I'm on vacation down here in Georgia, and I just picked up a 60 at a pawn shop for $135 as a souvenir. Did you know it is easier to buy a rifle in Georgia than a bottle of whiskey?
From the looks of it, I got screwed, price-wise. It is a 60W, which I just learned from this and earlier threads is the Walmart model. I'm a little worried, as I know they sometimes force manufacturers to provide reduced quality versions of their standard models.
They actually let me try it out in the store's back yard. (which faces into the side of a hill)
Ah well, it looks like I've got a good gun. I'll try it with the crappy 4x15 scope they sold me for $15. I wonder if it will wander or be OK?
I plan to try some Winchester Super-X (the good stuff, not the bulk Xpert) CCI Mini Mag, and the Federal bulk.
For others' reference, here's a thread on take-down of the 60:
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=86314
Here's another one, with different pix, which may be helpful:
http://www.castbullet.com/misc/m60.htm
Here's Wikipedia's page on it. An interesting read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin_60
I look forward to seeing how this bargain 22 will stack up against my Ruger 77/22 and my brother's Marlin 39M.
For reference, my 77/22 is twice as accurate as my old 10/22 was; groups are just under MOA, and I bet it would do better with a higher power scope. (that's with 9X)
Forgive my resurrecting this older thread, rather than staring a new one on the same topic.