New life for my ol' Marlin 60.

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Mom bought my brother and I both a model 60 for Christmas when I was 14. (Love you mommy! <3 ) Thousands of rounds later, it dawned on me about halfway through my build up of my .308 that I shouldn't neglect her. For 20 years, this is what she looked like (scope used to be an old Weaver):

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After fixing some pitting and rust in some hard to reach spots, the new stock, a sling and a new optic, she's looking pretty darn good!

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Now she gets to pose with the rest of the family without embarrassment. :)


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Just wanted to share. Nobody else around here appreciates this stuff.

:)~Mark
 
If I had to bet and pick a rifle that every member of this site has or has had, it would be a Marlin Model 60. I'm sure I'd lose the bet, but I do believe it would be the best bet.

I bought mine used 29 years ago. It was my first firearm purchase. It still looks and shoots about the same.
 
Ditto. Mine was the first gun I bought for myself. Back before you needed a 4473.

Still love it, but it jams a lot these days. Rounds nosedive above the chamber. I've heard there's a spring kit or something that will restore it to normal function? Anyone know of such a thing?
 
Mine jams if I tighten the screw on the stock too tight. It pinches the mag tube or something...so I back the screw off about a half turn from tight and it shoots better. It doesn't shoot well dirty though.

If there is a spring kit or whatever, I'd be interested as well. I slayed a LOT of squirrels with that rifle in my youth.
 
Dave and Rdkill, there is a relatively easy fix for the old 60's. You can get a feed throat rebuild kit from Numrich or Brownells consisting of the feed throat, lifter, and lifter/ejector spring. There is a serial # below which the kit is necessary, otherwise possibly just the throat. When you need the kit your will also have to change the bolt becuse of redesign of the throat and underside matching surface of the bolt. Remove trigger group, cock the hammer and put a paper clip thru the hole in the push rod, then let the hammer down. You can then carefully remove the e-clips and side plate to replace the parts--a lot easier to do than it looks. I have done many, this will restore a good old gun to like new performance. Here endeth the lesson. Goatwhiskers the Elder
 
How do you like the 60, function and accuracy-wise?

I'm thinking of buying an automatic 22 rifle.

I had a 10/22 before, which I liked, except for the fact that I had to send it back to Ruger twice before it cycled reliably with most ammo. This was probably 10 years ago. I seem to be the only one who's ever had a problem with a 10/22 though, so I blame Walmart, who tends to ask its vendors to cheapen things up for them.

Whatever I get, I don't want a magazine protruding from the bottom, which pretty much leaves only single shots, 10/22s and tubular magazine Marlins.

How reliable is your 60?

How accurate?
 
This old Marlin is surprisingly accurate at 50 yards (my average range when I actually measure it). It depends heavily on the ammo and your cleanliness. I got a hold of some Remington Yellowjacket the other day that didn't shoot for sh*t.

Like Rdkill said, the stock screw has a tendency to muddle things up if it's too tight. I'm curious how it will behave with the new stock, which I got from MidwayUSA.com; Marlin original factory part, $46.

I've never had a problem with complete teardown and cleaning, it happens often especially if I've gotten some dirty ammo. The only gripe I have is cleaning between the breach area; it gets caked up pretty bad after a couple hundred rounds. I'll let it sit and soak then hit it with a brush, and it usually cleans up pretty good.

Midway has most if not all of the action parts for these; I debated just buying a DIY rebuild kit just for kicks. They're all relatively inexpensive.
 
Smaug, everyone has problems with 10/22s at some point. Because at some point, everybody ends up with a plastic feed lip magazine or two. It's not the rifle's fault. Spend the extra 2 bucks and get metal feed lips and then be prepared to be absolutely shocked when any jam occurs...You can always blame that on the ammo though. :)
 
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