The price of a new basic Ruger 10/22 is about $300, now. Guess they figure, since there’s no Marlin 60 to compete with, they can just keep jacking the price up and up.....
Went shooting with a buddy, today. He brought along a new Rossi Semiauto 22. Looked very similar to the old Marlin 795. He had just bought it (for $99). It shot fine. If they could put a tubular magazine on it, and sell it for $150, it’d be the king of the cheap 22’s. I doubt Rossi will have enough sense to do this.
