Glenfield Marlin model 60
Been shooting my old Glenfield Marlin model 60 .22 and the only problem is I'm getting some powder thrown in my face. Is there anything I can do to prevent this.
Also I have an old .410 shotgun, old enough to use a hammer. A my friend of mine told me it maybe worth some money. Any truth to this?
Michael Coward
Also I have an old .410 shotgun, old enough to use a hammer. A my friend of mine told me it maybe worth some money. Any truth to this?
Michael Coward
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Are you sure it is powder residue, and not lead shavings? Make sure the extractor is strong and give it a very good cleaning,you may have to remove the bolt to get to some of the places where gunk has built up. You will have to give a much better description of your 410 befor anybody will be able to give an estamate of value. 0 -
MC... Throw it off a cliff, and buy a Ruger 10-22,, Just kidding, but thats exactly what my father-in-law did with his Marlin Glenfield. About 15 yrs ago my son and I were rabbit hunting with him in the hills south of Carson City. His Glenfield jammed over and over, and my 10-22 never missed a beat. We would spend an entire day hunting. As we walked along the top of a hill he shot at a rabbit and it jammed again. The next thing I saw was his rifle in the air spinning like a helicopter rotor blade. As it hit about 80 below us it exploded into pieces. I laughed so hard I was crying.
The next day he went into town a bought the Ruger and never looked back. For several years after that, we would come across pieces of his old rifle as we walked thru that area. True Story.0 -
MC....Are you a lefty? The Marlin Glenfield has a completly covered receiver except for the ejection port which is on the right side of the receiver. It is what they call a blow back gas operating system that utilizes the pressure build-up from the fired cartridge to cycle the bolt back in the receiver and is spring loaded at that point to return it back to battery. Different types of ammunition will burn at different rates causing more or less powder residue to be expelled out the ejection port. I suggest the trying of a different brand of ammunition to see if it helps eliminate the problem.
GOOD LUCK....ELDORADO0 -
A good cleaning will work wonders with these rifles. I recently thoroughly cleaned one that a man bought his son,used,(the rifle, not the son), that had not fired properly since he purchased it. It was suppusedly worked over by a "gunsmith", but a thorough cleaning restored it to perfect performance. I have recently been using birchwood-casey gun scrubber for trigger assemblies & guns that I did not want to completely dis-assemble. It works very good when you cannot completely strip a firearm.
If it ain't broke-it ain't ours!!!0 -
I have on ethat had been used as a barn gun for years and when I got to it it had been totally rusted solid. Tore it completely apart. Used alot of sandpaper polishing parts, and it hasn't missed a beat since I put it back together unless it gets dirty. Say evry 1000 rounds. The bolt doesn't close all the way when it gets a lot of powder fouling on the face of it. Still fires, but makes a mess. Use standard velocity ammo and see if that cures your problem. Bolt should stay closed longer. The recoil spring may have gotten tired.
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