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Gene L
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Glenfield 60
Gene L
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Sighted in a rough Glenfield Model 60 Saturday. It had a cheap scope on it which wasn't in focus at any range. It wasn't my rifle, I sighted it in for another person who wanted it sighted in at 25 yards.
It was ugly and abused. Still, shooting cheap Wildcat .22 ammo, it cut a single hole in the target after the scope was sighted. These Marlin rifles will shoot, regardless of how they look. Zero misfires.
It was ugly and abused. Still, shooting cheap Wildcat .22 ammo, it cut a single hole in the target after the scope was sighted. These Marlin rifles will shoot, regardless of how they look. Zero misfires.
Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
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Same for me except I think I got mine 78 and paid $69 for it. My brother and I put brick after brick of .22 wildcats (90 cents a box/50 back then ) through that rifle. It is still in my brother possession and still shoots just as good.
Sako
I will fear no evil: For I carry a .308 and not a .270
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
When I got my Ruger 10/22 (Late '90s), choice # 2 was the Marlin 60, but was finally sold to the detachable mag feature. Maybe if I had gone for the "traditional" option I'd still have the rifle, specially after testing a couple of Marlin beaters that had better trigger pull, reliability and accuracy than my then brand-new Ruger.
Saw a brand-new one with laminated green-grayish stock and silver/stainless steel metal.....niiiiice!
I was wrong.
It's a Revelation 120 made for Western Auto Parts. Barrel code (no serial number) indicates it was made in October 1967...
"Can you hit a coke can at 100 yards cold?"
D
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.... now who's bringing the hot wings? :jester:
Though nowadays I'm pretty much a rifle guy, for the first 2/3rds of my life I was a shotgun guy. The two best shotguns I've ever owned were a Sears & Roebuck (made by Hi-Standard) .410 pump and a J.C. Higgens 12 ga. pump with a Cutts Compensator.
I'm almost ashamed of the quantity of pdogs I've killed with a rifle. I feel almost the same about the quantity of non-decoyed ducks that fell to those two shotguns. While I'll grudgingly opine that pedigree counts to some degree in a rifle, I've never found that to be the case with shotguns. I, too, love store brands......with shotguns, anyway.
Mike
edit to add.....Since this thread seems to be about rifles, I once had a Marlin 22LR, though I forget the model number. It was an M1 carbine replica, except it fed from a tube. Other than my somewhat tricked out 10/22T, it was the most accurate 22LR I've ever owned, and a ton of tree rats found that out the hard way.
Unfortunately, of the three firearms I've mentioned, I no longer own any of them. One was stolen, one was a long-term loaner that got called back after several years, and the other I lost a critical part to that I wasn't able to find a replacement for.
N454casull
The model 60 is one of those designs that was right from the start. I've taken quite a few apart and cleaned them when they quit firing. It was amazing the amount of crud that could get packed in them, and they'd still run like a sewing machine. Only complaint I have with them is the trigger guard. The tab at the rear screw hole seems to break off too easily. It isn't well supported by the stock. That's an easy fix if you can catch it before it breaks and reinforce that area.
― Douglas Adams
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and politician
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Friend of mine got one of those brand-new since 10/22s weren't available at the time, and he has exactly the same experience & opinion that you wrote. Some trigger tweaking and he wouldn't trade it for 2 Rugers.
Local Sears store also sold them back in the '60s. Grandfather bought there a bolt-action .22 Hornet rifle for him (Later lost in a fight against allegedly local Che Guevara's followers) and a Higgins 31 (High Standard) .22LR semiauto for his youngest son.
Rifle showed feeding issues since day 1 and was eventually stored by my uncle. 30 years later he gave it to me with rust "freckles" all over it and a very dry stock. I found that the barrel's extractor slot was under-spec (Thus breaking constantly the extractor claws) and chamber had a burr that gripped the case, causing constant extraction issues and double-feed jams.
Some Dremel, file & sandpaper work, few replacement parts and a good cleaning & lubing session later rendered a fully functional rifle in great shape. Added a modern scope with modified rings (To fit the narrow factory rail) and got an accurate plinker with some family history.
Brownell's Rotten Stone is some fantastic stuff. It says on the jar to mix it with linseed oil, but I didn't because I used Poly Unrethane to finish the stock. I did this on my Mauser also. I put a lot of Min Wax on the pad and dipped it in the jar of Rotten Stone and rubbed it on the stock vigorously. This really puts a noticeable sheen on the wood of and beyond plain Min Wax. So I did it, the Rotten Stone and Min Wax in one step, and it came out beautiful. Just the right sheen. Made this cheap hard wood non walnut stock look like something that came on an old Holland and Holland or some other custom rifle. Even with some pitting on the metal this old Model 60 looks like a million bucks. Pictures to come. Gotta get a working camera.
BTW, after looking at it again, I elected to forgo the third coat of Poly Urethane Spray and went ahead and did the Rotten Stone-Minwax treatment. I don't think a third spraying would have made enough difference to notice, especially with the Rotten Stone-Minwax treatment. It looks about as good as I could hope for.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
Also Antonio, I think the deal with the model 60 is that it's a simpler design than a 10-22, less to go wrong, and also the Ruger trigger out of the box SUCKS big time. But if you want to spend about $80 on the Ruger you can have a superb rifle. I put a few parts in mine and it transformed it from a rough out of the box piece of crap into an accurate fine rifle. The Ruger design is sound, although a bit more complicated, but it responds well to tweaking.
However, having said all that, I plan on getting me a couple Model 60s and will eventually hand them down to my grand kids.
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.
The trigger on every Model 60 I've ever fired had a terrible trigger, too. I like the tube magazine because it holds 18 rounds. You can definitely improve the trigger on a Ruger and probably on a Model 60.
Too late; sold it to finance a much better (In all aspects) hunting gun: A CZ-452 Trainer. Back when I got the 10/22, it was the "best" brand new available option in our market (There are usually 6-12 months voids between new gun shipments; currently there are no 10/22s available in stores) but as soon as a very nice used CZ popped up, didn't hesitate. The Ruger did its intended job and served well, but an upgrade is always an upgrade.
Alas, I ended up missing it since it's a representative semiauto easy to upgrade and improve to fit particular needs; might wait to see the "Anniversary" models a local gun store claims to be in process of shipping and eventually end up buying another one as a fun plinker. Too bad I didn't grab one of the .22WMR models when they were available.
Lucky Dog :guns::guns:
How about some pics and range/plinker report?
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Here's some pics of the finished product:
Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.