Usually this debate is between the Ruger 10/22 and the Marlin Mod-60...nice change of pace I guess, but I usually like debating on two equally matched arms, which the 597 and the 10/22 aren' t, in the Marlin vs. Ruger debate, I' d recommend the Marlin, because you get the same performance, if not better depending on individual rifle, with half the price...only advantage is the detachable magazine, which isn' t an added bonus to me at all, and definately not worth an extra $100-150!

I agree with the frizz on the remington, not worth the steel they wasted to build them...older ones, like the one a buddy of mine' s ol man has, shoot accurately, maybe as accurately as a base 10/22, but they still had the reliability problems that have only gotten worse. If anone gave me one, I' d sell it to the first fool I came across, and give him a fake name so he couldn' t find me later, I wouldn' t waste money on one for sure!