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UpTheIrons wrote:That's what I'm afraid of. I haven't seen any with a longer barrel. Maybe some of those European models have 'em - the CZs and Anschutzes - but not much on this side of the pond. That's one thing that kind of turned me off of the 10/22, too - the short length.

Don't get me wrong, the Marlin 60 is still very noticeable longer than a 10/22.
I consider my 10/22 a youth-size firearm. The forearm length on the overall heft of the M60 is still way better than the 10/22 IMHO.

I have not looked at the Savage line, might be some grown-up .22s there.

If you are buying new, you might have a hard time finding anything with a barrel longer than 19".

UpTheIrons wrote:

Rex B wrote:I think I need one of those new stainless 60s, if I can find the one with the long barrel.
Most of those in the stores now have a shorter barrel.

What do you mean by "long" barrel? The only ones I see (on Marlin's website, Bud's and Gallery of Guns) are 19". The 795 is 18", but I've not seen any with a longer barrel than 19".

The older 60s had about a 22" barrel IIRC. My 1980 model is almost as long as my Marlin 39a
I recently went to Cabela's specifically to pick up a wood/stainless 60 on sale for $189.95.
When i picked up the display, it just did not feel right. It finally dawned on me that the barrel was much shorter.
I do not think they make the long barrel any longer, though they did make a 22" stainless in recent years.

Not a big deal as far as accuracy, but I'm a big guy with long arms, and I like long guns.
My 18" 10/22 feels like a youth gun to me. The old 60 feels right.

So I'm shopping the used market for a SS/laminated 60.

I have most of those listed above. None point better than the Marlin 60 I bought 30 years ago.
Now I think I need one of those new stainless 60s, if I can find the one with the long barrel.
Most of those in the stores now have a shorter barrel.