Model 60 Saga Continues

[ltorlo64]

Here is a picture of the rifle I am working on.

http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/550/medium/100_1456.JPG

After sitting at my mother-in-law's house for 20 years or so, my brother-in-law gave me this rifle. It was a little sticky and the action would not cycle fully. I took it apart and cleaned it for about an hour. It was less sticky, but still seemed to catch about mid-return stroke. I took it to the range and tried it out, but it would not cycle correctly. A man there looked at it and showed me a couple of places where there was still a build up of burned gunpowder residue. I spent another hour, a generous amount of Hoppes #9, and a brass, wire brush and got rid of those stubborn areas. Now the slide cycles with no stickiness. I hope to take the rifle to the range in the next couple of weeks to try it out.

[imanaknut]

Don't see many of those old 60s with an original scope! You also don't hear about one that doesn't cycle properly unless it has never been cleaned and sat in a closet for 20 years or so!

I have an old one too, and the manual that is with it says that it never needs cleaning unless it stops firing properly. I have never been able to let it go to find out, but they are great rifles!!!

Having a family heritage also adds to yours being special. ENJOY!!!

[Texas Soldado]

I had a Marlin 60, first gun I ever bought when I turned 18. I loved it, but in a short moment of delirium... I sold it and I still hate myself for doing so. I have another, SS version that feeds a clip but those old ones hold 19 rounds of long rifle. Marlin cut that capacity to 15 after a knucklehead shot up a mall sometime ago.
I do remember the bolt kind of dragging on mine before going into battery if your held the charging handle and didn't just let go of it, but mine didn't jam... ever.

[Helen Keller]

nice I passed one up last week.


My Stevens 84c I picked up for $60 still has the matching Weaver V22 scope ,rings and mount.

I gotta take the barrel off cause it needs an improved feed ramp.

[vit]

I thought the reduced capacity had something to do with New Jersey law. I have an old one, pretty sweet little blaster.

[m14slamfire]

my md 60 added a weaver rail, m4 mount see through, laseraim illusion red dot, colt bi-pod. Shoots ok, but not as well as I remember from my childhood

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z25/m14slamfire/IMG_1397.jpg

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z25/m14slamfire/IMG_1394.jpg

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[El Laton Caliente]

Like me your eyes and selective memory worked better back then... LOL

[deth502]

got one siting on my couch that wont fun for shit either. clean as a whistle, smooth action. found a broken part and thought that would solve it. no dice.