Ruger 10/22, Marlin 795, or Marlin 60 .22LR for Survival?

Which .22LR semi-auto rifle would you choose for survival?

  • Ruger 10/22

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  • Marlin 60

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  • Marlin 795

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  • Other .22LR Rifle

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"Having that semi-auto feature can make you waste ammo."

No, it doesn't. That's an old wives tale. If you don't have fire discipline, you'll be wasting ammunition, no matter what you are using. My vote is for the 10/22, for many reasons.

Ron
 
K Williams said:
I have a bolt action Marlin in .22 Magnum already... Trying to decide on a semi-auto .22lr.
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I have owned all three and voted for the Ruger because of accuracy, reliability, and availability of aftermarket options. You already have the best 22 mag available for money:thumbup:
 
@Bill Siegle - thanks for your response. My dad had a 10/22 and i used it a bit before going on to college. It really was an excellent rifle, i was just curious about the Marlin Papoose and any problems you may have encountered w/it.
 
I feel the Ruger 10/22 is much easier to work on. parts are easdy to get and easy top put in. It is much easier to produce a better trigger. Equally important to me is it is easy to attach a scope that won't move.

Ammo to store I like CCI. It seems to be much more reliable ignition wise overall.
 
billym said:
There are very few moving parts on a bolt action so it is easy to maintain.
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I used to think this way too. However if your firing pin, or extractor breaks do you know how to change it? I do on a 10/22 and anyone with the internet can learn too and buy the parts easily in advance. Trying to take apart a Marlin 795 to clean it and bending the recoils spring just trying to put it back together is what sealed it for me.
 
Out of the three listed I'd go with the 10/22. Very rugged and lots of resources on the net to show you how to take it apart and put it back together. Once you learned the basics it would be something you could do by rote. Not so sure about repairing it in the field if it came to that - lots of small parts to lose - but should be vary reliable.

However if I was living with the gun I'd probably want a CZ 452. I have the scout and the american and the trainer. All are excellent rifles. I like the trainer for the iron sights (I've had other people shoot 1" groups at 100 yards with mine.) Scout has a nice scope on it and is a more compact package that I can still shoot. American is more of a full-size version without going to the long barrel of the trainer. Haven't had problems with it eating anything I feed it although I am most comfortable with CCI or Federal.

My two cents...
 
Since you added "other" to the list, I do have a 10-22 and love it but my first choice is my Ruger Mark II with a 10 inch bull barrel. It is, to me at least, handier than a rifle and is as accurate as I need a .22 to be.
 
protourist said:
Since you added "other" to the list, I do have a 10-22 and love it but my first choice is my Ruger Mark II with a 10 inch bull barrel. It is, to me at least, handier than a rifle and is as accurate as I need a .22 to be.
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i have a model 60 marlin but if i were to pick a gun for survival it would be my ruger mark 1 that i have. i can shoot it as well as a rifle and with the compensator i made i can shoot a fairly long distance and hit what i'm shooting at.

the model 60 is a good gun but it has 1 drawback, the feedthroat can wear after a few hundred bricks are ran through it which will cause rounds to jam until it is replaced. for survival i would go with the 10-22 and have plenty of clips to go with it. i have worked on a lot of guns over the years and i have never had to work on a 10-22 due to problems feeding rounds.
 
Another model 60 voter here..I like the tube feed and the model 60 is more accurate than the 1022..Check rimfire central those guys take the 22 very serious and the marlin 60 is cosidered one of the most accurate affordable rifles..
 
I would opt for the "other" and go with a .22LR upper for an AR-15. Same muscle memory. That being said I'd choose the 10/22 or Marlin 60 without hesitation, I have both and are good rifles.
 
376 said:
I would opt for the "other" and go with a .22LR upper for an AR-15. Same muscle memory. That being said I'd choose the 10/22 or Marlin 60 without hesitation, I have both and are good rifles.
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This idea does have a lot of merit :) I like the idea of a two gun battery while only having to carry one rifle.
 
Another vote for the Model 60. The only one I'd recommend over it is a Remington Nylon 66.
 
I Have given my Ruger 10/22 hell (since about 1990) ... and it keeps plugging along reliably. The only Issue I have ever had with it are feeding issues with Remington "thunderbolt" bulk ammo (which I don't use anymore.) Stick with the factory mags and you are good to go. Put better (peep) sights or a scope and sling swivels and it makes a handy woods-rifle. Heck, for a couple years it was my only firearm - so it was my survival or home defense rifle by default.

The marlin 60 is a fine rifle too, and avoids the detachable box magazine all together - which may or may not be a desirable feature in a survival scenario - no mag to lose but slower reloads.
 
with out a doubt a the ruger 10-22. It is by far one the most popular rifles ever made. so for survival that is a big big plus imo and there are just so many after market parts out there. even from the factory it's super accurate. I do however love my marlin papoose also but it's much harder to find parts, rings, and mags for.
 
As others mentioned, the 10/22 is very easy to work on. You can put together a decent spare parts kit for $30, and it is extremely easy to disassemble the rifle on the off chance that you actually need to swap a part.

Much more of a fan of bolt 22s these days. The autos just jam too much for my taste. My 10/22 is a fun gun but I don't trust it to go bang every time, even when clean and with good ammo.
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Something is wrong with your 10/22.

My rifle has a match barrel with a "Bentz" chamber, which is much tighter than a standard barrel's sporting chamber. With a $10 extractor upgrade it is 100% reliable with CCI standard velocity ammunition. A few thousand rounds since the extractor swap and it has yet to hiccup.

Swap out your Extractor for a better aftermarket version, it takes 5 minutes...
 
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