i agree with this statement, go get yourself a Marlin 60! you will never regret it!Congratulations on your graduation. Now run out and get yourself the gold standard of 22's.
i agree with this statement, go get yourself a Marlin 60! you will never regret it!Congratulations on your graduation. Now run out and get yourself the gold standard of 22's.
Rugers are better for modifying but Marlins come more accurate out of the box. BUT Marlin has had QC issues lately and Ruger has had them even longer.
Look for a used Speedmaster - shoots laser-guided bullets.
I know 10/22's are reliable especially if you get an older model. But I've been hearing of QC issues with Rugers for years. Most likely that's been in comparison with their older models and not to other rifles though. I have no personal problems with Rugers. I'm just reporting what I've heard and to an extent, seen.
This argument is one that has been beaten to death and I won't bother trying to add my info any further. If someone is interested I'm sure there are thousands of places to find the same discussions on the net. But just so you know that I didn't make the stuff up about the QC issues I'll include a couple of links:
http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=6&f=2&t=162220
http://www.ak47.net/archive/topic.ht...&f=11&t=292961
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/a...p/t-80471.html