RE: which .17 rifle
Ruger-red ive heard of another person not completly satisfied with theres(marlin)but the one i bought (the stainless) seemed to be put together fine. Most of the users on the marlin forumns seem to like therse as well. . my friend in IL had the ruger and said it was a real tack driver. The only thing i dislike about my marlin is the clip sticks out of the stock. Regarding the nef ive heard dozens of stories from others who had misfire problems with them and others who had no problems. Ive yet to miss my target yet with the marlin, friday i plan on running the cci .17 hmr ammo through it.