Mn Fats
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Just a matter of opinion I guess. My model 60 has been very reliable, aside from the aforementioned recoil buffer. Very simple replacement.No, it isnt. I've owned both and the Model 60 can be a very good rifle if you get a good one, but it's a cheaper rifle if you get the Glenfield.
Both rifles have stained birch stocks, but the 12-22 has much better sights.
On my 10-22 the rear sight is an all-steel Ruger version of the Williams aluminum flip sight and the front sight is a proper all-steel Marbles type with a gold bead.
On the Glenfield the rear sight was the typical and serviceable .22 stamped steel kind and the front sight was a coarse cast aluminum blade integral with the ramp. Serviceable but cheap.
Internally, I think that the Ruger quality is better, and I think that the 10 round magazines are a cut above most stamped steel magazines.
The lower action of the Model 60 uses a pot metal feeding guide and it just seems more primitive overall.
They both work well and they both can be quite reliable, or not. Just the luck of the draw in today's world.
Perhaps the micro-groove rifling of the Model 60 is an asset. I don't recall. I do remember that it was accurate.
The one 10/22 I've owned and the few others I've fired never seemed to touch the accuracy of my model 60. All stock. It's a small example, but I've heard similar things from others. I'd say buy both. I did! But only have one of them now.