Need some input on which rifle to get !

[Soopa Villain17]

im looking to buy a rifle next week, looking for something fairly cheap to go shoot targets and bottles. ive never killed an animal in life on purpose so it probly wont be used for hunting. ive got a gun shop directly next to my house, then theres a sporting good store and walmart. im fond of a few small calliber rifles. ill post up thel inks and you can tell me what you think or you can tell me what you think is a good gun

first gun is a marlin 22

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/firearms/selfLoading22wTubularMag/60.htm

second one is a marlin 17

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/firearms/17magnum/917V.htm

thanks for your help guys

[BeaverEater]

if your looking just to shoot targets and bottles get a .22, ammo is a lot cheaper than a .17. The .17 is more for small game hunting and you dont seem to have any interest in it.

[Soopa Villain17]

yup , just looking to shoot random crap , the 22 is 120 at walmart and a tin of ammo is like 10 bucks , so ill probly go for that , and its semi and holds 14 rounds , oh what fun that will be

[rkjunior303]

Why do I sense a Darwin Award in the future?

[Soopa Villain17]

Why do I sense a Darwin Award in the future?

whatever that means , is marlin a good brand , i know there made in the usa

[Lee]

marlins a very good brand. been around for many years.

look into ruger's 10/22 though, very nice rifles and well made.

[Eric Cartman]

whatever that means...

Ahem

[behemoth]

Why do I sense a Darwin Award in the future?

whatever that means

... Nuff Said.

[Automaggot68]

I think that the last thing you need to be buying in a firearm.

[behemoth]

I think that the last thing you need to be buying in a firearm.

Yeah, put some money into plastic surgery. -- Or, Schooling...

You know, things you NEED.

[stop whining buy a mag]

Yeah, put some money into plastic surgery. -- Or, Schooling...

You know, things you NEED.

Stop it. You guys are making me cry at 12:30 in the morning. :rofl:

[Recon by Fire]

Ahh...I admit I don't know a thing about hunting rifles....so get a M-14! Would work great for hunting.....too

[silentdeath55]

I own the model 60 and my buddy has the .17 which I have used. They are both great guns with a lot of great features. The model 60 has somewhere around an 18 round tube magazine so you dont need to reload often; however, when you do, it's a hastle to pull the tube spring rod out and drop each new shell in one by one. Accuracy is fair and cleanup isn't bad. One main issue with mine is that it jams a lot. It was given to me by my uncle and when I took the stock off it looked like someone took a handfull of mud and let it dry in the action. This is most likely my problem even after I cleaned it about fifty times. The .17 has a super heavy duty barrel and a very nice wooden stock (dont buy synthetic stocks). Not much else to say about this gun besides it's basically the same as the .22 except bolt action and a higher caliber.

[Soopa Villain17]

thanks silentdeath at your helpfull , im not going to be using this for hunting, just shooting bottles n old cars , that kind of stuff, back in the day when i lived with my dad he had an old semi auto 22 and it was pretty fun. i think leaning towards the .17 though

[Soopa Villain17]

i also have a ? about bullets, on the marlin .17 page it says for caliber 17 hornaday mag rimfire , does this mean it will only shoot hornaday ammo ? or can i use the stuff from walmart , or the gun shop next to my house, i dont belive anybody stocks hornaday ammo in this town, thanks