Marlin Model 60 Problems Just Don't Stop

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stevehgraham said:
I will file that under unintentional humor. Sounds like you haven't had much luck either.
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I dunno, I was shooting about 500-1000 rounds a month for 3-4 years. Then a few hundred for another 10 years before it broke.
I had the buffer crack a couple times in that period.

I've honestly had very little issue with any of the guns I've owned.
 
The thought never occurred to you to call him?
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No, because responsible people answer emails and Facebook messages.

In my profession, I can be suspended for not responding to communications, and I have never had a problem. I can't take excuses seriously.
 
stevehgraham said:
the Marlin can't be dry-fired OR use fast ammunition.
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One of my Marlin M99 M1’s was built in ‘64, it’s been through tens of thousands of rounds fed by my grandpa, my dad, and myself. The overwhelming majority of what I have fed it have been CCI MiniMags. My ‘73 Marlin 60 (with the long mag and squirrel stock) also has ran 10’s of thousands of Mini-mags. My 2000 vintage 60 also thousands. My son’s 2016, hundreds so far.

Most of my 60’s and 99’s don’t have LSHO’s, countless times they’ve been dry fired at the end of a string. Never chipped a firing pin nor peened my chambers.

Again, the barstock side plates aren’t part of the receiver - that’s the fire control group. The Marlin 60 receiver isn’t so different in function nor design than the 10/22. Is not the A22 a magnum length capable action common for the A17 as well? Why shouldn’t a magnum action be larger, longer, and heavier than a 22LR. How many million A22’s are on the market? Marlin has pumped over 10 million 60’s out there - sure seems to reason if they were under-designed and lacking reliability or durability, they’d have gone the way of the dodo a long time ago. Sucks you had a bad experience with one.
 
I have one that was my dads, that I have been shooting for over 25 years myself. I have replaced the buffer one time in that 25 year period and it was still functioning well with it being broken. It helped me prove to my best friend that it could break a beer bottle at 100 yards and convinced him he needed a 22 in his life. Is it the best gun ever, no, but it is one that I will always hold on to and hopefully teach my daughter to shoot with if she shows an interest when she is old enough.
 
Man. I have a REMLIN 60 and it is Reliable and accurate for lords sake. The vitriol the marlin 60 design is getting on this thread is out of control. To call it an inferior product when you had a bad luck with one is crazy, especially when many still feel that a stock Marlin outshoots a stock 10/22.
 
Varminterror said:
They’re cheaper than they were a few years ago. The stainless models were $260 on Walmart shelves for a while!
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Wow, just...wow.....

Tho I suppose 10/22s and 597s we're running around 250 for a while too. Guess I should go look and see what they cost now....
 
I got a Marlin 60 in the late 1960's for Christmas. It was actually the cheaper Glenfield version, but other than the stock was the same rifle. By the late 80's it was worn out and not worth the cost to repair. It is still in the back of the safe, but hasn't been shot in over 30 years. From my perspective the tube mag is the weak link. From what I've seen the Marlins that used detachable mags are still running just fine. If magazines can be found for them. I've worn out a few 10-22 mags over the years too, but they are easily tossed in the trash and replaced.

These always turn into a Marlin 60 vs Ruger 10-22 shouting matches. At one time I think there was a lot of merit to the idea that the Marlin was more accurate. But within the last 10 years or so Ruger has closed that gap based on the rifles I've shot.

And while I like the Ruger a little better, I don't like the standard Ruger 10-22 Carbine at all. I can understand why many are drawn to the Marlin. The standard Ruger stock is awful. It is a little more trouble, but only very slightly more expense, but the Ruger Sporters are well worth the trouble over the standard carbine.
 
stevehgraham said:
No, because responsible people answer emails and Facebook messages.

In my profession, I can be suspended for not responding to communications, and I have never had a problem. I can't take excuses seriously.
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I guess you weren’t meant to own a Model 60 cuz they break on you and you are the only person I’m aware of that couldn’t get in touch with ArrowDodger.
 
Doc7 said:
Man. I have a REMLIN 60 and it is Reliable and accurate for lords sake. The vitriol the marlin 60 design is getting on this thread is out of control. To call it an inferior product when you had a bad luck with one is crazy, especially when many still feel that a stock Marlin outshoots a stock 10/22.
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I had "bad luck" with two in a row!

Not all of the problems with the gun are due to defects. Some are standard. Not including sling studs isn't luck. Choosing not to accommodate dry-firing isn't luck. Choosing not to beef up the action so it can use hypervelocity rounds isn't luck. Choosing to continue installing crap triggers isn't luck. When other manufacturers decide to avoid these problems, it's not luck, either.

That crummy trigger is a real problem. Look how much it costs to fix it. Kills the bargain all by itself.
 
Varminterror said:
One of my Marlin M99 M1’s was built in ‘64, it’s been through tens of thousands of rounds fed by my grandpa, my dad, and myself. The overwhelming majority of what I have fed it have been CCI MiniMags. My ‘73 Marlin 60 (with the long mag and squirrel stock) also has ran 10’s of thousands of Mini-mags. My 2000 vintage 60 also thousands. My son’s 2016, hundreds so far.
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You can't use Stingers, which work fine in my 40+-year-old Nylon 66.

Most of my 60’s and 99’s don’t have LSHO’s, countless times they’ve been dry fired at the end of a string. Never chipped a firing pin nor peened my chambers.Most of my 60’s and 99’s don’t have LSHO’s, countless times they’ve been dry fired at the end of a string. Never chipped a firing pin nor peened my chambers.
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The A22 can be dry-fired all day without snap caps. You can sit in front of the TV and practice with it. People will probably ask me how I know that. I asked Savage.

Is not the A22 a magnum length capable action common for the A17 as well? Why shouldn’t a magnum action be larger, longer, and heavier than a 22LR. How many million A22’s are on the market? Marlin has pumped over 10 million 60’s out there - sure seems to reason if they were under-designed and lacking reliability or durability, they’d have gone the way of the dodo a long time ago. Sucks you had a bad experience with one.
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I don't know if its a magnum-length action or not. I don't have the .22 Magnum version to compare it to. I know it's a neat gun and a much better deal so far.

Again, I've had bad experiences with TWO Model 60's. The first gun was so crappy Marlin replaced it. With another crappy gun.

I have PMSD. Post-Marlin Stress Disorder.
 
I used to run stingers in mine as well.
Can't honestly say I read the manual, but most .22 manfactures, at least at some point, said their rifles weren't rated for it.
I've shot some stingers thru every .22 I've owned, couldn't afford to make a steady diet of them so dunno how much damage the few thousand I've shot caused to any of mine.
Very unexciting results....conver a 10/22 to 17mach2....that's exciting.
 
I bet I've put 20 boxes of stingers thru my model 70. Never knew it was taboo until today. But if you buy a 22 rifle for $12.50 used in the late 70's you don't get a manual to know these things.

I stopped shooting stingers in it ten years ago because it loves 37 grain HP high velocity WW.
 
Marlington hasn't bothered fixing it. It would take an engineer about 30 minutes to change it. Too much trouble, I guess.
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They have built over 11 million of the things over the last 58 years and have changed a few things over that time.

They have outlasted a number of “better” rifles, that is for certain, so they have the market they need.

Mine was $70 new back when Kmart sold guns and is an equal to the 597 and 10/22 in use.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/side-by-side-597-10-22-model-60.811602/
 
Pop's old Glenfield/marlin is still running "fine". He got it in '60.
His way of keeping it running was to pour copious amounts of used motor oil in it.

A broken stock is the only real problem she's ever had. I can't count the number of $15 1k round cases of ammunition I shot through it every weekend for years.
And she's still running and so is a nephew's from '82 that they gave me for installing a water heater.
 
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