Sights: Open rear sight, adjustable for elevation and windage; ramp front sight. I know its older than me (43), but I’ve never looked up the serial number. Had not fired it before that, but I did not find any of the trigger complaints that I am reading here. Even so, it’s much more accurate than the 10-22 I had. One thing about my rifle which as built in 1990 — I found it extremely easy to bend the recoil spring upon reassembly. I’m learning things here. I believe I bought it in the mid 60’s for $49.95. Alot of people hate the cross bolt safety in them too. It still works… I did have a blowout as you describe once a while back….it gets cleaned more often now. I admit a preference for the 10/22 for simplicity of maintenance and availability of aftermarket parts. This results in quite a bit of difficulty for shots greater than 40-50 yards. Bought the base Model 60 on sale, put a Walmart $29 scope on it and I’ll be danged that it doesn’t shoot nearly as well as my Anschutz… with a lousy trigger. Maybe I got lucky… but my trigger is as fine as any other rifle I have. Reliability: * * * * In his 2010 review of the Ruger 10/22, TTAG’s Brad Kozak called the .22 long rifle the Rodney Dangerfield of cartridges (it gets no respect). Model 60s were sold under the Glenfield name until 1983—. ArrowDodger sells them. I traded a friend some Russian 7.62x54r ammo on stripper clips for a 4x scope. . Glenfield model 25. My son and I made what we call “Smack O’Lanterns”: Jack O’Lanterns carved the civilized way…with bullets, not knives. Only two tubes, and my total cost was about the same as Midway’s multi-tube plastic device, but it was a fun little project…and mine look better. Got 5 each of 10 and 25 round mags. I have 22’s of many different makes. I bring it out now and then to show the grandsons how the old timers used to do it. FT SAV 110 1st Gen Bling Mag Short Action LH STH LH ACT FBC Nutmeg Satin Finish Boyds Pad LOP 13 1/2" Barrel Dimensions: Point A = 1.028" and Point B = .715"Center to Center of Action Screws: 4.51" Over All Length of Part: 31.5"Comes with Boyds' 1/2" Rubber Recoil Pad.It is your responsibility to confirm the dimensions of your firearm with the supplied dimensions of our … I bought a 989 M-2 which was a Model 60 action with a 7 shot detachable magazine. Never had 1 problem out of it. If it’s not in one of our hands, it lives in a truck toolbox. If I have to. I made my own out of brass tubing and plumbing fittings. It’s just a fun old cheap rifle great for memories although the Savage series of 22lrs may be the demise Marlin with the a dirt cheap price out of the box, great triggers and accuracy for the avid squirrel killer. Well written review! There’s no such thing as an unbiased review. Love everything about it but the 6 lb creepy trigger. You just drop them in. Super accurate. The Model 60 is one gun that I won’t ever own. Cloverleaf accurate out to 50 yards. It’s been a while since a comment came in on this. No having to buy extra magazines! For quite a while, I didn’t know what the not-cheap kind of gun innards even looked like. Don’t have that problem with my 39a. shoots what ever I feed it. It still is and I still have it. Triggers aren’t so hard to learn. Iguess the Ruger 10-22 koolaid must be good. And still a very accurate .22. I am happy that the ammo makers are finally catching up with demand. Having hard time finding replacement stocks. Model 60s were sold under the Glenfield name until 1983, and were sold under private-label names for JC Penney, Montgomery Ward, Western Auto and others. A pair of these have been living in my safe for ~15 years now, sporting 4x20mm scopes even. A few years back I asked him if he wanted a new scope and he replied “Why? A few weeks later, when I bought my Marlin 336 — which does have a half-decent trigger — I was so excited to put lead downrange that I didn’t bother with dry-firing it or any kind of practice (yeah, I know…now). It’s probably one of the earliest models, I’m sure. It’s my little squirrel machine (here squirrely, squirrely…). New improved buffers and main springs are pretty easy to find. They look like pretty comparable rifles, except for the Stevens’ gills and quirky click-clack action. They have 20 in barrels, if that 2 inches matters. Accuracy: * * * * * You may want to improve the trigger, but unless you’re into amateur gunsmithing, that’s a job for a professional (who will probably ask why you didn’t just buy a Ruger; you can reply that you wanted inherent accuracy, not aftermarket tomfoolery). I think the bluing on the barrel actually looks better than my Henry rifles. It has a 16 inch barrel. 🙂. The new Ruger is a nicer takedown but I really don’t want to spend the bucks on replacing my current Papoose not worth the cost. The trigger is, in a word, terrible. The finish is gone from the stock. When I was young, my Glenfield model 60 was my favorite long gun. I personally find it more accurate than my Ruger and that’s saying alot my Ruger is VERY accurate. Bravo! Great little rifle. That said, I’m not blind to its faults. Please scroll down for a complete list of all parts available. I made my own e-clip fork for the Mode 60, and have roll pin punches I’ve purchased or made for metric roll pins as found on the M92. So I learned my trigger and got pretty good with it. I moved outta my mom’s when I was 22. I had someone bring a Marlin 336 over right out of the box and there was spots there was a 1/8 inch gap inbetween the wood and action. Another one of those squidgy marketing terms. Question of the Day: Short Range or Long Range? It’s FAR easier than loading a box mag. i have at least 6 22,s it,s my sons favorite,he shoots it well,but i have old rem fever 512 with a lyman peep sight.i love them all. Best I could do was about 1-1/2″ at 50 yards. Best trade I ever made. The Marlin Model 60 could well be the ultimate plinking gun. I was having a very hard time keeping them out of my attic right after I built my house and the gable wasn’t quite complete yet. I have one I purchased new in 01 and another Glenfield Marlin model 60 1970 model. this paragraph provides nice understanding even. Click on any part number highlighted in RED to view specific details or to purchase online. Will be passed down to my son’s 4 sure. As such, I keep an extra one in my range bag. Nothing worse then trying to read a article about marlin rifles and half the article is about the Ruger 10-22. The options are sparse compared to a Ruger, but nothing competes with a 10/22 in the aftermarket department. Another ridiculously accurate rifle that has NEVER been thoroughly cleaned. Add to Cart Im putting in new springs and feed throat in my old glenfield squirrels stock rifle. Now years later and shooting a used 1985 model 60 at local range am finding it also outshoots the10-22’s. Brings back good feelings just sitting there. Basically I’m reviewing this thing from my perspective as a diehard plinker and cash-strapped shooting enthusiast. I traded an $80.00 spam can of 7.62x54r ammo for mine. Mine shoots any and every thing. The good news is, you don’t have to. It belonged to my grandfather, and was passed over to me when he died – according to my google-fu on the serial number was made in 1971. The Marlin has won every single time. I haven’t missed on killing a squirrel or a feral dog or a rabid fox or whatever in probably 30 years. Marlin touts its proprietary Micro-Groove rifling, which has 16 shallow grooves instead of the usual fewer and deeper grooves. He had that $28 in world record speed and I had the rifle which, by the way, was is cherry condition. The trick I use is to disassemble the action INSIDE of a 1 gal. This one is pre-1985 so no hold open and a full 18 rds. The replacement cost me $100 at a gun show. Action: Semiautomatic But I have to say my Marlins are more accurate with me shooting them anyway. The old 60 will shoot rings around a 10-22 all day long. You should send it back to Remington they make that marlin 22 now and get the firing pin And the barrel changed out and you won’t have that misfire problem I know I fixed those rifles for years I worked at marlin firearms when it was here in north haven ct I was the first ever african American gunsmith they ever had my name is RAY A LEWIS. I bought it used in 1990 from a coworker for $10. You just get more mileage out of it. I think in the 30 years I’ve owned it, I’ve more than gotten my original $70 back in enjoyment of shooting. There was also a M-1 model that was a shortened tube fed model. Let’s not even get started on 22 bolt guns. With that being said I hope my marlins last me a lifetime because I probably wouldnt buy one made under Remington. Beautiful figure in both stock and forearm. Ratings are based on the merits of the firearm compared to other similarly priced and marketed firearms. Fair enough . I bought my Marlin 60 almost 20 years ago, it was the first gun I ever bought. Just looked those up. My 10-22 I bought in 1974, and picked it out of over a dozen with walnut stocks at a store in Billings. Groups in the half-inch neighborhood at 50 yards should be routine if you do your job right. ! I love my Model 6. It’s a pre-83 with a NJ mocking 18rd magazine tube that I plan to pass to my kid AFTER I leave this mortal coil. Out of the box, the action was filthy. The birch stocks look good, but I consider the laminated stocks an improvement. For the Marlin 60, however, I suspend my usual advice: Don’t get into pulling the e-clips off the sides of the Model 60 unless you’re a gunsmith – because you will be sorry you did so, and then you’re going to be looking for replacement e-clips by the dozen. Receiver grooved for scope mount. I got rid of the nesting pair after they came back the second year. Good shooting gun and young eyes made for some impressive displays. Case failures like this are very rare, but somehow I made it happen. The last round hold open is a great feature, especially for a newbie like her. Eats whatever I feed it. The barrels in the older models are better steel and do not heat up like the new models. I eventually bought a newer model at a gun show. 617 sold. (And that one gunpowder haircut.) It brought back skills learned in long-ago Boy Scout camps in dusty Southern Utah, and I taught my wife and kids to shoot with it. I wish I could find some 22LR, though. Interesting. I stress “had”. However, reloading the tubular magazine is an awkward process and the trigger is pretty rough. A two stage target trigger ! as said before feed it hi-speed ammo, clean it every brick with brake cleaner. Now I need a .22 rifle/carbine, I just knew someone would insidiously spew more propaganda and manipulate me into doing something drastic after the Ruger bit. With a little fine tuning at 50yards I could place all 18 shots through the drinking hole of a sofa can. I definitely prefer the papoose to the Ruger 10/22 takedown. The Best Marlin 60 Accessories to upgrade your Marlin 60 Rifle. However, you can find Ruger 10/22’s base models for just around $200 and then modify them as you get a little cash. you would be hard pressed to find a boy scout of the 80s who didn’t learn on the trusty old marlin, I still have mine squirrel carved into the stock 19 round tube and all. Since then, I take a look at the bolt face every 500 rounds or so and scrape it off if I see any excess buildup happening. There are other guns that take the Marlin 60 approach to gun parts – eg, the Beretta 9x series of pistols. I’ve got an old Glenfield/Marlin Model 60 sittin in the closet back at my mom’s house. The e-clips tend to fly off into the wild blue yonder on even the more experienced among us, and roll pins need to be replaced every two or three disassemblies of a Beretta 9x pistol. It’s not as rugged as a Ruger apparently. Probably the best 120 bucks I’d spent in 1999…and that was for the pair of them. Muchas gracias por este post, tengo muchas ganas de seguir leyendo el resto de contenidos 🙂. Pull a brush and patches through the barrel, or pull a bore snake through the bore a few times. I clean it every once in a while. A perfect gun for the cost-conscious (i.e., poor) shooter who needs the best possible fun-to-money ratio. I wouldn’t want to tackle the spring replacement if I didn’t have to (and I don’t), but I might get one of those DIP replacement triggers. I doubt I will ever sell my 60. It is a pain to strip and clean, but otherwise a fine shooting gun. It came with a spare magazine, and later I bought a 10 shot mag. Something to keep up my sleeve for the next content contest. (What with .22 still being scarce in my neck of the woods and my usual range closed for fire danger, I haven’t been out much lately.). When I first bought it I’d put a brick of ammo through it almost every weekend that summer. No need to take off the C clips and all those springs. I don’t miss with mine. How does someone who just bought their first gun a very few years ago manage a gig like this? Ouch… Missed the target completely. I consider it a prized posession. She tried both guns, and she totally fell in love with the Marlin. Love the little thing. I love my 60. Nice review, realistic and basic as the firearm itself. I have a 10/22 and a similar Marlin, the 981T. I know the guy at the store who cleaned it when they bought it so I’ll probably never have to do that myself…looks pretty new, no dings or rust. Great deals on Marlin Model 60. Triggers all have same amount of pull so no getting used to different ones. Says Marlin, no Glenfield visible. A relative of mine must have over $600 invested in aftermarket upgrades and he still shoots tighter groups with my ‘cheap’ model 60. I know I’m a tad late on the comment, but the model 60 is the rifle of choice for coon hunts for me and my cousin. All around an excellent budget plinker….:). And some of my favorite shooting memories are tied to my Marlin Model 60. I would like to have had a 500 round drum hooked up that day. I must have gotten lucky as they eat whatever I feed them… but Winchester Wildcat were their staple diet when they were available. In Marlin’s favor, however, is the fact that it has sold well over 11 million of these little semi-auto rifles. She shot the lights out with the Marlin. I have a ruger 10/22 as well and love them both but I dont compare them on the same level. Find out which ammo it likes best, and you’re good to go. Arrrrg. My son picked one out of a used gun rack about 20 years ago. Its accurate to minute of squirrel with good ammo and son John still enjoys plinking with it. As a youngster everyone but me shot 10-22’s. I also replaced the wooden stock with a plastic one that is more resistant to the elements and has built in sling studs. You have entered an incorrect email address! Don’t need it much anymore, but still love to shoot it. 18 rounds of pure fun… and a real Marlin. 21″ from the muzzle to the receiver, got the hook bolt lever and the half-open feature, and a WARNING on the right side of the BBL. $7.00. Add in a sling and a cheap bi-pod and squirrels fear me as soon as I step off the beaten path. In several thousand rounds I’ve only experienced a handful of malfunctions, and a very dirty gun contributed to most of them. And other than a few failure to ejects, as long as it has CCI mini mags, it goes bang no matter what. WOW !!!! That was the first gun id sold in 25 years. It eats just about anything I feed it. You’ll throw rocks at every other .22 rifle. Great gun to keep in the back of my Volvo ;-p. I wouldn’t discount the Model 60 as a home defense weapon, peppering someone with 14 rounds rapid fire has got to be a fine deterrent. The Spee-D-Loader has 8 chambers that will fill your Marlin 60 in a matter of seconds. Paid $69 IIRC. This is an owner’s review; I’m not calling myself an expert. It sat idle for about 30 years until I recently got back into shooting for fun. Just in case. Perform your own Marlin 60 trigger job with the MCARBO Marlin 60 trigger kit to reduce your marlin 60 trigger pull. Hint: zip ties and taking it apart inside a clear 1 gallon ziploc bag (to contain any errant springs that might fly off) make it a manageable task. I’m not sure that paragraph is accurate – I have a Glenfield model 60 that holds 14 rounds. All parts listed in this category are specific to the Marlin Model 60 rifles made post 2009 unless otherwise noted. But if I wanted a true work horse that I was going to use day in and day out and maybe may want to consider some custom upgrades Ruger would be the only option. That being said, I own one of these as well and as much as I like it, I think for plinking and teaching you are far better off with a bolt action. Now, only if I can find some shells…. With an extremely cheap ebay scope and a bench rest, it makes a single ragged hole at 100ft (the limit of the local indoor range). We joke about it now, but at the time it scared the crap out of me. As a cheaper than dirt gun, it gets the job done. The magazine fed is the Marlin 795, and can be had for a pittance at Academy. Hard to beat that. It’s a 1982 model with a 18 round tube magazine. Keep your powder dry. I’m seriously considering giving my custom rugers away. I love my Sally. Got it when my son was 6, he’s 33 now. LYMAN (In Stock) 4.0 (1) MARLIN TANG SIGHT SCREW SET. More observations include the fact you don’t have a clue about loading a tube mag. Marlin bills the Model 60 as “an economically priced rifle that’s earned the title of most popular 22 in the world.” Mine eats anything I put through it too. I’ve had folks at the range ask if my 40-something year old Savage Stevens 887 was a Marlin. Out of everyone I have a few stands out including the Marlin Model 60. The wood-to-metal fit isn’t perfect, but I wouldn’t call it sloppy, either; even though the stock features a couple of places where the fit could be closer, at least it’s uniform, and the parts that need to mate solidly do so. Still, it can be managed with good results. The only people I ever met that did not like a .22 were the same people that never cried when “Ole Yeller” died. A quick-handling varmint killer. I have a Ruger Blackhawk and an SR22 but will never buy a 10-22. Failure to eject. This thing has been shot at least 3000 times, I lost track of how many times it was dropped (once off a 10 foot ledge), its been used to move rocks, as a hammer, a walking stick, and a tent pole. Still, they are all fun to shoot. Her first time with the Marlin, I showed her how to check the gun to make sure it was empty, and then how to load the gun. You obviously missed one of the biggest ones. A delightful little plinker. The magazine issue is solved by the Marlin 795 (same rifle but uses box mags instead of a tube mag). Part of the problem is that the rifle is not particularly well balanced, in that too much weight is too far back. The best thing about .22 rifles is also the worst thing: the price. And yes, that Model 60’s trigger is lousy with a capital L. I received a Glenfield model 60 as a gift from my father in 1973. It gives these old rifles a modern look and feel. Somewhere in its early days it gained a manual hold-open that locks the bolt in its fully rearward position, but the best change came in 1985, when Marlin introduced a mechanism that automatically locks the bolt halfway open on an empty magazine. I had Model 60. Sights and optics that are made to fit rimfire rifles in general will fit your Model 60, and there are a few places that make snazzy replacement stocks. If anyone else is interested: http://www.midwayusa.com/product/511932/spee-d-loader-spee-d-15-22-caliber-rimfire-tube-magazine-rifle-ammunition-loader-polymer-clear?cm_vc=ProductFinding. I hear folks begrudge the lack of accessories for the Model 60 who then spend 5X more than the initial cost for goodies on their beloved 10-22 and it still won’t be any more accurate than a Model 60. Toss on some tech sights, replace the trigger on that 795, and use some emery paper to smooth out the magazine well. Both were in excellent condition, barely used. Yeah, so it’s not hard for a rifle to be more accurate than I am. There is a spring kit to lighten it (McCarbo IIRC) and you can get a metal trigger+ trigger guard from DIproducts. Barrel: 19 inches; has Marlin’s patented Micro-Groove rifling Google “KAT TRIGGERS” Once you try it. I guess I can forgive the filth. Just think how cool it would be if you could load from the receiver end like a shotgun…. Now that’s value any way you cut it. I even bought one of the new Remington Model 597 and it was total junk. In this case my groups opened up as the daylight faded and I got impatient. I done a complete detail strip on it for my cousin for the first time in probably 5 seasons of hunting today. I’d like to see you load a box mag that fast (14 rounds in 30 seconds). Great for training new shooters, etc. It was a total mockery. 12 Gauge Shotguns For Sale Caliber/Gauge: 12 Gauge, Firearm Type: Pump Reset Selection for Product Types Shotguns (732) Long Guns (732) -Shotguns (732) Muzzleloaders (1) -Balls/Bullets/Primers -Black Powder Pistols -Black Powder Rifles -Rifle/Pistol Build Kits I have a 40 year old Marlin bolt action .22 with a “micro-grooved” barrel and at 25 yards, shooting off a bench, using a Weaver 3-6 power scope, I could shoot the thumb tacks holding my paper target after I was done with the target. Again I have one and I recommend try it you will like it! Marlin made over 450,000 lever action rifles, so it’s a certainty a lot of early Model 94’s were made. Had she been given a larger bore gun that she couldn’t handle well, she most likely would have had a terrible time . &%&*(! Great timing — it comes in the day after I took the Model 60 out to the range for the first time since I wrote this review. The result is that when the slide blows back, your point of aim moves far more up and to the right than one might expect with a .22. But that Marlin sure would. A few years ago I took it to Appleseed and qualified rifleman between a bunch of Sigs and Rugers. But, for $200 out the door with tax and everything, brand new, I really cannot complain. Died! I probably should have mentioned the existence of speedloaders in the review. The rifle hasn’t changed much in the intervening 54 years. As such, they cost about $90 new when that was more than half a week of minimum wage. But there are good reasons for having a stout pull. I can’t think of any better gun for a new shooter to try. Look at a Glenfield/Marlin 75C or 60C. Any parts that try to escape either stay in the bag or land in my lap. But if you’ve ever shot a rifle with a half-decent trigger, you’ll know the Model 60’s trigger is more like a shirtless Rodney Dangerfield than a bikini-clad Israeli model. In a more extreme scenario, you might wind up pulling a mangled piece of brass like this one out of your gun. The only reason to pass on a 10/22 is if $200 is too hard to come by honestly. Customization: * * * In his 2010 review of the Ruger 10/22, TTAG’s Brad Kozak called the .22 long rifle the Rodney Dangerfield of cartridges (it gets no respect).If that’s true, then the Marlin Model 60 is the Rodney Dangerfield of .22 rifles. And I’ve compared numerous new 60’s to new 10/22’s for accuracy. Gun Review: Cobra CA380 – The Cheapest Handgun in America! 🙂. Instead, she left walking on clouds, and is anxious to go out again. Rabbits and raccoons hate it, I love it.It was $89.99 on sale at Wally World. I asked him how much he wanted for it, he thought for a moment and said $28.00. The Marlin 60 indeed works and works well. The old Marlin still shoots well. I’m perfectly willing to acknowledge my limitations here. I’ve replaced a broken feedthroat and I’m about to replace the broken plastic buffer piece. Still looks pretty damn good for an almost 30 year old rifle, still shoots dead on target. I had the same results with a Walther PPK/S. for my 21st birthday. Get on target, pull the trigger halfw — BANG! This rifle has become the flagship of my .22 fleet that includes a Henry octagon, a Henry youth, a S &W 22A, and a Ruger SR22 pistol. Note that I’m not advocating buying the gizmo from Midway, I’m just singing the praises of the device. So yes, the manufacture is pushing some additional effort onto gunsmiths with some of these low-cost manufacturing techniques. Take it outside. So off to the local Kmart. I mean, full of oily grit to the point where you think working the action is doing damage. After a couple of thousand rounds the trigger has smoothed out a bit. ... Recoil Spring for Marlin Model 60 70PSS 795 7000 22LR. He had never cleaned it since he bought it new. You could say it’s cheap, but that would be…well…cheap. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The current version has a stock made of very nice-looking laminated wood; less-current Model 60’s (like mine) have a birch stock. With a little practice I found that I could instinctively stage the long trigger pull: get on target, pull the trigger halfway, breathe out, let the sights settle onto the bull’s-eye…and then bang. Cute little gun, and I had plans for it, but somehow, it got tucked into a corner of the safe and has never been fired. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The receiver is an aluminum alloy (probably ZAMAK) painted black. The triggers are smooth, they eat several bricks before a perfunctory cleaning, and they just work. Free shipping. This one works”, I’ve owned the same Marlin Model 60 since the late 1980’s, put THOUSANDS of rounds through it, even had to replace parts on it! I love my stainless steel model 60, had it for several years and with no problems. I bought one of the Model 60 50th anniversary rifles with the walnut stock. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I’ve put a few thousand rounds through my particular Model 60, so I know its capabilities and idiosyncrasies. The trigger pull may be heavy and rough, but the blade is substantial and ergonomic, with a wide surface and just the right amount of curvature. Neither one of us have been disappointed in the Model 60. A Spee-D-Loader or the body of an aluminium arrow make reloading a small rush of adreniline and shells. Lighter than a Ruger 10/22, cheaper by a good $100, and accurate. I shot my first Marlin 60 in 1965. It’s never come up that 15 wasn’t enough except for the time I had that rabid fox right in front of me.