CZ-452 FS or Marlin 60?

[FlyinBryan]

i like a little better accuracy than the 60 can produce so i would go with the cz.

for an auto loader auto i would probably build up a rifle that i could try different target grade barrels on.

however, if i needed an auto rifle on a budget a 60 would be a candidate.

 

[Wishoot]

Wishoot

Have you ever stripped , cleaned and lubed your rifle. I've never personaly seen a 60 that had FTF & FTE after a good clean and lube job.
Are you getting stove pipes jams?

Back on topic:

Another vote for the 60, unless the $$ are of no concern. I have 2 60's, and both shoot great. The CZ is nicer, no doubt. But you could have a 60 collection for the cost of the CZ and scope.

Tons of stove pipes, but tons of other ejection failures and feeding failures too. I've tried everything to get this *&%#% thing to work. It's next trip will be to the bottom of Lake Michigan.

 

[stubbicatt]

I love my CZ 452 FS. In fact, anymore, it is pretty much the only rifle I will shoot every time I go to the range. It is an adult sized rifle, the thing is light and points very easily. It is accurate and with about 500 rounds through it, the action is becoming much more friendly. The wood on the CZ is very dense and it just fits my face well.

My daughter has a Ruger 10-22 which we take with us also.

I don't know for sure the Marlin 60, but as a youngster coming up I must have put 10,000 rounds through my Marlin tube fed semi auto into cans, prairie dogs, whatever targets were at hand. It is a great rifle in its own right. Is the 60 the one with the squirrel embossed in the pistolgrip area wood?

 

[Maverick223]

Is the 60 the one with the squirrel embossed in the pistolgrip area wood?

Yes and no, it is the same rifle, but I believe the one you describe was produced under the Glenfield name.

 

[jad0110]

Well, if you save up a bit you could do both.

In the last 2 years, I bought a NIB CZ-452 Trainer and a used Glenfield/Marlin Model 60. The combined total for both rifles (before tax) was $345 ($279 for the CZ and $65 for the 60). I love both, so I can't pick a favorite. Different flavors, both great.


Glenfield Model 60, $65 used, DOB 1980:



CZ-452 Trainer (beech stock), $279 NIB 2007:

 

[CZguy]

Well, if you save up a bit you could do both.

Yep, I did the same thing. I found a nice model 60 in a pawnshop for $60.00 out the door. I spent an enjoyable afternoon cleaning it up and really enjoy it. But for squirrel hunting I always grab my 452 Lux. You just can't beat those sights and trigger. They are like two different screwdrivers..........they're both screwdrivers, but they fit different things.

 

[toivo]

They are very different rifles. I have a Model 60 and a CZ 452 Trainer. They are both very accurate. The CZ has a huge advantage in the trigger, IMO: it's good to begin with, and with the Brooks kit installed it becomes great. Mine breaks around 1 pound, and I didn't use the lightest spring from the kit. The Marlin 60 trigger is just so-so, and AFAIK there isn't a cheap and easy option to upgrade it.

The CZ FS will cost a lot more than the Model 60, but the CZ Trainer is much more reasonably priced. My Model 60 is an SS, which costs more than the basic models: I paid $169 for it. My CZ Trainer was $239. This was all a few years ago, though.