Thread: Ruger 10/22 - Tricks, tips and modifications

For a cheap rifle (the main reason so many have been sold) the Marlins are OK but far from trouble-free. Their most common problem is misfiring after they are a couple of years old. The design is such that the very small mainspring is very highly stressed and loses power if it is left cocked. It is always a good idea to 'ease springs' on all firearms when they are stored to prevent spring set. Unlike the 10/22, The Marlin M60 trigger mechanism is a fiddly thing to work on with lots of fine bent wire spring and dinky wee circlips. The barrels are press-fitted into a die-cast receiver and retained with a cross pin and, provided this join is not tampered with or bent in any way, will hold good alignment. Of the two rifles, having worked on them both for many years, I much prefer the considerably more rugged manufacture of the Ruger.