Marlin model 60 special care?

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tahunua001

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hello all,
I have questions about a marlin 60.it was my first gun, my brother got it for free pretty beaten and abused, after sanding down the whole stock, and completely stripping and cleaning it he gave it to me as a christmas present. I probably put 5000-7000 rounds through it over the course of my formative years before abandoning it to go cheating on it with a 10/22. eventually I just gave it back to my brother but ow I'm having second thoughts. at one point I was able to shoot empty 22 casings at 50-60 yards with it so it does have a level of accuracy that I certainly cant argue with but had a great many other downfalls.
it was well over 20 years old, it had the curved charging handle and 18 round tube. so this might cause some problems. I dont know what use it saw before me but knowing the guy it came from I wouldn't be surprised if it was seeing 1000 rounds a week and being cleaned once a month. I dont know so that's why I'm asking.

it would not take any lead tipped ammo, it only had 3 types it would use: remington brass jacket, federal brass jacket, and american eagle copper jacket.

even if I was using this ammo I had to give my gun a good cleaning about every 250 rounds which seems a bit steep for a 22. I'd usually have to bring a can of gun oil when I took it shooting just in case it got gunked up in the field and I needed a quick fix.

this next one was probably an easy fix but the rear sight would not stay zeroed(within ten rounds I'd be hitting a foot left or right at 25 yards). eventually I just mounted a scope on it and called it good.

so to your knowledge is there any special maintenance that these guns need like changing springs every 30,000 rounds or something like that?

also little side inquiry, is there a way to get one of the old 18 round tubes on a new m60 frame?
 
even if I was using this ammo I had to give my gun a good cleaning about every 250 rounds which seems a bit steep for a 22. I'd usually have to bring a can of gun oil when I took it shooting just in case it got gunked up in the field and I needed a quick fix.
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That's one problem right there. You never want to spray the guts of a auto with gun oil because when the gun is fired powder residue will form gunk in the action. Using a degreaser/Carburater cleaner would be a better choice I believe.
 
You never want to spray the guts of a auto with gun oil because when the gun is fired powder residue will form gunk in the action.
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That is soo true! I didn't even think about that. I've cleaned my Marlin once and I had this happen the first time I went to the range after the cleaning. It was a hassle cleaning it, so I decided as long as its not jamming, I probably won't clean it.
 
"it would not take any lead tipped ammo, it only had 3 types it would use: remington brass jacket, federal brass jacket, and american eagle copper jacket"

There is no such thing as .22lr ammo with a brass or copper jacket.
 
marlin offers a conversion kit for it runs about $100 bucks but trust me its worth it i grew up shooting that rifle and with it more modern i can't stop shooting it :D
 
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Using a degreaser/Carburater cleaner would be a better choice I believe.

I tried, rem oil, wd40 and balistoil, I would think all of those would about as effective as carb cleaner
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Rem oil and WD 40 are NOT degreasers. You really want something that leaves metal dry looking like Carb Medic, Gunk, or anything that says carburetor/choke cleaner. You need to remember that anything that leaves an oily film will collect dust and powder residue quickly.
 
My 1970 Marlin 60 will feed any ammo without a hicup and has since I got it as a B day presant in May of 1970. now a days I use CCI stingers in it cause I bought 5 cases in 1993 and havent run out yet . and it I clean and lube it every now and then when time permits . There is no telling how many squirrel's,rabbits,possoms,racoons,crows,muskrats it has laid to rest back in the day . Now the grand kids use it more than I do . :cool: it has an old Weaver scope and looks a bit worn and tattered ,but still shoots great .
 
"Brake Cleaner" is what I use if the action is full of crud, then I blow that out with an airhose. And scrub adub dub,,,,,,, and repeat but be cautious when using the brakecleaner it'll eat rifle finishes:o;) But it's fine on those little nylon blocks in those 60's.;)
 
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