Marlin 60

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It's the best $60 dollars I ever spent in a pawn shop. Granted there are .22's out there that are more accurate than a model 60. But then again there are a lot that are worse also. I gave the model 60 to my son. Hopefully once he grows up and has kids he'll give it to his son.
 
My 60 ($120 new this year) has been a great rifle. Very accurate, reliable, good feel. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. Also, the new wood ones have laminate stocks, standard, even if they're not "two tone" in appearance.
 
My first rifle was a Marlin Model 60. It was an accurate little rifle. My brother won one a few years back much nicer than mine deluxe stock and all, but it wouldn't work right. Got mine out and found out his was put together wrong, simply put it together the right way. He claims it it's most accurate rifle, but then again he started out on a Ruger 10/22.
 
Got one (NIB - current production) this year upon reading of the tight groups everyone was touting about with thiers. (Upon closer reading is seems the tight grouping ones are coming from the older mod 60 guns.) Mine has not been very reliable and the groups show potential but not quite as tight as some of my other non-competition rimfire rifles. (Not willing to expend any more match grade ammo until the reliability is corrected.) So far, it is currently wallowing at the lower end of my rimfire collection list in ranking.
 
the marlin mod 60 is the finest overall rimfire ever made, including glenfield models, and all their variants. I am including price, reliablility, variations, and there are so many variations, including hi-capacity take downs. You can even find special ones, with quality, tiger striped, walnut wood. Accuacy is only matched by stepping up to a cz type rifle, or even higher end. the absolute best models were made between 85 and 88; they have the long feed tubes, before congress cut them down to 14 rounds in '89, and they had the last shot bolt hold open. glenfields had diff things stamped into the side of the buttstock; acorn,squirrel, rabbit, coyote, and one dude recently showed me a pic of something else alltogether, though now I don't remember what it was.
they come heavy bbl, bull bbl, magazine feed, regular step ladder rear site, fully adjust rear site, fold down rear site. gold triggers, extra trigger screw, you name it.
The best way to get one is to go to a pawnshop, if you allready are familiar with them and how they are supposed to work, and buy one for 50 to 75 bucks.
Accuracy??? They are all very accurate, and i had one that was extemely so; maybe even world class, I could show pics , but that would be showing off.
Even the 75's, 75-c, 90's, and 989 and 99m1's , though they all looked like garands, or m1 carbines, were all based on the mod 60 action.
 
hksw, stop with the match ammo, buy a box of different brands and see which one yours likes best, my 60 likes Mini Mags. I got it at a gun show, fifyt bucks I believe, complete with a dog chewed stock, some Bondo and Stone Texture paint and it looks good.
 
I had a Glenfield Model 60 (econo version of the Marlin 60) back in the 80s. It was very accurate but needed cleaning after about 240 rounds, or it would start to malfunction. I was used to a 1970s vintage 10/22 that seemed to never need cleaning to continue functioning, so I was a bit down on the Glenfield.

Others on THR have reported their Marlin 60s being more reliable than mine was, so I may have gotten a lemon.
 
Bought one for $20 in as new condition when they were $60 new at Kmart. Put 10's of thousands of rounds through it. Was a good shooter from day one. It also was the Glenfield model but only needed cleaning every 2500 or so.
 
The best semi-auto 22 I've ever shot is a Marlin 60.
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That's a shame...

the marlin mod 60 is the finest overall rimfire ever made, including glenfield models, and all their variants. I am including price, reliablility, variations, and there are so many variations, including hi-capacity take downs. You can even find special ones, with quality, tiger striped, walnut wood. Accuacy is only matched by stepping up to a cz type rifle, or even higher end. the absolute best models were made between 85 and 88; they have the long feed tubes, before congress cut them down to 14 rounds in '89,
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Oh, whatever.:rolleyes: They're accurate, quality plinkers, I'll grant you that, but "best .22 ever made"???? Gettin' a wee bit carried away, ain't we? Anchutz comes to mind. I don't see many Marlins in the Olympics. I'm no guru of .22s, but it's a nice little plinker and that's probably good enough, eh?

Any gun can have problems, even Marlins. I've shot quite a few 60s, though I've yet to own one, and the ones I've fired were accurate and, at least for my time at the range with 'em, reliable. I have several friends that own and like 'em. BUT, saying they're the best .22s ever, well, sorta sounds like the Savage guys that think Savage is the best ever. I do have one of those and it's no Kleingunther. If you toss in "best for the money", well, I might could buy that one for the Savage or the M60. The M60 is one heck-uv-a accurate gun for the money, great plinker, but nothing more.
 
hksw, stop with the match ammo, buy a box of different brands and see which one yours likes best, my 60 likes Mini Mags.
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Uh, that's what I did. I only used the match grade in an attempt to get some good groups.
 
bought mine used out of the newspaper classifieds....25 bucks, it's WAY picky though, have to use fast stuff or it will jam.....I have actually one shot killed many coyotes and bobcats at 75+ yrds with the cheapo 4power scope I have on mine......
 
Sorry McGunner, but I totally gotta agree with rangerruck on this one.

Dollar for dollar, this is the best .22 ever made in my opinion. Sure its not an Anshutz, but that's like saying well a Mustang isn't nearly as good as a Porsche.

It is a very reliable semi automatic that is extremely accurate straight from the box for only $100 new. I challenge you to find a gun with those positive attributes, with a very low rate of dissatisfied customers, for even close to that price. Just ain't gonna happen.

Anyways, back to the OP

I have a Marlin 60, made in 1988 that I bought from a gun show for $50 OTD. As you can tell, I absolutely love it. It's my squirrel gun, my go to gun for plinking, and general all around fun rifle. Never have had any issues feeding her with any off the shelf ammo (Federal, Winchester, CCI) and it honestly shoots better than I can right now.

Bottom line is there is a reason that the Marlin 60 is one of the most prolific firearms ever produced, with over 11 million built so far
 
Dollar for dollar, this is the best .22 ever made in my opinion.
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I don't have an objection to "BEST FOR THE MONEY", but to say it's the best regardless, that's a little much. When I find one of those 50 dollar gun show 60s, I'll have one, too. :D I've been on the prowl for bargain .22s, anything really, just wanna collect .22s. Some, I probably won't fire much, but just because I can afford collecting .22s if nothing else. I DO remember when the M60 was 60 bucks at Kmart. I remember 'em on sale once and was tempted. I shoulda bit. :D

I really want a little Browning .22 take down, but that'll have to wait until my income gets better. OUCH. LOL
 
I've owned several model 60s over the years.

I've tried branching out with other stuff, for various reasons.

I always seem to come back to the fact that I like the way the stock feels, they shoot good, and they can be had for cheap.

It's a no brainer.
 
Of my .22s, "best fit" award for me has to go to the Remington 597M. Love the way that thing feels like a real rifle, not a pellet gun. :D It's easy to use with either scope (decent cheek weld) or irons (don't have to crawl the stock like with my 10-22). I'm not real sure how they pulled that off. YMMV of course.
 
I'd be willing to bet that 90% of the people on this (or any other gun related forum) have a model 60 in their safe. As for the other 10%, shame on you. Lots of those rifles may have slipped into the back and never get to come out any more. Once again shame on you. Its probably the gun that made you fall in love with shooting in the first place. Get out those lowly little .22's and fall in love all over again. It is the best out of the box semi auto rimfire ever made period. I don't see how anyone can dispute that.
 
I think we're getting carried away here with this "best' stuff.

Best for the buck is a valid argument, but best period?

In what respects is the Marlin 60 the "best" 22 auto ever made
 
While some certaily have a love affiar with Marlin M60s (as evidenced in this thread) I will take the other side and give my opinion that they are cheap junk. I just inherited one from my father. I remember this rifle as a kid and shot it quite often. Cheap pot-metal, easily broken birch stock, very, very ugly and would jam if it got the slightest bit of dirt in it.

My nephew wanted a gun so I gave it to him and let it be his problem.

For a litmus test consider the following: New base-model 10/22s sell for the same as new Marlin 60s yet how many 50 dollar Ruger 10/22s to you see?

Are Marlins as popular as 10/22s? Well, how many after-market parts are there for Marlins 60s? How many custom Marlin builders?

They do have thier place, cheap plinker, first guns, OK squirel rifle. But to call them the "best" semi-22 rifle, not hardly.
 
Its probably the gun that made you fall in love with shooting in the first place.
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No, that would be my Daisy...followed by my Benjamin, then my Remington bolt .22 that will shoot circles around any M60 to this day. :D But, then, the 60 is an auto.

Yeah, eliphalet, I've already expressed that. LOL! I remember shooting my uncles little Browning, bottom eject, tube fed through the stock, small, and a BEAUTIFUL little gun with hand checkered fine quality walnut and engraving and deep, dark bluing. That thing was the cream of sporting .22s IMHO. Even the browning is no competition rifle, though, but it's heads over heals a better gun than a M60. That's why I want one, but the 60s price and proliferation in pawn shops and good used prices assures that it'll probably beat the Browning to my safe. LOL! I already have a 10-22 I picked up at a decent price at a gun show some years back. I gotta say, it really rivals any rifle for "best cheap auto" as ID states. And, it's not an unpopular gun after all.
 
A good 10/22 is as accurate as the average marlin 60. Though it still doesn't hold as many shots and there aren't any decent highcap mags for it. While there may be a strong aftermarket for the the Ruger none of the parts actually DO anything other than look cool. While you can buy a new barrel for it you have to spend a LOT of money to get one that will be accurate. Of course nothing you do will stop the mag from getting grunged up after a few hundred shots.
 
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