Marlin 60 jammo-matic

[JonB]

Mine has onky had issues once due to shooting Remington bulk ammo. Dirty stuff. Cleaning a Marlin 60 os more than the barrel - take the action out and clean it good. My was crudded up with carbon, oil, etc. Buffer would be my second bet.

 

[Elkins45]

My old Glenfield (remember those?) would start jamming regardless of ammo after a certain round count just because there was so much gunk in the action the parts didn't have room to move. Once I discovered spray carb cleaner I would just take it out of the stock and give it a blast every 500 rounds or so.

That gun was a birthday present from my mom when I was in high school and was stolen in a burglary 25 years ago. I still glance at every one I see at gunshows in the hope it might finally resurface.

 

[minutemen1776]

I think my experience is similar to others here:
1) Shoot some high velocity ammo
2) Check the buffer
3) Check the ejector
4) Clean it (but be careful if you disassemble too much)

 

[Waveski]

So , I finally got back to the range. The stainless Marlin 60 does NOT like the 1040 fps Federal. However , it REALLY likes 1200 fps CCI. I ran 3 loads of 5 rounds each - no malfunctions. Then I loaded 5 rounds of the Federal - 4 fte out of 5. In the interest of isolating the problem I did not clean or lube since the last shooting session.

I did not know that the 60 was twitchy about ammo , but now I do. I will burn up the Federal in one of my revolvers. I'll bet that my Ruger MKI will eat it too.

Thanks gang. 'Ski

 

[Fremmer]

Yup, that rifle doesn't care for that Federal ammo. No problem, the CCI runs fine.

 

[captmoto]

This worked like a charm in my 35+ year old Marlin 60.
http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=388240

 

[Waveski]

Cap , that is a great reference.

Fremmer , That begs the question : what is the upside to that Federal round? It says "Target" on the box ; I don't know what significance that has. Is there an advantage to 1040 fps lrn? If it were $.05 per round , ok , but I think it was more like .08 or .09. I have a couple of hundred rounds of the stuff ; I guess I should use it feeding it to revolvers.

 

[dvdcrr]

The best thing to do when you get a bad Marlin 60/795 is to buy a new one. When they are right they are really right.

 

[Hookeye]

Replaced many buffers for customers.
The Model 60 is not a difficult item to service.
I've torn them all the way apart.

Can't remember the last one, been a few years.

But might be like H&R single shots............IIRC a slave pin makes things very easy.

 

[double bogey]

The target ammo is subsonic. High velocity .22lr ammo goes transonic around 75 yds. or so. This destabilizes the trajectory. Target ammo doesn't need to go fast, just consistent. also subsonic ammo is quieter with a suppressor.

 

[Fremmer]

There's no upside to the federal in that particular rifle; it just likes what it likes (just like most other firearms prefer certain ammo).

Load what it likes for serious target work, and use the federal ammo for informal plinking. That's the best answer I can come up with.

 

[thralldad]

I use Federal...in my revolver! LOL
Marlin 60 can be picky with cheap ammo. I recently had a bad shell lifter spring that was giving me fits. Same symptoms. Make sure you didn't kink the main spring.

 

[Waveski]

"Make sure you didn't kink the main spring."

Good advice , thanks.

 

[Normandy]

My Marlin 60 won't run lead (non-clad) bullets. Jam-o-matic constantly with plain lead, due to the wax coating I believe.
CCI Mini-Mag runs like a champ, no issues.

 

[offthepaper]

I must be lucky. I have 2 older Marlin 60's (1970's flavor) and both eat anything you feed it. Had a few jams over the years, but a good cleaning always resolved any issues.

 

[Mike J]

I have an older Glenfield version & a newer model 60. The only problem I have had with either was when the plastic buffer disintrigrated in the Glenfield version. IIRC the Glenfield was made in the early 80's the Marlin the mid 90's.