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algos83
Hello, I have a Glenfield model 60 that has a jamming problem. The bullits kick up to high when they are fed through the feedthroat and jam. Could the feedthroat be worn out or is it something else? Thanks. You say the mag follower, is that a shim of sort that the tube slides into? I noticed that the tube is pretty loose at the end by the receiver.
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  • algos83
    I will start by saying that I am not really a gun person,(I'd rather be holding a fishing rod) but I have a Glenfield Model 60 (Serial 21411061) that was given to me by my grandfather. I havent seen many of these guns but the ones I have seen have just a plain wood stock, but mine has an engraved stock with squirrel and oak leaves in it. Ive never seen another one like it. I've had the gun for about 10 years and have never fired it. I had it taken apart and cleaned about 4 years ago and it has been stored since. All that said, I have a couple questions....how old is my gun?...does the engraved stock make it anything special?...is there any value to this gun other than the great sentimental value it holds to me? Thanks in advance for any help u can give.
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  • Winston Bode
    Check the outer mag. tube. I had one that did that and the mag. tube was loose.

    Bode
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  • beantownshootah
    This probably falls in the "something else" category.

    I'd have to actually go pull mine out and take a look, but I'm pretty sure the Marlin 60 doesn't have an actual feeding ramp, and I don't think there is anything in the bullet loading path than is subject to wear.

    I also know for a fact that these guns are pretty wear-resistant, people put tens of thousands of rounds through them and they keep ticking.

    Winston's advice seems sound. Also take a look at the magazine follower and make sure its intact.

    A good scrub-out with brake cleaner couldn't hurt, just keep it away from plastic parts like the mag follower.
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  • Emmett Dunham
    Most of the time a stove pipe is caused by a bad extractor or maybe the ejector. The first thing I would look at that has been mentioned is the problem with powder being blown back into the receiver and making a dirty mess of it. The area that I think you need to look at closely is were the round is feed up to be stripped into the chamber. This area is hard to look into confirm that it is clean, I had a 60 that required the complete tear down to get it clean.

    Good, luck

    Emmett
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  • grandman
    Sounds like your problem is a good cleaning is due. Take the gun down a far as you can and scrab all of the parts out with Gun Scruber or brake fluid and reassemble the rifle. Try different rounds and see if it still has the same problem. Hope this helps. Let us know if it does. Also, check to see if the feed tube is in the reciver tight. I have one and habve to clean it like this after about every 500 rounds.[;)]
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