I would go with the Marlin 60. I have a couple 10/22s, also. A favorite is a Win 63 with a gorgeous custom stock and forend. (Yeah, I know, the custom stock ruined a nice collectible, but that is the way I inherited it and it is beautiful!)
�That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.� George Orwell
