Glenfield M70 without barrel band after the dropped the Glenfield line. pretty common. Both use the same 7 or 10 round mag.
 
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