Marlin 60 & Puma mandoza head to head
- Thread starter lone ranger
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colonel3006
Regular
- Location
- Ayton,ontario
Love the marlin 60s.
yes, fantastic rifle, but no scope mounting provision on this 60.
The mondoza has grooves to mount optics.
Whaaa? Since when do Marlin 60's come without grooved receivers?
holy crap....your right. I put my glasses on & took another look.....fairly small, but they are there LOL
I have both and decided to buy a 2nd model 60 because I found the fit and finish better than the Puma. And yes, I did say Puma because I pick up a Mandoza when they first came into the country. Current models are exactly the same, just without the Puma name because of copy right reasons. I also found the micro groves made the model 60 more accurate. The Puma is a bit big for a .22, the reciever and bolt assembly is a bit of an over kill, which is not a bad thing but what is up with the rubber recoil pad? Anyways, my 2nd model 60 is the heavy barrel version in stainless and beech.
Yes, the Puma is larger. Its almost like a center fire rifle feel. Its built sturdy for sure. I find the Marlin a nice size, compared to the size of the Mandoza ,LOL . Nice re-coil pad...........needed, no, comfortable, yes. I was reading that the puma was actually used in the Mexican army .
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LOL, who knows...maybe that's all some had for a rifle. Not uncommon though....the Russians used 22's.
Oh , for sure, & a good sled. This was just "out of the box, see what she'll do" review for the average cheap plinking rifle.
