But the Ruger 10/22 has so many ways that it can be modified... Hundreds of companies that make barrels, triggers, furniture, etc., so that it will be as accurate and reliable as a Remington 522 Speedmaster.
My point is that both have their good points. You for instance say “it can be modified so many ways...”......and I have a Marlin 60 that I really didn’t need to modify because it was all it needed to be.
I’m not dissing 10/22s, but the number sold between the two is not a contest. Marlin beat Ruger by twice. There’s a reason for that.
I think the appealing thing about my stainless 10/22 tricked out is that it is darned near tactical and is far above the 60 on that account. But that wasn’t why I bought the 60 in the first place.