so who has a marlin model 60 22 rifle and your thoughts about it?

I enjoy the box magazine take down version, the Model 70PPS Papoose, great gun. Light weight, stainless, always seems to work regardless of ammo. Highly recommended.

Edit: I have a 25 round aftermarket mag that works flawlessly.

Risky buisness said:

I own several, plus the 70 series of the rifle too. I liked the tube mag for capacity, but got involved heavily involved instructing Appleseed and for a more user friendly ( for that program ) modified 2 of them with tech sights and converted them to use magazines, best of both worlds. The rifles I own are more accurate than the Ruger examples I have, and I like the longer sight radius and the usability out of the box In comparison to Rugers product. I haven't payed much attention lately, but did Ruger ever fix that stupid bolt release? That gave hundreds of people problems and was close to making a safety concern on the firing line in some cases.

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The bolt release was the main reason my kids hated their 10/22s. One kidnapped my old Mossberg 377 and the other got the Marlin 70.....leaving me with just my two antique Marlin .22 bolt guns.

Not that I'm complaining. The Model 80 and 81 are by far my favorite rimfire rifles.

I haven't been around many Marlin bolt guns, but the examples I have seen were pretty legit. Im not certian I like the 795 semi auto as well as the older versions, but it appears to go bang pretty effectivly. Which I suppose is what counts

CraigC said:

Sorry but the idea that millions of people are buying 10/22's to completely rebuild them is absurd. Those are but a fraction of the 10/22's in existence.

No, read my comments again. I did NOT say anyone was silly. I said it was silly to complain about the bolt release. Why? I'll say it again,because it's all too easy to either learn how to use it, modify the part or replace it. I don't like the way it operates, so I fix it and move onwith my life. It took longer to type this response than it would to fix.

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I never said or intimated millions were buying 10/22’s to rebuild them. If you say something a person does is silly then in effect you are calling them silly. Again your feelings about the bolt release are your opinion, not proven as fact and several posters have commented on their own difficulties with the 10/22 bolt release.

The 10/22 was mentioned in the OP so any comments comparing the two are surely not tangent.

cdb1 said:

I never said or intimated millions were buying 10/22’s to rebuild them. If you say something a person does is silly then in effect you are calling them silly. Again your feelings about the bolt release are your opinion, not proven as fact and several posters have commented on their own difficulties with the 10/22 bolt release.

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Well, the fact is are that they are easy to learn, modify or change. I don't see how one can argue with that.

I'm sorry but calling a person silly is a personal insult and that is against the rules. That is not what I did, implied or otherwise.

You guys are bringing back memories! My first rifle was a Marlin 99-M1, which is just a Model 60 tricked up to look like a M1 carbine. It has the handguard and everything. Mine has a 9 or 10 round tube mag, but they made one with the box mag as well. I still have it with the original Weaver C4 that I mounted back then. One of these days I am going to dig that thing out of the safe and take to the range. Thanks, gents!

CraigC said:

The 10/22 was mentioned in the OP so any comments comparing the two are surely not tangent.



Well, the fact is are that they are easy to learn, modify or change. I don't see how one can argue with that.

I'm sorry but calling a person silly is a personal insult and that is against the rules. That is not what I did, implied or otherwise.

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I disagree but it’s obvious we are sticking to our guns so I’ll quit commenting on the items we differ on.

I have one that was given to me in the 70's. It is an excellent shooter, it's quite accurate,
and it will shoot any 22lr I put in the tube.

I have been told the newer model 60 rifles were not as reliable. This is why I bought my daughter
a Ruger 10/22.

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Well, I hope you enjoy your new Marlin rifle as much and for as long as I have enjoyed my Mod 60....

I had a Glenfield model 60 with the microgroove barrel growing up 70's vintage. The trigger was better than the 10/22's I shot and the Glenfield cycled much faster and was very accurate. Mine had a 22" barrel and a 18 rnd tube magazine. The thing I did not like is you needed three hands for a complete tear down, similar to the Marlin camp carbines.
I sorta miss the model 60 but I like my old 10/22 with a BX trigger group more.

I love mine. I got it cheap since it came without a inner mag tube. Got it fitted and it's now fault-less so far.
Have dad's old Glenfield 99 that is still chugging along (he kept it running by pouring used motor oil in it and never disassembled it.)

I learned to shoot on a Marlin 60.

My father gave it away but a decade later bought another Marlin 60 for himself.

Both the 1970's vintage rifle and the 2000's vintage rifle were about the same as far as performance. I would not hesitate to buy another Marlin 22 ( semi- or bolt action).

stevehgraham said:

I got a call about my Model 60 today. Bought it new this year, and it gave me 5" groups at 50 feet. The trigger was not great, either. The retailer sent it back to Remington, and Remington gave up on it and replaced it. I hope the second one works correctly.

I am told I shouldn't use CCI Stingers in it. I have a 40-year-old Nylon 66 that will shoot anything, and on Saturday I bought a Smith & Wesson Victory that will shoot anything. Somehow Remington can't make a 2018 gun as sturdy as one that was designed 60 years ago.

I don't like the magazine, which puts my fingers in front of the barrel when I install and remove it, and the "extra bullet" feature is scary.

If I were doing it all over again (I probably will), I would get a Ruger. If the Nylon could be scoped reliably, I wouldn't have the Marlin.

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It is a common problem with Stingers. Guns with looser chambers shoot them ok, tighter chambers--it cause problems. Stingers are a bit longer in the case (https://www.rrdvegas.com/stinger.html). BTW, Ruger recommends not shooting Stingers in their new precision .22 Rimfire as well.

The money quote and picture from the above article:

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CCI Stinger ( L ), CCI Green Tag ( R )
As mentioned before, the Stinger is somewhat finicky as to which rifle it performs well in. Some shooters love it and others can’t get it to group better than minute-of-pie plate. Aside from equipment or shooter error, much of the inconsistency in accuracy is due to a simple reason: chamber dimensions.

Even though the Stinger has similar dimensions to most rimfire ammunition, the issue is that the driving band of the bullet sits much further out towards the nose of the bullet when compared to other sporting ammunition.

This means than when you chamber the round in either a target gun (don’t do that), or a slightly tight-chambered sporting rifle, you are jamming the bullet hard into the leade angle / throat of the barrel. This can force the bullet back into the case, shearing off some bullet material onto the sides of the case mouth and changing the crimp pressure on the bullet.

Results of erratic velocity changes and wild shots on the target are commonly due to this." END QUOTE

My first was a used one bought in '72. No idea how many rounds before I got it.
I wore it out, and it took a while to get there.

My last exposure to one was a new one a year or so ago.
While it shot well, it wasn't the same gun.

The company had done everything they could to cheapen it, from plastic stock to sights to thinning the tube magazine walls (presumably to save a quarter-penny in per unit cost).

I'm not saying don't buy one (as stated- it did shoot well), just be aware.
Denis

I learned to shoot on an old marlin 60, which was a single shot because someone removed the tube... When I was 19 I bought my own in a pawn shop that was from the 1980s for $110. After a thorough cleaning it ran perfect. I installed some tech sights and sling swivels, and it has been my favorite 22lr since then. It can be slow reloading if you are shooting a lot, but for hunting it is about perfect. I’ve tried both ruger 10/22 and a savage mk II, but my marlin is my favorite. It carries really well in the field, is light weight, but feels like a real rifle. I can hit golf balls till I lose them in the grass around 50 yards.

They’ve made millions of these rifles since the 60s, it shouldn’t be hard to find a lightly used old one if you are concerned with current marlin quality. I’ve always thought the glenfield version with the squirrel on the stock were nice looking rifles.