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Marlin Model 60 Rifles ?? #5817609 07/04/15 11:58 PM
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Looking at the idea of buying a Marlin Model 60 Rifle, to go with my Model 39 D & Model 781.

I know the Model 60 has been made forever it seems like, I had a carbine when I was in college in the early/mid '60's that was only of fair quality & accuracy wise, and finally got traded on a Remington Bolt Action with lots of plastic parts and semi finished stamped steel that I hated...and the beginning of my life long low regard for Remington rifles based on personal experiences. FWIW I've owned a dozen or more 870 Wingmasters & trust them, plus a couple of the cheaparsed Express guns that led me to buy Benelli Nova's since I cannot buy Ithaca 37's anymore.

In looking at Gun Broker I see constant references to the M60's being built in CT as somehow being better made and higher quality than the current Rem'Lin production guns...but the SS/wood rifle barreled Marlin Model 60 has caught my eye to drag round the tree rat woods...if it can do it without any drama or issues, and holding the same accuracy I get out of the 39, and expect out of the recently acquired 781.

Any comments from a current Model 60 Owner/User on the pro's & con's of the pre Remmy made stuff Vs the current production...IS the Only question here.

I am not going to look at a Ruger 10/22 BTDT and got it out of my blood long time ago. Find something else in a semi auto LR in the $200-$250 price range if ya'll want to suggest something else than a Marlin Model 60 Rifle.....unless you can find me a 90%+ Remmy 552 tube feed I think it is, the one with the ejector shield on the side of the receiver & IN MY PRICE RANGE.
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Re: Marlin Model 60 Rifles ?? [Re: WileyCoyote] #5817650 07/05/15 12:23 AM
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I saw a Marlin 60 with blued finish and wood stock for 169$ at walmart. I have one made in 2002, and it has been a great rifle. My favorite is the 1978 Remington 552 my dad gave to me. I bought a tube fed marlin bolt action last fall. Great shooter, but the front sight was put on crooked.

My friend bought a 10/22 a few days ago, and the front sight fell off immediately and it jammed like crazy ( poor casting). Seams like buying firearms these days is a crap shoot whether you get a good one or not.

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Ron, I have one and consider it a darn good rifle. But then, there are a lot of good 22's.


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I've owned both and for the most part they're good to very good rifles. Last one I had was a jam o matic, so I dumped it and picked up a 10/22 breakdown model. I would take the 10-22 over the Model 60, but that's my opinion and you know what they say about opinions.

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I like mine in wood and stainless. They feel good.


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My Marlin model 60, inherited from my father is a tack-driver. - I think he paid 60 something bucks for it back in the early 80's at Wal-Mart.

It has a Leupold 2-7 rimfire scope on it that cost enough to buy at least three, maybe four of these rifles. Sights on the barrel were removed, with the rear sight slot and front sight screw hole plugged.



The rifle is deadly accurate with decent ammo, and OK with the cheap stuff.

Since I scoped this rifle, I haven't been able to justify buying any more .22lr rifles. - This one does anything that I could possibly ask of a 22.

Without the open sights and slicked up with Renaissance Wax, it's a decent looking gun too. I have made several difficult shots with this gun that are legendary within my family. - I feel absolutely confident with this gun.

Normally the scope stays at 4x, but there have been occasions for it to be cranked up or down. In my opinion, this is the best all-around .22 scope to be had. I use Leupold vertically split rings in gloss, they work really well and when you tighten them, it does not rotate the scope.

Maybe one day I'll buy a nice Boyds stock for it - but then again, maybe not. The factory stock looked a lot better after being waxed. It fits me pretty good too, so it might be better not to fix what ain't broke.

Yes, I have owned several 10-22's and no, I do not think that they are better than the Marlin.

I use dry-moly lube internally. It does not combine with combustion products to create mud. Oiling the internal parts to any .22 semi-auto is the best way that I know of to get it to screw up.


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I wish I had that Leupold on my model 60, very nice.

I bought mine for 95$ new at Dicks when I was 18. It had block iron sights, and when I took it squirrel hunting, I couldn't see the sights in the woods to kill squirrels. I went to walmart and bought a 30$ BSA scope which has been on it eversince.

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Personal experience? Presently I have a Marlin 60 that is OK along with 2 Ruger 10/22 that are OK. I have a Marlin 781 that is OK. A Remington 581 that will outshoot almost any 22 on the market. Also have a Remington 121 pump. The best attribute about the last three is they will shoot short, long, and long rifle. I have a Remington 552 in 95% that I will sell you in the top of your price range.

Thing that I like about the detachable magazine compared to the tube is being able to remove the magazine and eject the chambered cartridge, put the magazine back in and be ready to go. The tubes have to be dumped into your hand or floor, then on or two may lodge in the tube, so the action needs to be repeated couple of times. JMO on Models that I presently own.


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I have a Marlin 795, which is the mag fed version of the Model 60. It's hands down the best little .22 I've ever owned. Lightweight, reliable, and super accurate. It wears a Simmons 22 Mag 4x32 and has accounted for a bunch of armadillos and coons, even one coyote that was dumb enough to come under the vapor light.

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My 60 has been going strong for the last 20 years. Just DONT take one apart unless you really know what you're doing.


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YouTube is your friend. I thought they were too hard to take apart too to I watched a video. Super easy. I've had many 60's and all were great


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I have one I bought in 1989 and I love it. It's very accurate, but something I learned early on is it doesn't like ammo with plain lead bullets. They tend to hang up on the feed ramp sometimes. I don't know if this is common for them or for tube fed guns in general, but I've never had a hiccup with plated/jacketed ammo.
As far as the new "Remlins", I don't have any personal experience to pass on. They have gotten such a bad rap that I've never bought one to try them.


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I've got one that has TEN's of thousands of rounds through it. It will jamb on occasion and it has done that since it was purchased new in the 70's. The main issue when it starts hanging up "like with other autoloaders" is getting dirty. And like others have said they will get "muddy" with any oil on the internals. I've looked at the latest offerings and they aren't the same quality as the old versions "but that seems to be the norm now a days".

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Originally Posted By: poisonivie
YouTube is your friend. I thought they were too hard to take apart too to I watched a video. Super easy. I've had many 60's and all were great
it would have been nice to have UTUBE 60yrs ago


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Thanks guys for all the comments...waiting on some over due Mail Box Money to "pull the trigger" on this....just hope the guy in Arizona will get off his duff and finish our deal on some really hard to find new brass I stumbled into.

I saw the blue/wood Model 60 Rifle at Academy @ the same Wallyworld $170 price, but the SS/wood at WalMart @ $200'ish is what jumped out at me...and a nice TruOil finish would nicely survive most of my "adventures" in the squirrel woods I'm sure. Might have to look into the magazine fed idea though. Had this problem of ammo sticking in the 39D's tube & can appreciate the issue. 22LR ammo is still hard to find it seems, and most of what I'm seeing at any price in Sherman/Denison is not American made. Both my 39D & the 781 will shoot Shorts/Longs & Long Rifle's.

This is based on the one time I ever took the time to do a complete back to bare wood Tru Oil job, on a pre/post WW II era ?? Single Shot Stevens 20 guage my grandpop gave my wife to use as a house gun when I started travelling for a living in the early '70's. It'd spent 8-10 years under his farm & ranch car's front seat, and is so old is does not have SR#'s. I superglued the badly cracked stock back together and TruOiled it with 4 semi thinned coats ummm 47-48 years ago, and still looks good as new.
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A friend got a Remlin Model 60 a while back. It was pre-owned but didn't look used at all. It had the newer cheesy wood. Also, the front sight was clocked about 8-10 degrees off center. It took a lot of effort to get it straight. Once fixed we ran maybe 25 through it, no FTF or FTE but very inconsistent POI vs. POA, not accurate in the least. Bought it for $160, sold it for $175.

I've never wanted one and I'll likely never get one but I know the older ones can be OK. Then again, you have to look them over well as many of the older ones are well worn. Most shows have 1-3 of them or at least the Glenfield version....I see a 10/22 at one of every four shows. There's a reason, probably the aftermarket support for the Ruger.

I'll keep my 10/22. Good luck in the search. I'd find an old one. I bet Remington has made improvements since the take over but as stated above, I'm not gonna find out. BTW, I have a 25MN I love so I don't hate on Marlin.


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Originally Posted By: poisonivie
YouTube is your friend. I thought they were too hard to take apart too to I watched a video. Super easy. I've had many 60's and all were great


Two screws to take the stock off, then pull the plastic pin to pull out the trigger group, and pull back and lift up on the bolt. The only really tricky part is putting the guide rod/spring and bolt back into the action if you don't line it up on the right angle.

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Originally Posted By: WileyCoyote
Thanks guys for all the comments...waiting on some over due Mail Box Money to "pull the trigger" on this....just hope the guy in Arizona will get off his duff and finish our deal on some really hard to find new brass I stumbled into.

I saw the blue/wood Model 60 Rifle at Academy @ the same Wallyworld $170 price, but the SS/wood at WalMart @ $200'ish is what jumped out at me...and a nice TruOil finish would nicely survive most of my "adventures" in the squirrel woods I'm sure. Might have to look into the magazine fed idea though. Had this problem of ammo sticking in the 39D's tube & can appreciate the issue. 22LR ammo is still hard to find it seems, and most of what I'm seeing at any price in Sherman/Denison is not American made. Both my 39D & the 781 will shoot Shorts/Longs & Long Rifle's.

This is based on the one time I ever took the time to do a complete back to bare wood Tru Oil job, on a pre/post WW II era ?? Single Shot Stevens 20 guage my grandpop gave my wife to use as a house gun when I started travelling for a living in the early '70's. It'd spent 8-10 years under his farm & ranch car's front seat, and is so old is does not have SR#'s. I superglued the badly cracked stock back together and TruOiled it with 4 semi thinned coats ummm 47-48 years ago, and still looks good as new.
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That's why I went with the mag fed. If the spring plunger falls out, which has happened to me with one of my Henry .22's, you're in single shot mode. I keep a spare mag in a little leather knife sheath on my sling, that gives me 20 rds, which is more than enough for most squirrel hunts or trips to feed the fish and shoot turtles.

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On the mag fed rifle's...ya'll have any issues with the mag interferring with bags off the bench ??? I'm shooting 2 magazine fed CF's, but the mag's do not protrude below the stock and are no issue off the bench.

I guess the Ruger standard 10 rnd rotary magazine would help here ...hmmm.
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YouTube is your friend. I thought they were too hard to take apart too to I watched a video. Super easy. I've had many 60's and all were great


Two screws to take the stock off, then pull the plastic pin to pull out the trigger group, and pull back and lift up on the bolt. The only really tricky part is putting the guide rod/spring and bolt back into the action if you don't line it up on the right angle.


I guess I should say it this way. This is as far as you want to tear down. I went down to every spring, part, etc.
there were a few "Oh carp" parts but I found them all. It was 20 years without being cleaned so it felt necessary because it would have a hiccup every now and then. Now she's flawless when she runs. I love that lil gun


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Originally Posted By: WileyCoyote
On the mag fed rifle's...ya'll have any issues with the mag interferring with bags off the bench ??? I'm shooting 2 magazine fed CF's, but the mag's do not protrude below the stock and are no issue off the bench.

I guess the Ruger standard 10 rnd rotary magazine would help here ...hmmm.
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Not a big fan of ruger rotary magazines. Mine jam like crazy after a while and you have to clean them.

Brother had a marlin 60 I had a ruger. They both shot about the same accuracy wise. The ruger had feeding issues when the rotary mag got dirty, the 60 had feeding problems when it got dirty(like someone else said, it didn't like non plated bullets at all!). I switched to an aftermarket clip that hangs out the bottom and never had a feeding problem again.


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YouTube is your friend. I thought they were too hard to take apart too to I watched a video. Super easy. I've had many 60's and all were great


Two screws to take the stock off, then pull the plastic pin to pull out the trigger group, and pull back and lift up on the bolt. The only really tricky part is putting the guide rod/spring and bolt back into the action if you don't line it up on the right angle.


I guess I should say it this way. This is as far as you want to tear down. I went down to every spring, part, etc.
there were a few "Oh carp" parts but I found them all. It was 20 years without being cleaned so it felt necessary because it would have a hiccup every now and then. Now she's flawless when she runs. I love that lil gun


Yeah, taking trigger groups apart on just about anything is a PITA.

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Mine tends to jam up frequently. I feel like its because the surface of the inside of the receiver is to rough since they went to lower grade materials. Also the rear sight moves from side to side if not handled carefully. The last two Marlin 60s I've used were like that; but then my grandmothers early model works perfectly.

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I don't know if it counts, but I have one (60SB) from about 2009 that I can vouch for. I got it new from Wal-Mart, never had any real problems besides when it lets you know it needs to be cleaned.

Only drawbacks are that the front sight on mine is red fiber-optic and it's probably harder to see than would a regular painted or blued one. Also, the scope that comes with it would be ok but for the bases.

I also have a late 80s one (blued, long tube & last shot hold-open) that runs the same, only letting me know when it needs to be cleaned.

I've never mistreated either, but whereas the stock on the blued one seems to be the same color under the scratches, the new one has a finish that kinda chips off instead, revealing a lighter color. I think the current production ones should be laminated wood, so I don't think that should be an issue now.

I've shot a few other 60s and none have disappointed yet.

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