compare rem 597 vs marlin 60 22 semiauto

[ranch71]

im looking to by another 22 semiauto. wich is more accurate and less problematic. i do perfer tube fed,but i have no problem trying a magizine.what is the largest clips u can get for the 597 that doesnt give u any problems, if any. i have marlin 883 22 mag,win 190 semi .22.

 

[husker]

few 22s will out preform the mar-60 for such lil money. i have both. & the 597 is a lil tighter in the grouping department. & has more of a big rifle feel to it. but i did have to set the guide rods on the 597, after that it has run flawlessly on cheap rem Thunder bolt. i have noticed that some 22 bullets are very loose at the neck & wiggle around.They will cause any=10/22,597.Mar-60 to jam & jam often. as far as which is better the Mar-60 Or the rem 597 its a toss up for me. i love both.

 

[Eb1]

Model 60. No, comparison for me.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Model 60 got 50 years of daily field testing behind it. I have owned 2 and regret selling the first one.

I have used them to fill the skillett with squirrel and rabbit over the decades.

 

[dak0ta]

Marlin 60 due to the last shot bolt hold open and microgroove rifling. Also the higher capacity and ease of refilling the tube magazine.

 

[FlyinBryan]

remington 597 is far superior, with group sizes approximately 1/4th the size or the marlin.

(i own niether, nor do i have the slightest idea what im talking about, i'm just already starting to feel sorry for the remington)

 

[fallingbird]

I just bought a raggedy old 60 with 22" barrel, and had no problem shooting clay pigeons on a berm 100 yds out. Offhand it was surprisingly easy to do. I now have a good, cheap truck gun.

 

[FlyinBryan]

actually, if this were a poll (it would have made a good one), i dont think i'd be going out on a limb to predict the little marlin would destroy the remington 5 to 1 or better (and most likely a lot better) just by sheer numbers of satisfied folks having owned them.

 

[CajunBass]

I don't care for the Marlin 60, but that's only because I don't care for tube magazines, and I don't like the way the 60 looks. From all accounts, it's a good rifle.

Until recently I had a Remington 597. I got rid of it because it looked out of place in my collection of wood stocked 22 rifles, not because there was anything wrong with it. Mine jammed one time, in the first magazine of ammo I fired. After that, I never had a problem, and the only ammo I fired in it was Federal bulk pack from Wal-Mart. It was plenty accurate enough to suit me. I made a couple of long squirrel kills with it. It has a "big rifle" feel to it, is almost weather proof, and the magazine release is about perfectly located. About the only thing I didn't care for was having to drop the magazine to release the bolt.

I suspect you'd be happy with either.

 

[kenno]

Solution, buy a Ruger 10-22

 

[Ruger Redhawk]

Solution, buy a Ruger 10-22



+2

 

[Mike J]

"Solution, buy a Ruger 10-22"

Maybe that should be another poll option. I haven't shot or owned the Remington or the Ruger but I have 2 model 60's (one is actually the Glenfield version) & I'm happy with both of them.

 

[husker]

thats not a solution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats a money pit just to get a 10/22 to hang with either the 597 or the 60. & yes i have all 3 & a few others as well. & the 10/22 is the worst of the bunch.

 

[Runningman]

im looking to by another 22 semiauto. wich is more accurate and less problematic.

I own a number of semi auto 22 rifles.

I will rank them on my experience with the ones I own out of the box.

Reliability

Ruger 10/22T
Ruger 10/22
Remington 597 laminated stock HB
Remington 597
Marlin 795 SS
Marlin Model 60 SS

Accuracy
Ruger 10/22T
Remington 597 laminated stock HB
*Marlin Model 795 SS
*Marlin Model 60 SS
*Remington 597
Ruger 10/22

* these 3 are very close to each other

 

[dak0ta]

Or get a Marlin 795 if you don't look tube-feds.

 

[FlyinBryan]

Solution, buy a Ruger 10-22



+2

honestly?



+3

and that way as you want to change thing on it, you can.

folks say you have to sink money into them, but thats only one way to look at it.

another way to look at is this: if you feel like it, you HAVE THE OPTION of putting more money into it. (because aftermarket support for the model 60 and the remington is very limited compared to all the aftermarket goodies available for the ruger, which seem to be endless.)

ive got one with a 100 dollar green mountain barrel on it, and it shoots 5 shot group after group the size of an m&m. its a lot of fun. i also still have my old factory barrel, and when i want a really light weight little sporter, its a snap to put it back on. literally 5 minutes to swap barrels (2 screws)

if you get a 10/22, and a cheap target barrel, its like 2 rifles. going critter hunting with your buds, take the light barrel.....going target shooting, take the heavy barrel.






just my opinion.

i owned a model 60 years ago, and it was a fine rifle, but very limited if you ever want to trick it out (which i find enjoyable)

 

[CZguy]

honestly?



+3

10/22, -1. So you're back to +2.

This should have been a poll.

 

[Quoheleth]

They are both very good guns. I had a 597 with the cheapie factory scope (I think it was something like $160 for the gun/scope combo at Academy) that I used to punch Necco wafers at 50 yards with cheap bulk-pak ammo. I have an old Western Auto labeled bolt-action Marlin that with a very old Weaver K4 scope that not only will zero out Neccos at 50 yards but will routinely hit clay pidgeons at 200 - yes 200 - yards.

I sold the Remington to a kid at church who was jonesing for an accurate, reliable .22. I found a Ruger 77/22 stainless and needed the $ from the Remmy for the Ruger. Honestly, I wish I had kept the Remington. It shot as well as the Ruger and was about three steps higher on the fun ladder.

Q

 

[Col. Plink]

I'd like to take the opportunity to say how much fun I've been having with my Marlin 60 lately. Last two times I headed for the range I just grabbed it and a box of bulk shells. Even with the occasional dud these were some of the best times I've had plinkin. Mine holds 19, and can easily hit clay pigeons placed on the 100yd berm. You just can't beat that for cheap, fun, as-fast-as-you-can-reload-and-keep-shooting fun at the range. Add in that the scope I have on it was a WalMart clearance item at $12.50 and it's basically free entertainment.

 

[OpelBlitz]

I second the Marlin 795, but that's because I don't like tube-fed magazines.

 

[Col. Plink]

But no 18-rd mags for marlins...

 

[SG1]

I've owned both the Marlin 60 SS and the Remmy 597 (OD Green stock). Both came with cheap scopes, but both served me well as plinkers. I like the feel of the 597 and having a 30 round mag is fun. However, the Marlin never disappointed me either. For the price, either is a good deal.

I don't own a Ruger 10/22, but my dad has one and I've shot it a million times. I like the 10/22 the least out of the three although it has great aftermarket support.

 

[sonrider657]

I have both a Marlin 60 and a Remington 597. I prefer the trigger on the 60 but I like the sights and the magazine of the 597.

If I could only keep one, I would keep the 597.

 

[chicharrones]

I had a 10/22 about 15 years ago. I can't explain why, but it just didn't float my boat.

Like the OP, I am interested in the Remington 597 or the Marlin 60's brethren the Marlin 795. I will say that the Marlin 60 I grew up with was a good all around gun and I liked it better than an equivalently outfitted Ruger 10/22. However, it was my dad's and he still owns it.

I noticed that Techsights offers an aperture sight for the Marlin 795 for a little head to head Appleseed shooting against the Ruger. I'd like to see Techsights do that for the Remington, too.

 

[Usagi]

From my experience:

Accuracy ("out of the box"), in order:
Marlin 60
Marlin 795
Rem 597
Ruger 10/22 - any type out of the box


Reliability, in order:
Marlin 60 / Marlin 795
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Rem 597
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10/22


Add-on availability, in order:
10/22
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Marlin 795
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Rem 597
Marlin 60


Quick (but accurate) joke:
Q- How do you frustrate a 10/22 expert?
A- Tell him you want your 10/22 to be as accurate and reliable as your buddy's Marlin, but you don't have a lot of money to spend.

In all fairness, I have seen two 10/22's that were as reliable and more accurate than my Marlin 60 - both were over $1000. I hear it can be done for $500-$700, but I just haven't seen those guns yet - they may be like Bigfoot: everybody's heard of them, nobody has actually seen them.