Evening Gentlemen.. In all fairness, a post inspired by a love of rimfire and a bit of Seagrams 7.
We have the Rimfire Madness thread over on the General Discussion page; however I wanted to solicit opinions on two rifles. More specifically the two most successful .22 semi-autos to date; the Ruger 10/22 and the Marlin Model 60.
Full disclosure, I own both a factory Ruger 10/22 with some minor upgrades (VQ spring package, VQ extractor, Hogue Overmould stock, TacSol rail, and AT3 red dot), a stock Marlin Model 60 in laminate/stainless (Simmons 4x optic that came with the gun), and a 10/22 build that I put together for my girlfriend (has not yet been range tested). That build consists of the Tactical Innovations standard aluminum receiver, Kidd ULW barrel, Ruger bolt and BX Trigger group, VQ extractor, and the Magpull X-22 Hunter stock, all topped with a Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40 Rimfire scope.
For me personally, the Marlin 60 handles far better than the Ruger does out of the box, and has been far less ammo finicky. Handling in store, my girlfriend agreed. With that being said, the only modification that I'm considering for my Marlin as it stands is actually ditching the cheap Simmons optic, and going with the Williams Fire sights. The Ruger is far tougher to judge. I'm awaiting a TacSol trigger group from a member, that will be the basis for a more "tactical" inspired build for me. Neither of my rifles are going anywhere anytime soon; however I would love to hear everyone's opinions on the two platforms.
The 10/22 seems to be the go-to for those that wish to modify, while out of the box, the Marlin may actually have a leg up out of the box.
Edit: Have to add, that the Marlin with the optic was picked up for $10 less than the Ruger in completely stock configuration (both used).
We have the Rimfire Madness thread over on the General Discussion page; however I wanted to solicit opinions on two rifles. More specifically the two most successful .22 semi-autos to date; the Ruger 10/22 and the Marlin Model 60.
Full disclosure, I own both a factory Ruger 10/22 with some minor upgrades (VQ spring package, VQ extractor, Hogue Overmould stock, TacSol rail, and AT3 red dot), a stock Marlin Model 60 in laminate/stainless (Simmons 4x optic that came with the gun), and a 10/22 build that I put together for my girlfriend (has not yet been range tested). That build consists of the Tactical Innovations standard aluminum receiver, Kidd ULW barrel, Ruger bolt and BX Trigger group, VQ extractor, and the Magpull X-22 Hunter stock, all topped with a Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40 Rimfire scope.
For me personally, the Marlin 60 handles far better than the Ruger does out of the box, and has been far less ammo finicky. Handling in store, my girlfriend agreed. With that being said, the only modification that I'm considering for my Marlin as it stands is actually ditching the cheap Simmons optic, and going with the Williams Fire sights. The Ruger is far tougher to judge. I'm awaiting a TacSol trigger group from a member, that will be the basis for a more "tactical" inspired build for me. Neither of my rifles are going anywhere anytime soon; however I would love to hear everyone's opinions on the two platforms.
The 10/22 seems to be the go-to for those that wish to modify, while out of the box, the Marlin may actually have a leg up out of the box.
Edit: Have to add, that the Marlin with the optic was picked up for $10 less than the Ruger in completely stock configuration (both used).
Last edited: