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Originally Posted by robocop10mm
Marlin model 60. Barrel to frame fit WILL work loose. Aluminum frame/pressed in barrel. Soft wood stocks ding easily.
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Never saw a model 60 with a "frame", but the
receiver for the stainless model is the same aluminum used on the blue rifles. It's just painted silver instead of black. I do have a 2005 60 with several thousand rounds through it, 50K would be a conservative estimate, without any barrel to receiver fit issues. They key is to never separate the two and stay clear of the Hyper-Velocity ammo, you'll never have a problem with the barrel to receiver fit. The Hyper ammo tends to beat the action a bolt apart, not the barrel/receiver joint.
I've never had my hands on one with a loose barrel and have only heard of a few that I can remember. A couple had been previously separated and would no longer stay together, another had a cracked receiver. I couldn't verify if it had been separated and cracked in the process or if the crack was a defect. I believe Marlin uses a locking compound on the barrel/receiver joint, which would explain why they failed to stay together once separated.
The stock, depending on which one comes with it, can show the slightest imperfection. However, the factory laminated stock on mine was a lot more dent resistant than the solid birch stock on my 917V. Now the 917V would develop a dent or ding every chance it got. Both have been replaced with Boyds laminated stocks which helps reduce the dents and dings.
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Originally Posted by Pounce
I replaced the fireing [sic] pin spring
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I find that very interesting when you consider the Marlin 60 doesn't have a firing pin spring.
Usually, if a 60 or other semi-auto rimfire gums up after so few rounds, it's because there's too much lube in the action and/or bolt assemblies. It's due in part to the extremely dirty rimfire ammo and the fact we tend to shoot a lot during a range session.
Mine typically fires 500+ rounds between cleanings and once had about 1600 before it was cleaned, but it prefers to run nearly dry. I did have to clean it after about 50 rounds once, but I learned then it was the lube. I had used too much and after it was simply wiped clean it shot just fine. I've found using EEZOX and letting dry before using the rifle to be the way to lube my rimfire semi-autos.
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Originally Posted by justsumstuff
They have been making the Model 60 for a few decades. Are you referring to a specific "after ??? year don't purchase"? Thanks!
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Just try to avoid one that's been hammered on by the previous owner. Something around the mid 80's will have the newer style feedthroat, a last shot hold open feature not seen in earlier models, a longer barrel (21" or 22") and the higher capacity tube magazine. The magazine tube was shortened soon after to the current 14-round magazine and the barrel was shortened a few years later to the 19" we see today.
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