Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Rimfires 10/22 why so popular

ive always been a Marlin guy when it came to .22 rifles , the first rifle i ever bought was a Marlin Model 60 , unfortunately i do not have that particular rifle ay longer but i have owned a model 60 for the last 25 years as well as a Marlin .22 mag Mod 783 for a few longer than that
they are dependable and accurate ,i can shoot a cotton mouth in the head with iron sights at 10-15 yards ive never had a instance where i needed or ran out of ammo so the added capacity of a 10/22 really was never a selling point for me
if you have one what exactly is your personal reasoning that gravitated you to it

I have Marlin 60s and Ruger 10/22s. I like the Marlin to use "as is" and the 10/22 to tinker with.

They work...well.

What's it to you what other people choose to buy and use? Shoot what you want - - for whatever reason.

The "glock" of 22's. Lots of models , lots of aftermarket.

10/22 are dependable and fun to tinker with, I've got two 10/22 projects going on right now.

They are sort of along the lines of an AR, first one you get...it doesn't take long to start thinking about what you can do to it

That being said, I do love my Marlin 99 and my 783.

May I have a period please Pat?

If you have a good M60, an ordinary 10/22 probably won’t do anything special for you, except give you a reliable, flush 10-shot magazine. If you want to futz around and make it special, there’s no end to the money you can spend on the Ruger. Check out the Midway catalog sections for those two models and you’ll get the idea.

I had a kinda ordinary Walmart Special 10/22 that was a good rifle, but nothing exciting. When Ruger brought out the Custom Shop Competition model, it had most of the bells and whistles, plus a rail integrated into the receiver, at a price I couldn’t beat by building one. Sold!

I really like the feel of that carbon barrel bergara "10/22". If they'd put a sporter stock on that thing I'd buy one tomorrow. Be tough to build one for that money.

Model 60 and 10/22 both great guns for 99% of the people out there. reliable, and have stood the test of time.

In 1968 it was new and modern and all the gun writers were singing its praise. At age 16 I could afford one on a grocery bag boy's earnings. Marlin made a great lever action .22 but I'd had a bad experience with a Model 99 semi-auto, it was a total jamamatic and wouldn't get through a single magazine without a feeding jam. Ruger's rotary magazine design was touted as being uber reliable.

It and I were very accurate with a Williams peep sight. Young eyes didn't hurt that none.

It was 100% reliable. Just for a test I did not clean it one bit for five years to see if it would malfunction. By my count it had some 30,000 rounds put through it during that time and never had a single failure to feed, extract or eject. It had one or two failures to fire but that was the ammo, a second strike fired each round.

Have two other 10/22's today but still have that 1968 model with the same Williams Foolproof peep sight. It's still 100% reliable with the original magazine and still very accurate.

Reliable, inexpensive, and accurate enough for the average shooter. That last bit is why I quickly culled one out of my collection going to bolt actions.

I've had both. Accuracy out of the box, the 60 had it by a little but it's gone and I've got two 10-22s. I like the 10-22 better for the rotary magazine, compactness, ease of working on or modifying and parts availability. Had some feeding problems with the 60 after a few years. I made the mistake of trying to fix it myself and ended up giving it to someone that said they could fix it. The last I heard they hadn't got around to it. My older 10-22 a 1979 model I've had a lot longer and shot it a lot more than the 60. So far the only part I've had to replace is the extractor.

The 10/22 is like food from McDonalds.
It's good enough.
I have had 10/22's, iconic workhorse rifle for sure.
I prefer my Nylon 66 personally.

I like the old sporters from '66 to '71.
They look better and feel WAY better than the others.
Also known as "fingergrooves"

Had one that shot great, one medicocre and this my last one...........sucked.
No GM 20" sporter bbls to swap in, so sold it.

10/22 came out in '64.
The one I posted pic of a '70.
Had a couple '67s.
Saw a '64 standard at a gunshow, well worn w swivels added, he wanted too much.
Cool, being a first yr..........but a standard model and I hate those friggin' stocks.
I got one brand new in '72 as a kid.

I have had a bunch of 10/22s and still have a couple... but my latest is a SS takedown and I like that idea a bunch!

I still prefer better, older Winchester bolts.

Mike213: I have owned Marlin Model 60's in the past and currently own a BUNCH of Ruger 10/22's (seven of them) and owned many others in the past - sadly IMO/IME the Marlin Model 60 does NOT hold a candle to the Ruger 10/22's in any way, shape or form!
The Marlin Model 60 first came into my hands back in 1965 and I have had only fair luck with them reliability wise and fair accuracy with Hunting type munitions.
Over a couple of decades I had a fair amount of trouble with them including a friend of mines Model 60 going full auto when we were shooting it!
Nope, do like I do and don't give the Marlin Model 60's a second glance anymore - stick with the far superior Ruger 10/22 and fix it up to your liking and "rock-on"!
Have as yet to have a Ruger 10/22 "break-down" or give up the ghost.
I have a number of heavy barrel Rugers (both factory stock and customized) that shoot notably better than the Marlin Model 60's I have been familiar with.
The Ruger 10/22 is a far better "investment" of ones dollars as well (the Ruger 10/22 holds its value better!).
There are a myriad of different models of the Ruger 10/22 for your consideration in many price ranges while the Marlin Model 60 is pretty much a one of.
The Ruger 10/22 passed the 7,000,000 (seven million!) units made mark way back in 2,015 - I am guesstimating there are 10,000,000 (ten million!) of them in existence today!
Yeah, that incredible and long lived popularity is there, for a reason.
Best of luck to you with whichever you choose.
Long live the Ruger 10/22!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

That - and priced well too..

Let me explain something to you newbie. When you start a discussion on a discussion forum, it's considered poor form not to engage in discussion. That's not a concept one man should have to explain to another, and I don't want to have to tell you this ever again.