Well I like the 10-22 better than the marlin
the 10-22 is set up more like a regular rifle than the marlin
the reloading is the thing for me
haveing to feed each one in to the tube
I like haveing detatchable magazines for quick reloads
and there are more acessories for the 10-22 also.
the marlins are, IMHO not as well built as the rugers
they jamm easier and are harder to clear jams than the rugers
there are millions of marlins out there that many many young shooters learned to shoot with.
I think Rugers are better but marlins arent bad
But my .22 rifle is not either one of those.
when I was a small boy spending summers in Evant TEXAS
my cusin had the most coolest rifle
I wanted one so bad i couldnt stand it and after all the carrying on i never got one
then 2 years ago a very dear friend on mine had 2 broken examples of them and gave me one for fixing both.
when you grow up you get to have everything you ever wanted
its been a joy to shoot and a joy to teach others to shoot it is especially good for teaching youngsters to shoot with
It a Remington Nylon 66
this gun was designed by people that had never designed guns before.
it was a product of the "we can do everything better" generation of the sixties.
in some ways they have and in some ways they have not and did not forsee future situations
ya cant use anything stronger than hoppes on it ( I am not willing to try)
the odd spring/sear/disconnector apparatus works well but its just ..........odd
a different way of solving a functionality problem.
the best thing is it is light weight
very light weight
its fairly accurate and reliable its just constructed in an odd way
and did I mention its light weight
