First off, loooooooong time no post for me! Been busy busy busy busy. Ugh. Nice to see y'all somehow managed to keep the forums going without me, or really I should ask if anyone here remembers who the heck I am lol.
Anyways, I'm looking to get a .22 backpacking gun this summer. While I've always been a bolt action sort of fellow, I'm leaning toward an autoloader for this one.
Now, this forum has its fair share of differences of opinion, but they're civil and some sort of consensus can usually be established. But after hours and hours of skimming rimfire/firearms forums, apparently no one can agree on .22 autoloaders. At all. Ever.
The three I'm interested in right now are:
Ruger 10/22
Marlin model 60
Remington model 597
The problem is that a thread debating the 10/22 and model 60 typically seems to go something like this:
MarlinDude: My model 60 is, like, sooooooo awesome.
RugerGuy: Pishhh. Whatever. My 10/22 is like, so awesomER!
MarlinDude: yeah right! My '60 is stock and totally outshoots a stock 10/22!!!
RugerGuy: My 10/22 can totally outshoot your model 60!
MarlinDude: That's only cuz you got a replacement barrel.
RugerGuy: A stock 10/22 could kick your silly little 60's bum any day!
MarlinDude: You mean when it's not jamming!
RugerGuy: Jamming?! 10/22's don't jam. But Marlins do!
MarlinDude: Um, your just jealous cuz your 10/22 is so ugly!!
RugerGuy: Nuh uh!
MarlinDude: Yeah huh! *makes face*
RugerGuy: No, your model 60 is ugly, and so are you! *thumbs nose*
MarlinDude: *bans RugerGuy*
RemingtonMan597: Why are you guys so mean??
MarlinDude: *Bans RemingtonMan*
MarlinDude: *logs off to go play troll on a 10/22 forum*
..you get the idea. So, any advice on which of three to go with? I'm not interested in adding all sorts of fancy-dan upgrades. I just want something that shoots accurately and reliably out of the box.
One other thing: what's the length of pull on each of these cute little devils?
Thanks in advance, folks!