Ruger 10/22 worth the money?

nc.hunter · 03-26-2008, 06:15 PM

Hey guys like I said I realy want a new .22 LR, because my old one broke and, I just love sittin' in my feild shootin' at cans and paper targets. The .22 LR is perfect for target shootin' because ammo is realy cheap 10 dollars for 550 rounds at wallyworld! But i wanted my new one to be an accurate, reliable rifle, So the 2 I found are the marlin model 60 and the ruger 10/22. They are both great guns to shoot. So I checked with my local walmart and the ruger 10/22 cost 204.95, but the marlin model 60 only cost 134.95. Thats a 70 dollar difference. Now i am wondering if yall think the 10/22 is worth 70 dollars more than the model 60. I love both guns, i am just curious what your opinions are on this,Thanks.

scoutman · 03-26-2008, 07:35 PM

to me no, and that is cuzz i just dont really like the rugers they seem to be overpriced and cheaply made compared to the 60, compare the 60 and the ruger together you will notice that the ruger has a lighter action than the 60
the ruger is easyer to clean but i may be wrong. i have no problem cleaning my marlin when you take the marlin apart the trigger assembly comes out in one big block and just take some birchwood casey gun scrubber and spray it out and that cleans that good enough,just take the bolt out and and spray and wipe it down spray out the reciver and wipe it out and oil the inside of the reciver and put it back together

the marlin does have more out of the box accuracy than the ruger but the ruger can be heavily customised and the marlin does have a heavy trigger like 9 lbs not sure about the rugers trigger

but i would recomend the marlin, the marlin and the ruger are both good guns

stitchclimber · 03-26-2008, 07:44 PM

I'd say go with the Ruger, it's a good gun for the money. And shop around, I just saw a NIB Ruger 10/22 for $175 at a local sporting goods store, and I know you can buy used for about $125.

SgtKnuckles · 03-26-2008, 08:17 PM

Ruger 10/22~Marlin 60

YouTube - Description of the Ruger 10/22

nathangdad · 03-26-2008, 08:19 PM

I think I would go for the Ruger but for a reason you might not suspect.
The 10/22 has a phenominal number of aftermarket products available for upgrading.

You can use it as Ruger produces it which is a very successful
gun in its own right or just customize to your heart's content.

elmer fudd · 03-26-2008, 08:26 PM

rugar is a very very good maker and look pretty good if it was me i would go with the cheaper one but you will be quarenteed a good gun with a ruger.

jmp8927 · 03-26-2008, 08:33 PM

I have a Ruger so I'm biased. lol I will say in reply to the above, the Ruger action is NOT light. That thing is made very well! It's very reliable to. I'm sure the Marlin is as well, I just have never had one so I can't say. The Ruger does have more potential though.

sell33 · 03-26-2008, 08:43 PM

Well i would vote ruger, BUT i know 3 people that hvae the model 60 and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, my cousin have a stainless model that is very nice. On the other hand if you ever decided you want to customize your 22 you have the base for it with the 22 there are a million mods out there for them.....i want this for mine....

Cabela's -- Tapco M4 Ruger 10/22® Stock

baltimorelaw · 03-26-2008, 09:00 PM

I have a ruger and have been pleased with it. Besides the performance and the countless upgrades available, i think the ruger is a better looking gun too.

cremley · 03-26-2008, 09:02 PM

My friend has one of those marlin model 60's and every time we have taken it to the range we have almost never been able to get through 10 rounds of ammo before one of them jammed. It may just need an adjustment but it is not really a good quality gun.

just my two cents worth.

elmer fudd · 03-26-2008, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cremley

My friend has one of those marlin model 60's and every time we have taken it to the range we have almost never been able to get through 10 rounds of ammo before one of them jammed. It may just need an adjustment but it is not really a good quality gun.

just my two cents worth.

did you try differnt ammo? and welcome to G&G!!!

squirrelbaster · 03-26-2008, 09:05 PM

ruger 10/22 is the best 22 on the market for the price right now!! buy it, shoot it, love it!!!!!

damage855 · 03-26-2008, 10:16 PM

The ruger 10/22 is what ever other .22cal rifle wants to be. LOL

bigbuddy21 · 03-26-2008, 10:30 PM

i have both guns, the ruger is by far the best , BUT,BUT the marlin is my favorite one to shoot. another thing is the ruger's mag only holds 10 .22lrs while the marlin tube mag. holds 15 .22lrs

squirrelbaster · 03-26-2008, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigbuddy21

i have both guns, the ruger is by far the best , BUT,BUT the marlin is my favorite one to shoot. another thing is the ruger's mag only holds 10 .22lrs while the marlin tube mag. holds 15 .22lrs

high cap mags for the 10/22 are cheap and can be found EVERYwhere!

bigbuddy21 · 03-26-2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirrelbaster

high cap mags for the 10/22 are cheap and can be found EVERYwhere!

i know that, i have a mwg 50 shot mag for my 10/22 but i was talking out of the box. and the marlin is still my fav. to shoot.

squirrelbaster · 03-26-2008, 10:48 PM

i know YOU know that!! but didnt want anyone else, like the person asking the question to get confused and think that they cant get more than 10 shots out of a 10/22.

AKHunter · 03-26-2008, 10:52 PM

Never had a Marlin but I have read many glowing reviews of them. I do have a Ruger 10/22 and other Rugers. LOVE them and thier customer service. They are some of the most relaible and best built firearms on the market. As others have mentioned, the aftermarket world has an astounding collection of mods/upgrades available for the 10/22, that in itself, says alot about the Ruger 10/22.

scoutman · 03-27-2008, 07:01 PM

i never said meant that the rugers action was bad i ment that it had a lighter spring than the marlin just a observation

madcratebuilder · 03-28-2008, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nathangdad

I think I would go for the Ruger but for a reason you might not suspect.
The 10/22 has a phenominal number of aftermarket products available for upgrading.

You can use it as Ruger produces it which is a very successful
gun in its own right or just customize to your heart's content.

+1
The aftermarket support is great, you can make a 10/22 in to anything.

03-26-2008, 06:15 PM	#1
nc.hunter Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Forsyth county of north carolina Posts: 226	Ruger 10/22 worth the money? Hey guys like I said I realy want a new .22 LR, because my old one broke and, I just love sittin' in my feild shootin' at cans and paper targets. The .22 LR is perfect for target shootin' because ammo is realy cheap 10 dollars for 550 rounds at wallyworld! But i wanted my new one to be an accurate, reliable rifle, So the 2 I found are the marlin model 60 and the ruger 10/22. They are both great guns to shoot. So I checked with my local walmart and the ruger 10/22 cost 204.95, but the marlin model 60 only cost 134.95. Thats a 70 dollar difference. Now i am wondering if yall think the 10/22 is worth 70 dollars more than the model 60. I love both guns, i am just curious what your opinions are on this,Thanks. __________________ I'M A SOUTHERNER THROUGH AND THROUGH!

03-26-2008, 07:35 PM	#2
scoutman Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 184	to me no, and that is cuzz i just dont really like the rugers they seem to be overpriced and cheaply made compared to the 60, compare the 60 and the ruger together you will notice that the ruger has a lighter action than the 60 the ruger is easyer to clean but i may be wrong. i have no problem cleaning my marlin when you take the marlin apart the trigger assembly comes out in one big block and just take some birchwood casey gun scrubber and spray it out and that cleans that good enough,just take the bolt out and and spray and wipe it down spray out the reciver and wipe it out and oil the inside of the reciver and put it back together the marlin does have more out of the box accuracy than the ruger but the ruger can be heavily customised and the marlin does have a heavy trigger like 9 lbs not sure about the rugers trigger but i would recomend the marlin, the marlin and the ruger are both good guns __________________ god made all man, but Samuel Colt made all man equal

03-26-2008, 07:44 PM	#3
stitchclimber Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The great northwest Posts: 945	I'd say go with the Ruger, it's a good gun for the money. And shop around, I just saw a NIB Ruger 10/22 for $175 at a local sporting goods store, and I know you can buy used for about $125. __________________ turning up the radio, got just enough religion and a half tank of gas...

03-26-2008, 08:19 PM	#5
nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,466	Well . . . its the 10/22 I think I would go for the Ruger but for a reason you might not suspect. The 10/22 has a phenominal number of aftermarket products available for upgrading. You can use it as Ruger produces it which is a very successful gun in its own right or just customize to your heart's content.

03-26-2008, 08:26 PM	#6
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 1,934	rugar is a very very good maker and look pretty good if it was me i would go with the cheaper one but you will be quarenteed a good gun with a ruger. __________________ spur hard, shoot straight, party hardy!

03-26-2008, 08:33 PM	#7
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,141 Images: 17	I have a Ruger so I'm biased. lol I will say in reply to the above, the Ruger action is NOT light. That thing is made very well! It's very reliable to. I'm sure the Marlin is as well, I just have never had one so I can't say. The Ruger does have more potential though. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

03-26-2008, 08:43 PM	#8
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,194	Well i would vote ruger, BUT i know 3 people that hvae the model 60 and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it, my cousin have a stainless model that is very nice. On the other hand if you ever decided you want to customize your 22 you have the base for it with the 22 there are a million mods out there for them.....i want this for mine.... Cabela's -- Tapco M4 Ruger 10/22® Stock

03-26-2008, 09:00 PM	#9
baltimorelaw Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 13	I have a ruger and have been pleased with it. Besides the performance and the countless upgrades available, i think the ruger is a better looking gun too.

03-26-2008, 09:02 PM	#10
cremley Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern New Mexico Posts: 966	My friend has one of those marlin model 60's and every time we have taken it to the range we have almost never been able to get through 10 rounds of ammo before one of them jammed. It may just need an adjustment but it is not really a good quality gun. just my two cents worth.

03-26-2008, 09:05 PM	#12
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,266	ruger 10/22 is the best 22 on the market for the price right now!! buy it, shoot it, love it!!!!! __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

03-26-2008, 10:16 PM	#13
damage855 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina / Lake Norman Posts: 928 Blog Entries: 1	The ruger 10/22 is what ever other .22cal rifle wants to be. LOL __________________ If total goverment control will make us all safer, then why are prisons so dangerous?

03-26-2008, 10:30 PM	#14
bigbuddy21 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new albany in. Posts: 974 Images: 5	i have both guns, the ruger is by far the best , BUT,BUT the marlin is my favorite one to shoot. another thing is the ruger's mag only holds 10 .22lrs while the marlin tube mag. holds 15 .22lrs __________________ LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!

03-26-2008, 10:48 PM	#17
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,266	i know YOU know that!! but didnt want anyone else, like the person asking the question to get confused and think that they cant get more than 10 shots out of a 10/22. __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

03-26-2008, 10:52 PM	#18
AKHunter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 899	Never had a Marlin but I have read many glowing reviews of them. I do have a Ruger 10/22 and other Rugers. LOVE them and thier customer service. They are some of the most relaible and best built firearms on the market. As others have mentioned, the aftermarket world has an astounding collection of mods/upgrades available for the 10/22, that in itself, says alot about the Ruger 10/22.

03-27-2008, 07:01 PM	#19
scoutman Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 184	i never said meant that the rugers action was bad i ment that it had a lighter spring than the marlin just a observation __________________ god made all man, but Samuel Colt made all man equal