Marlin Glenfield Model 60

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Curious if anyone has seen this before.

I have an old model 60 that was damaged years ago. I recently pulled the thing out and disassembled did a thorough cleaning and put it back together.

The problem that I have is miss feeds. Years ago a smith looked at it and said that it was the spring. Said it would cost more than its worth to repair. I looked at the spring and its bent at the end, but other than that seems servicable. There is also a small nick, I'll call it, on the ramp or feed assembly. Neither defect looks like it would cause the miss feed. Is there something specific I should be looking for. I'm thinking of replacing the whole assembly, but am curious.

Maybe someone can explain the whole feed mechanism or knows of a good book for someone who is just startin out.

Thanks.
 
Have you tried different kinds of ammo? Mine has many feed problems with Federal red box ammo. I figure it must be due to the shape of the bullet, as the rims mic out to be a thousanth or 2 larger than the ammo it likes. If you are brave enough to take it apart, maybe polish the feed ramp too.

Randy
 
Spring

I believe it's the sear spring, that's what it was labeled on a sight that I looked it up on anyway.

I'm thinking of purchasing a replacement used, and rebuilding it. I've already had it completely dismantled and it's not that hard to get it back together. "Just a little time and patience."

m0ntels - Do you have a suggestion of what to use to polish the feed ramp? I've already cleaned it thoroughly and it seems clean. Of course that doesn't mean it's polished. thanks.
 
Fine grit sandpaper should do ya well, it shouldnt need much. Havent done it to the Marlin, but I have to a few pistol feed ramps. The feed ramp on the Marlin is 2 piece after all and it may not be in perefect alignment.

Randy
 
Ebay often has the whole trigger group for about ten twenty bucks. Numrich will have the feed ramp, probbly the whole trigger group too.
 
Thanks

Thanks for all the great info. I'll see if I can get it working. For just plinking it's a great rifle.

Again, thanks for all the help.
 
Entreus,
I too have a glenfield 60 that i just got from my Dad (along with a Win. 22mag pumy, and old '39 Rem Targetmaster 22, and a Marlin 39a Golden Mountie.
Is there some place that you can point me to learn how to disassemble this rifle? I would like to clean it and inspect it.
Thanks
 
Not trying to be a naysayer, but the Model 60 has never been a very high quality rifle and I wouldn't put much effort or money into it. I say that with all due respect because a Marlin Model 60 was my very first "brand new" .22 rifle I ever owned. My dad gave it to me for my 14th birthday, so I have some history with it (and I'm decades away from THAT birthday).

But even with that history, I don't miss mine and have long since replaced it with a Ruger 10/22, a rifle that the Model 60 should have been.
So unless you have some emotions tied up in yours, let it go and pick up a 10/22 Carbine from Walmart for about $175 and you'll have one heckuva plinker. Plus, the aftermarket parts biz for 10/22's has gone nuts, and you can build any kind of tack driver you want based on the 10/22.

Lots of info at www.rimfirecentral.com

Carter
 
I just asked how to disassemble it

I understand that there are better rifles than this. Thanks for the opinion.
I asked how to disassemble, that's all.You stated that you had done it to yours, so I asked how. i don't have a manual for it.
I may buy a better one at some point, I don't know. I have other rifles that I'm happy with.
No, it's not that the rifle holds great sentimental value, it's just that I like taking guns apart to clean, tinker, and learn about them.
So I guess I'll have to figure this out on my own.
I thought someone on this site would have some info, that's all.
Terry
 
Value

My rifle does have some sentimental value and it was the first firearm I ever fired. Not to mention for me it's a learning experience. I'm interested in learning how to repair and disassemble firearms, maybe even learn so how to's....

Anyway, I already have a Ruger 10/22 which I like. Just kind of like the challenge in tear down and repair. I didn't look for much info of the teardown as it's fairly easy. There are a couple parts, springs, that need to be treated with hmmm....respect, but other than that I found the tear down easy.

Although, I didn't figure out how to pull apart the bolt mechanism. Ran out of time for the day. one day I'll get back to it.

Thanks for all the great response and hoped czmaniac got all the info he needed.

Oh and did I mention if just plan makes me angry. ;) It looks like everything is operating smoothly, but if just doesn't load correctly.
 
Marlin 60

Hi, try replacing the cartridge lifter . Have found this to be the solution several times. CCI bullets seem to work very well in this model. Good luck. :)
 
Well.....

While there may be better .22s than a Marlin 60...They're few and far between, much more costly, and NOT 10/22s.

I've put several THOUSAND ronds through mine in the last year, never dissasembled it, and have only had 3-4 missfeeds...and It'll shoot 1/2" groups (10 shot) at 50 yards.

So, in short, its probably worth fixin'
 
Just to fuel the model 60, I have one too. I love my 10/22 also, and have just started to modify it. Back to the model 60, mine's a tack driver already! Truly amazing for the price. The trigger leaves some to be desired, but I haven't gotten to that yet. The only time it's mis-fed for me is when it's been dirty. Most often when the bolt won't slide freely. Getting that out is tricky. But once you figure it out, you figure that's not too bad. What helped with mine sticking was starting with 1000 grit wet dry then on to 4000 grit and polishing the bolt's slide surfaces. The nick in the feed ramp can probably be cleaned up with the same sand paper or with a Dremel tool polishing stone. If I remember right, that's chromed though. Not a good idea to sand on it. (That's all I use from the Dremel. Polish. Don't grind or sand. in most cases it's too quick to remove metal.)

This thread has me thinking about the Model 60. My eleven year old loves it, but just the other evening I let him shoot my 10/22 that I've recently modified. -Spring kit. Polish the bolt. Replace the hammer with a Volquartson unit. Polish the sear and hammer surfaces. Took a little metal off the sear/hammer edges. She's pretty sweet now. So... My son asked if I can do that to the Glenfield. Hmm..? Not many aftermarket parts available for that one. I wonder, If I polish the rest of the mating surfaces and maybe take a little metal off the sear.. And take a half coil or two off a spring... ? I think there's room for improvement.

And that's all there is to these little rifles. It's easier for some. If I'd have screw'd up the trigger on my Ruger MkII's, There's aftermarket drop in's available. Same with my hunting rifles. Timney is my friend in one of them. (But I've learned since that one). So take that Model 60 down to every pin and spring. Look at the diagrams available on the net. I'll bet you can get a manual on Ebay or from Marlin/Glenfield. Learn how it works. You can probably order a replacement spring for the one with a kink in it. Since you've gotten this far, I'll bet you'll figure out how to fix it to be a reliable shooter. Don't let anyone put the Model 60 down. Most people can't shoot as accurately as the micro grove barrel is capable of.

-Steve
 
CDH i would like to respectfully disagree with that statement. My dad,uncle,brother and i were shooting 2in wooden discs at 78yards with a great deal of accuracy and my brother was shooting Bud bottle caps that were hanging off tree branch tips at 70yards pretty consistently.
 
I just worked on one of these a couple of weeks ago. It also had failure to feed problems along with failure to eject cases etc.

The overall feed system is quite loose and therefore it is hard to pinpoint what exactly is causing the feeding problem. In my case the round was feeding off center of the chamber and hitting the back of the barrel on the left side.

I had to heat ( it was very hard) and bend the "cartridge lifter" as it was causeing the cartridge to be lifted off the centerline of the bore and chamber.

I also squeezed the two piece potmetal bullet guide/ramp togather and peaned the rivits to hold them togather.

This rifle also had ejection problems resulting in the bolt trying to close on a partially ejected case and sometimes it simple shoved the case back forward on top of and paralel to the new round being lifted into position.

The rifle had been worked on by two others before it was brought to me and consequently it was really clean so being dirty was not the cause of the problem. However some of the parts were peaned (deformed) from use. I had to file the ejector as it was flatened wider than it should have been and was binding in the slot of the bolt that it runs in.

With a little lubrication it function flawlessly with standard or match ammo and almost as well with high velosity ammo.

The old guy that owns the rifle is really happy (so am I) now that I got it working. He had said "It's worse than a single shot." when he brought it to me.

On the down side, I spent an entire afternoon working on it. Probably had it apart ten times or more. Oh well, Hope this will help.

Vern
 
I have a model 60 bought in the 70's, haven't shot it much, less than a thousand rounds. When you retract the bolt and ease it forward slowly it can stop about an inch from full closure. A little push and it goes forward into battery. In firing, this doesn't happen. Is it supposed to do this? If not what could be making it happen. I thoroughly cleaned it and it still does it.
 
Thanks again

Thanks for all the great info....

Right now the Marlin is apart and awaiting work. It kind of got put on the back burner due to the fact that I've had to work on the house more. Selling......

:cool:
 
Noticed this about a year after discussion, but it sounds like the ejector lifter spring is bent, broken, weak or one end has slipped off the grove on the feedthroat. Had an ejector lifter spring problem with mine, it would not eject the round or feed the next round properly.
 
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