marlin model 60
I was in in a shop yesterday looking at two Marlin model 60's. One was a newer model and had a shorter mag tube under the barrel. Has Marlin gone politically correct and limited the new model 60's to ten rounds?
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My nephew recent was given a new marlin model 60 semi-auto .22 rifle. He is only 5 years old so the stock is too long for him. I have looked online for a shorter stock for the marlin and can't seem to find anything. Is there a smaller stock made for the marlin or do i just need to buy and replacement and modify it until he gets a little bigger and if so where is the cheapest stock i can find. Thanks 0 -
1st thing I would try would be to disassemble to component parts and give a thorough cleaning. Spray the bolt assembly w/good cleaner such as CLP Break Free, let soak in a few minutes, and blow it out with compressed air. Do this several times.
I have purchased many "non working" guns that were fixed by just such a cleaning. If that doesn't work, then you might have larger issues.0 -
Could be weak hammer spring, broken/worn firing pin or crud build up.
old version
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/MarlinGlenfield-33379/Rifles-37333/60OldStyle-38998.htm
new
http://www.gunpartscorp.com/Manufacturers/MarlinGlenfield-33379/Rifles-37333/60NewModel-38997.htm0 -
My vote also; GOOD CLEANING. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by chugger
I have a marlin model 60 and the firing pin is just barely hitting the rim of the shell, most of the time not well enough to ignite, any ideas or suggestions would be a big help.
Thanks,
Chuck.
That's interesting.
I actually shot my Marlin 60 at the range yesterday, and had the exact same problem. About 60% of the rounds wouldn't go off. I looked at the non-firing rounds and there was barely a dent in the rims.
Range officer said it was time for a new firing pin spring. I said "or a cleaning".
So I took out a Q-tip, put some gun oil on it (happened to be CLP; don't think that really matters) and thoroughly swabbed the inside of the chamber area and especially breech face. These came out pretty darn dirty.
Then I went over everything again with a cloth patch with some oil on it wrapped around a stick. Then I wiped the insides dry with a clean Q-tip and another patch.
Whole thing took about a minute and it effectively fixed the problem.
After that I'd still get maybe 1-2 misfires per 16 round magazine, but >90% of the rounds went off fine on the first hit, including ALL of the ones that didn't go off the first time. A few of the ones that didn't go off were legitimate "duds" that wouldn't go off no matter how many times I hit them. . .that's a recognized defect of the old Remington target ammo I was shooting.
Anyway, I suspect if I cleaned it PROPERLY by taking it apart and scrubbing it out(rather than a field expedient wipe down), I'd have had close to 100% function.
See here for how to strip a model 60:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R74Pj4GJI-k
Edit: Watching that video was enough to motivate me to go and take down the gun today and clean it thoroughly. Whole process took maybe 20 minutes, and that was taking my time. To be honest, I was always under the impression that taking down these model 60s was difficult. . .to the contrary, it was really easy. I could probably break it down, have it clean, and back together again in 10 minutes flat now.
Once I opened it up, I saw tons of caked on powder residue around the breech, extractors, chamber, etc, from the hundreds if not thousands of rounds I've put through the thing without ever doing a proper cleaning. I'm sure that was the problem here.
Incidentally, learned two things about the gun when I took it apart. It has dual extractors (nice touch) and the firing pin is floating (ie there is no firing pin spring!). Of course there is a HAMMER spring, but again, I can't believe that was the issue here.
Edit #2.
Just got back from range.
Ran 230 rounds through gun with a total of 2 misfires, both of which occurred in the first box or two. Didn't see any misfires out of the last 100 rounds. So now that's better than 99% reliability, which is not too shabby for a 20+ year old semi-auto with a squirrel on the stock!
Incidentally, I just "field stripped" the gun into the major component groups, rather than "detail strip" it into every component part like in the videoes below. Just didn't see any need to do that here since the action group is basically open and its easy to reach in. I just blasted that group out with gun scrubber (brake cleaner) and let it dry.0 -
If you care to deep clean so it again runs like a top, take a look at these vids for a complete disassembly walkthrough:
Pt. 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Hz1ZiVpHs
Pt. 2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLWWjadkcw&NR=1
Pt. 3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pzA4QIroNU&NR=10 -
+1 on the cleaning.
My Model 60 doesn't like to be dirty either.0 -
Also none of my 22 guns like Remington rounds. 0
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