Marlin model 60 .22 LR

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anybody here own one? they are pretty darn good rifles, and i have fired my best friend's dad's model 60 with great success and accuracy. we were shooting at some old mini refrigerators and i remember getting a really tight group, however i am starting to really want to get one. i have only used one with a scope but i prefer iron sights over anything else, that is just how i do things. :neener: but does anyone know if they are any good with open sights? what kind of ammo works best for them? i would like to find one of these for a decent price and i definitely need a good rabbit gun.
 
Yep I have one. They are really good with iron sights. I shoot bottle caps, the ends of used shotgun shells, and various other small objects. I haven't had any trouble out of mine with Federal bulk pack. Every gun's different just try a few different loads in yours. My only problem with it is it feels tiny in my hands (I'm 6' 2" and heavy build lol).
 
some years back I took in a 60 in part payment for some welding repair I'd done. it was carried in a truck and shot actually little.
I sold it to a nephew for cheap he took it down useing an online guide, cleaned all and some stock finish and added a 4X simmons. he's real good w/it any man @100 yds is in deep kim-shueey. practices on walnuts @ 50 yds offhand. rarely misses.
he kept the factory irons but there are surely better available that will fit on easily. myself I'd go with a sturdy, small glass tho.
his prefers SuperX Win or MiniMag CCI
 
Mine is a glenfield model 60. Same gun but mine has a fancier wooden stock I think.

I don't even have a scope on mine and don't want one. I consider it the best rimfire rifle ever made, with the possible exception being the browning 22rimfire.

As far as I can tell, it shoots everything well.
 
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I have two. The one I bought new has the shorter barrel and I have 3-9 scope on it . Once I decide what ammo it like best I'll get some of these...


http://www.tech-sights.com/

The other 60 is a 90's vintage. It has a cheap 4-16 AO scope on it. It's silly accurate with target ammo. The thumbhole stock is great for shooting off the bench.

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The 60 is worth every penny IMO. At least mine was :) If $150 new isn't a decent price, I don't know what is

The other 60 is a 90's vintage. It has a cheap 4-16 AO scope on it. It's silly accurate with target ammo. The thumbhole stock is great for shooting off the bench.
Furncliff, what kind of stock is that? Looks great!
 
I just bought one.... seriously just got it home and need to clean and lube it up.

It is a stainless model with a wooden stock. It came with a bore sighted Barska scope for a few more bucks. $249 out the door with the taxes and such.

It was between that model 60 and a 10/22. Call me weird, but the 60 felt and looked to be of better quality and I like tube mags better for .22 rimfires. Only time will tell if I made the right choice.

I hope it is reasonably accurate!
 
I've got both the 10-.22 & the 60. Either one will digest the Federal bulk paks and the American Eagle 400 bricks. I never use any ammo that is not copper coated. I recently had the 1979 model 60 reblued as a few rust spots started showing up. It's spent alotta time in the turck, barn and house. It's not scoped but sure shoots nice with the iron sights. Honestly, I don't know which I like better.
 
The Model 60 is by far the largest-produced .22 autoloader for a reason.

Mine were both dependable and accurate, which is why I ended up giving them away to newbs.
 
I had one, it shot everything well, but really liked CCI Stingers. I gave it to my brother. I literally shot bricks of ammo through it. That was back when .22 was $9 per brick. I stripped the walnut stain from the stock and finished it in the natural birch color - it made a nice contrast with the blued steel.

I prefer a scope to open sights. An aperture sight would be ok.
 
Remo223, I have to agree with you on that Browning! I've got one and that dude is awesome, shoots dead on all day long. We shoot mty shotgun shells at 100 ft, Fed. bulk.
 
The 60 is a better choice unless you want to build your 10/22 up. At least they are most of the time.

I've had several 60's over the years. One I bought new in 1989 and it's still going. I probably have over 150,000 rounds through that gun. At least 98% of it was Federal bulk ammo. It has worked great over the years for me.

I bought a 60SS in 2009. I think it's a beautiful rifle. It's probably the only gun I ever bought because of looks. Plus I got a really good deal on it. It shoots great too. I've shot groups as small as .4" at 90 yards. It will hit a pop can at 200 yards all day long. I have a Nikon ProStaff 3-9X40 scope on it which is a good scope for that rifle. I kept a laser on the other 60 for many years. It had a see through mount. But I moved the laser to my Marlin 925 and I'm using it now for my night time varmint gun. I actually prefer tube mags but when you want to load a bunch of rounds quickly there's nothing like a box mag. I also have a Marlin 795, which is the best buy in the whole world of firearms IMO. You can get one for right at $100 with the rebate they've been running for over a year now. It shoots great, it's very light so it's easy to handle and aim, and it doesn't give me any problems.
 
200 yards with a rimfire? Hmmm. rimfire rounds drop below the sound barrier that range and that knocks your bullet outa whack. Even WMR rounds can't stay above sound barrier for 200 yards...I don't think.
 
I regularly hit 4x4 paper with my marlin .22 bolt action using cci minimags.

granted, I sue a 3-9X40 scope, which some consider cheatin...but I still hit it:evil:

CCI makes some darn good ammo. The minimags are great for plinkin, and the stinger hypervelocity hollowpoints are great for hunting. (1640 fps !)
 
Hey dude for the money, you ain't gettin a better value or a better rifle. No way! I have a Ruger 10/22, but the only reason is that I'm going to start into Appleseed again and I upgraded from a Stevens Model 62, because in Appleseed events you do better with a more conventional Magazine than a tube. But that's the only reason. The model 60 is a better value bargain and it is all around just as good a rifle. However, another plus for the 10/22, there are so may aftermarket parts to add on that you can really customize it. But it costs about $50 more and then to upgrade it can cost you up to over $100 more.

For example, the factory 10/22 has a really crappy bolt release that makes you have to go through all kinds of contortions to operate. If you want to put an aftermarket upgraded bolt release in, the part costs you about $15-$17. Also, the stock 10/22 trigger breaks at about 7 to 9 pounds on average, a real Lawyers nightmare. You can get all kinds of upgrades for it that range from $30-$90. I bought what is called the Target Trigger for about $33 and installed it. I also polished my sear and trigger sufaces where they mate. My trigger went from a whopping 8 pounds down to about 2-2.5. It's a dream now, but it cost me that $33 extra to get where it should have been in the first place. Then there's the famous magazine release. It costs about $13 and is easily installed. However, after installing this on advice from other 10/22 owners, I realized that Ruger had already upgraded my carbine with an extened Mag Release. I'm actually thinking of putting the factory one back in because I think it's longer than the aftermarket one I bought. Anyway, I now have a nice 10/22 with a really smooth auto bolt release and nice 2-2.5 pound trigger. I can group it nicely at 25 yards and I'm getting better. But from what I've seen of the Model 60, I could have had all this from the factory.
 
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