would this be a good starter 22?

Yes, it would be a good starter.

.22LR is perhaps the ideal calibre with which to learn how to shoot. That is a good price and Marlin makes good stuff. It has groves for a scope when your eyes go (wait a bit). What's not to like?

You may find fancier or ###ier, but this will serve your purpose very well.
 
The tube mags cannot get lost, damaged, worn out, or end up getting in the way as the box mags hang down. I do have both styles but the box mag type usually stays on the range and the tubes go shooting in the fields. the tube type are easier to load and hold more ammo than the normal 10 shot mags do. I use the Mariln 81 and 990l the most. Mossy 151s second.
 
I've nothing against tubular magazines, but to say they can't be damaged like box mags can is... optimistic. Yes, we should never lean a rifle against a tree, but yes, it happens and on occasion, they fall. If that thin tube bangs against a rock, it's now gunsmith time. With a box mag, you just trade mags and carry on.

Like I said, I've a couple of rifles with tubular magazines, but they're far from idiot-proof.
 
The tube mags cannot get lost, damaged, worn out, or end up getting in the way as the box mags hang down.
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My 10/22 mags do not hang down at all,and do not get in the way.Tubular magazines can be damaged just like removeable magazines,and detachable magazines are quick and easy to replace.Anything can wear out,but there are many very old detachable mags still in service.As for losing the magazines,do you often lose your wallet or your car keys?Do you have a string on your mittens so that they don't get lost?I store one empty mag in the gun,and the spares in my gun case,and I have never lost one in close to 40 years of shooting.

the tube type are easier to load and hold more ammo than the normal 10 shot mags do.
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I certainly rarely need more than 10 rounds per magazine,and if I do,I can change magazines out quicker and easier than you can reload a tubular magazine.If I am traveling from field to field hunting gophers,I just remove the mag and reinsert it when I arrive at the next field,quicker and easier than you can unload and reload a tubular magazine.

Tubular magazines used to be very popular,but they are becoming less and less popular every year.Why do you suppose that is?
 
the 10/22 is an exception to the rule certainly, as are the few others that have 5 shot mags that fit level with the stock..Mossbergs for instance..The OP is talking about Savage and Marlins...I have been with " 10/22shooters" that have a need for the 30 shot mags and too many were damaged, bumped or lips torn off to suit me. Bumping a tube mag does not bend it and if so it will certainly function with less number of shells as half is still protected by the stock.
I certainly would like to see someone load , by hand, two 10 shot mags as compared to loading a tube mag. I have tried both and they do not compare in time nor sore thumbs. Sure mags can be loaded ahead of time, but still takes time for reloading when empty.I shoot a Lakefield Mark II and carry 5 extra mags, but it is tedious to sit and stuff the "sore thumb" mags again, where the carts can be dropped into the tube without opposing pressure.

There is an advantage to each type, but it comes down to enjoying what you have.

As for losing mags, read some of the threads in the EEs for parts. Many lost ,misplaced or missing? It often happens to shooters in the fields in the heat of the chase and even have seen lost or dropped mags when big game hunting. Does it happen often, only the losers can answer that. Some of us are lucky, as I have not lost any either in 50 years plus of shooting. But a tube mag does relieve a person of this worry.
 
ATOM said:
Yes, it would be a good starter.

.22LR is perhaps the ideal calibre with which to learn how to shoot. That is a good price and Marlin makes good stuff. It has groves for a scope when your eyes go (wait a bit). What's not to like?

You may find fancier or ###ier, but this will serve your purpose very well.
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my eyes site is -2.00 and -1.75.....dose that count???
 
nova_scotian_guy said:
my eyes site is -2.00 and -1.75.....dose that count???
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Iron sights are the best thing to learn to shoot with. They force you to pay attention to what you are doing, IMO.

I've found that as my eyes have got older, it's harder to use the iron and am having to switch to glass. It depends on your eyes. Presumably you have spectacles.
 
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