I have a 1985 Marlin model 60 with the 22 inch barrel with the 18 round tubular magazine. It’s the first rifle I ever bought, I walked into a True Value Hardware Store and the manager asked me, “is your Dad good with this?, Yes Sir”. And he sold it to me. The microgroove barrel is incredibly accurate and my favorite rifle I have in my collection.
I got a model 60 for my sixteenth birthday in 1971. It has the squirrels on the stock and 18 round magazine. I put a Weaver Marksman 4X scope on it and it was my squirrel gun for many years. I still have it but don’t shoot it much nowadays. I think the wood is birch if I remember correctly.
I also have 3 of them! One is a squirrel and acorn pattern on the stock and has an OTASCO Centennial Medallion, one has a Mountain Man Medallion, and the 3rd one is the shorter barrel, serial number puts it at 1988. Other than the very early models which has walnut stocks, most have birch stocks, and the much newer ones have laminated stocks! I like them all and have purchased all down through the years as I came across them in my local pawn shops!
I just bought a pawn shop Marlin 60 with the longer barrel and shorter magazine. Great shape and snagged it for 140. All it needed was a buffer and cleaning. Keep up the great work.
I have a Western Auto Model 120 which is a Marlin 60 rebranded, that my Dad bought new in the early 60's. It shoots well and looks pretty good with my home-done camo painted stock.
I wish I had my old "JM" Model 60 back as it was a superb tree rat rifle (full length barrel, ammo tube, and real wood stock) and it was no slouch on rabbits either. I like the Ruger 10/22, but I would MUCH rather have a Model 60, and if I get lucky and run up on another "JM" version, it will go home and to the woods with me!
Bought one in black polymer stock, only has a 10 round mag (Canadian laws) back in 2016. That rifle is always spot on ever since the 1st time I took it out to shoot. Only time it ever had any issues was due to a bad batch of ammo.
I have the almost identical marlin 60 glenfield with squirrel patterns. I got it from my grandfather when he passed. It has feed issues regularly also.
I have the middle model 60 from the late 80's and it is awesome - one thing to note from your video you correctly mentioned the trigger guard is plastic but the trigger is actually metal. Great guns though and great video showing the similarities and differences.
A few years back I found a like new (NOS) condition second hand one made in 1982 it’s #s say, with a nice 3-9 x 34 weaver scope. They let me have it for $200. It is such a joy to hold, shoot & clean. It runs everything I put through it including CCI Semi Auto(835Fps). It has the stay in place pin up front to hold the action in and the black plastic push out style rear dowel slotted on one side that holds it in place. We, my 3 sons and I can group .375”-.423” regularly with it using Federal Gold Medal Target ammo(1080fps) & Norma Tac-22 Subsonic(1017fps)@ 50yards!!! I have a newer 10/22 however my older ones ranging in built dates from(1943-82) with the tube magazines are so much more fun & accurate too. Nice video and layout! PS, my Friend at Cumberland Outdoorsman has a great video series about the model 60 with repairs/improvements that may help you if you need. He’s a great guy! Thanks!! Liked & Subscribed😊!
Just discovered the video. Great gun! Mine is a 1973 and looks similar to your '81 but has a yellow wood stock. Internally though it looks different from all three of those. Especially where the bullet enters from the magazine as the spring used to push the bullet from the magazine into the receiver does not rest on the entrance port but holds it's tension by means of holes on the side of the frame. The whole setup looks slightly more complex and I'm guessing that Marlin streamlined this down sometime in the late 70's to lower the number of parts needed.
My Mom had to buy mine because I wasn't old enough in the 70's. I would never sell it because it was the 1st gun I bought with my own money I saved to buy it.
I have an ‘81 Glenfield 60 as well. It’s a great gun, fun yo shoot and accurate. I could hit anything with it out to 30 yards. I see that your comparison between the two trigger groups with the bolt hold open latch is similar. Could you put the bolt hold open latch on the Glenfield 60 for a video?
I have the same year model 60, had to replace the buffer block, while in there I replaced the hammer+recoil springs and polished the trigger and associated linkages.. one of my best shooters now ;)
There were many variants, even on the (pressed) checkering and type of wood (birchwood, walnut and laminate). To have one of each variant you'd probably have to own 5 or 6, if not more. But the things they seemed to have in common was the micro groove barrels, tubular feeds and alloy frames. Very nice little guns and very accurate shooters,
I got a model 600 from Big 5 back in 1986. My first gun. It's the same as the model 60 except for a gold trigger and two other things I can't remember what they are.
Yes, mine have these specs and they are both from the same yr of 73 or 74 i'm now trying to figure out the exact year they were made. Both bho and both have metal trigger and guard, they also have the squirel imprints in the stock. Awesome rifles !
Great video. I would say I like the Glenfield the best. But I would snag any that come available. I don’t think Ruger will bring any Marlin 22LR rifles back into production. That will be a shame if they do not.
I have 3 as well. A 93 my dad bought me new, my favorite of course. Has the long barrel, short magazine, plastic trigger guard and a metal trigger. Well over 10,000 rounds through it and still accurate and reliable. A 95 stainless version. Long barrel, short mag, plastic guard and plastic trigger. Only about 1000 rounds through it but it's internally the same. And a 08 with the short barrel, all plastic junk. It works well, but it ain't like the older ones. Internals are even made of thinner metal. One day I'd love to find an older model. 80's or 70's.
Mine has the full length barrell with the shortened mag tube, it has the metal trigger like the old one your father in law has but the plastic trigger guard like yours. It has some like diamond on the sides of the stock with wood stippling
i have a marlin mod 99c which is older than the glenfield.. mod 60. it has walnut stock with the marlin bullseye and appears to be unfired. that is my favorite.i also have mod 75 a mod 60 and a mod60sb stainless with bolt hold open. i love them all
@ Yonder the Glenfield has that awesome squirrel on the side but gunks ups way to much for my taste in past experience an a booger to work on in the field..The 80's M60 is my favorite but the stock on the new model is sure pretty an that shorter barrel makes a good truck gun for behind the seat. Im gonna choose the 2000 model due to size an how well she performed..Great Vlog..now lets do some more squirrel hunting..lets go Yonder.
My squirrel season started in May an goes till Feb 2024..I live in Nw Arkansas an we have those fat Gray Squirrels which make a yummy dumpling or just fried with rggs an tators an some gravy
Ive got the marlin with the full barrel and short tube and it also has the plastic push pin and bolt release it holds 13 +1 rounds, not sure when it was made but its a smooth running rifle
Just picked up a glenfield model 60 made in 1975 doesn’t have the squirrel stock it has a different pattern but it looks very similar. I haven’t shot it yet looking forward to it
Apparently, I have one different from any of the three you have. It is a Glenfield 60 and has the Oak Leaf stock along with the metal trigger guard and the longer barrel and magazine tube. It also has the two-piece magazine feed. Its SN begins with 23, so that seems to indicate it was built in 1977. It also has the JM roll mark on the barrel.
So a model 60 with the prefix MM is a marlin assembled by Remington or a marlin assembled in conn and sent to Remington after the purchase of marlin by Remington. ???
I'm new to the Model 60, got it off an auction. on field stripping I found a wood screw behind the trigger guard that doesn't seem to hold anything just goes in to the wood, should I worry about it?
@@YonderOak thank, I also found that the front trigger guard screw just goes into a bushing not into any fitting, it does feel like it fills the stock hole and maybe the bushing expands.
I have a late 80s version and a newer model with a different charging handle. I am looking for a squirrel model to add to my collection. The late 80s one was my first firearm purchase, which was made the day I turned 18. I paid $79 dollars for it at a K Mart . I will never part with it. The newest one was bought from a friend with an additional synthetic stock for not much more than the original. I find that I enjoy them much more than the Rugers in my collection. It's ironic that Ruger now owns the rights to manufacture what was at one time its greatest competitor in the rimfire market. Sad times we now live in. Marlin has always been my favorite brand.
I grew up with a Marlin Glenfield 60 and I still have one. I also have a 80's model and I removed the piece that stops it 1/2 way. It was jamming terribly. I highly disliked it anyway. It seems to be working fine without it. I had to refinish the stock since someone cut it off behind the handgrip. I added that back on it (different pick of wood) and refinished it a red mahogany color. I also had to reblue it some since it was rusted.
I like my brother's 1977 Glenfield Model 60. Has the engraved stock which isnt a squirrel, it is a small oakleaf cluster it looks like where your squirrel is.
DIP makes aluminum trigger guards for these. At least they used to. I sure with Marlin would make these again. One of my friends had one back in the mid 70's. We shot the heck out of that gun.
I've had all versions of the model 60 and liked them all but to be honest when the barrel and tube mag are different lengths it just doesn't look right. Right now I have one made in 83, looks identical to the one in the middle of this video except mine has no last shot hold open. But that's cool I don't really need it. Took it apart and all springs look to be in good shape but I noticed a hairline crack in the recoil buffer so I'll replace that soon.
I have a use 90 model, my ole man had pass it down to me and boy..part is hard to come by, so far the feed throat is replace and spring rework, just need a new trigger guard, other then that its a damn accurate gun, quarter size grouping at 20 yard as i encounter all my small game
I have a Marlin model 99 that looks identical to these model 60s. The only difference I have seen comparing it to your video is my bolt doesn't lock open.
Hello: I enjoy your reviews on the model 60s thank you. I go have a few questions ? I had picked mine up at a garage sale many years ago for $90 bucks and I’m trying to determine the year S/N is 12304750 I’m thanking 1984 or newer, it does have the last round hold open and 18 round magazine. Is there anyway with the S/N to find it’s exact production date. Just had to order new bolt spring for it, do to my fat hands trying to get the bolt and bolt return spring back in. Bent the spring in two different directions. That’s the only draw back of the 60 I have found Great all around rifle, love it.
Yours should be a 1988 model. With ones made during this time, you subtract the first two digits in the serial number from 2000 and you’ll get the year of manufacture.
So if I understand your Vid I have the Glenfield non squirl stock . So 2nd generation. And this is the only one I've shot . I like it fine . Thought about selling it tho and get a modern .22
I would keep it and save up for something else if you want something else. Model 60s aren’t being manufactured anymore and it’s still up in the air if Ruger will bring them back.
I think the Marlin Model 60 is more accurate than a Ruger 10/22 and more classic looking, it’s just that Rutgers have so many options and after market stuff for them.
shame they discontinued the marlin 60 i had the wood stock version i loved it better then my 1022 they were great i wish they still made them they were way better then the gun iv been using now for varmint im stuck with no other choice but to buy and savage 64f for a budget critter getter its not bad but the marlin was the vary best of the budget kings in 22lr
I have a 1981 M60 squirrel, I've had 10/22's..I find the M60 more elegant and points and shoulders better, also, I find the 10/22 mags tedious to load so I gravitate to the tube magazine as I can pluck up 3 or 4 rds at a time and drop them in..
Was anything wrong with the original or do you just prefer the “knob” look? I tried swapping these out and the newer charging handle wouldn’t fit right in the older bolt.
@YonderOak The original charging handle was too small for my liking. And I do like the look of the knurled knob. I am aware that it does add a scoche more weight to the bolt, but it hasn't caused any cycling issues. I also have a 795, and it has a similar knob on it. Cheers
The action spring on my model 60 is pretty stiff. It will not cycle lower velocity ammo. For example, my Remington 597 has two return springs on the bolt, but yet it will cycle CCI Quiet 710 fps most of the time, whereas my model 60, with only one spring, will not cycle it.
Bad investment, idk why people say stuff like this, lets say you bought 1000 for 50 k , they'd be worth 120k , but if you invested 50k in a t row price or other investment fund you'd have over 1 million dollars by now
@rogerray2545 k you go back in time and stockpile your old hot wheels and Kmart 22's and I'll go back and put that same money into investments and you'll be happy and so will I
The wood on the Marlin Model 60 is Birch, but I think someone already mentioned this. My understanding is that only the Glenfield variations had the pressed in squirrel on the stock. Glenfield is just a marketing name for Marlin products. My understanding is that they are essentially the same rifle. I have three variations and show them in a video I have on my channel ua-cam.com/video/QKvl9wdA0TA/v-deo.html The first one is like your favorite. It is a mid-80's model that I got for 60 bucks new from kmart. It has the last round hold open with the 18 round magazine. The other is a mid-90's Marlin production, but with a laminate stock and short mag tube. The last is a 2019 Remington made with the short barrel and mag tube. I've just set this one up to be my squirrel getter for this year and put the light ATI plastic stock on it. (sub'd)
I have and old glenfield and thru my research i have found that the glenfields were also supposed to have a tighter rifling than standard model 60s which is why it was THE squirrel to have
@@lukebabcock5536 Thanks. I would love to see that info. If you find or remember where you found that let me know here. I'd love to add it to some of my current and future videos.
for years those were 60 bucks locally kick myself for not getting one. I have a nylon 66 an d 10 22 and at one time had a single shot so i never got a mdl 60 still on the bucket list lol I like the squirrel model as well
Marlin model 60 will always be better quality and more accurate than the 10/22 stock to stock, building upgraded 10/22 is a waste of money the mags are Soo unreliable, anyways model 60s are never being made anymore which why I picked up a stainless steel model and a newer almost perfect like new one both for under 200$ each a while back I’ll never sell these just Soo fun and accurate and reliable to shoot
Yes buy a truckload back then sounds like a great idea to someone now but the reality of it isn't realistic. I bought my 1970 Marlin that year just turning legal age of 18 for just under $50 including tax. My wage was $2.50 an hour meaning it took well over 20 hours of work for that $50 cash. That's like currently spending $400 per gun with starting wage @ $20 per hr. like so many young people complaining that isn't enough money to start. I still own and shoot my 1970 anniversary edition Marlin 99C/60.
Is no one going to say something about this guy dry firing these?
He didn’t dry fire them.
I take it back, my bad. The 2nd bolt release got me.
@@joelcastellanos7224 Take it easy 🤣
Not dry firing , but actuating the bolt release, which is not always good either. It is designed to be activated when shells are to be chambered.
@@joelcastellanos7224 Not good to do, I use a Fired Case to release the Trigger Spring.
I have a 1985 Marlin model 60 with the 22 inch barrel with the 18 round tubular magazine. It’s the first rifle I ever bought, I walked into a True Value Hardware Store and the manager asked me, “is your Dad good with this?, Yes Sir”. And he sold it to me. The microgroove barrel is incredibly accurate and my favorite rifle I have in my collection.
I got a model 60 for my sixteenth birthday in 1971. It has the squirrels on the stock and 18 round magazine. I put a Weaver Marksman 4X scope on it and it was my squirrel gun for many years. I still have it but don’t shoot it much nowadays. I think the wood is birch if I remember correctly.
Thank you for your time and help in this lesson on the Marlin 60.
I have the squirrel 🐿️ model.
Very informative and helpful.
Thank you again!
I've had a Marlin Model 60 since 1999. I love it, great gun!
I also have 3 of them! One is a squirrel and acorn pattern on the stock and has an OTASCO Centennial Medallion, one has a Mountain Man Medallion, and the 3rd one is the shorter barrel, serial number puts it at 1988. Other than the very early models which has walnut stocks, most have birch stocks, and the much newer ones have laminated stocks! I like them all and have purchased all down through the years as I came across them in my local pawn shops!
I just bought a pawn shop Marlin 60 with the longer barrel and shorter magazine. Great shape and snagged it for 140. All it needed was a buffer and cleaning. Keep up the great work.
I have a Western Auto Model 120 which is a Marlin 60 rebranded, that my Dad bought new in the early 60's. It shoots well and looks pretty good with my home-done camo painted stock.
I have two identical squirrel, 1978...love them
Bought mine 1981 from K mart for about 47 dollars still have it. Glenfield mod. 60. Love it.❤
Same here, bought with paper route money. Great first gun!
I wish I had my old "JM" Model 60 back as it was a superb tree rat rifle (full length barrel, ammo tube, and real wood stock) and it was no slouch on rabbits either. I like the Ruger 10/22, but I would MUCH rather have a Model 60, and if I get lucky and run up on another "JM" version, it will go home and to the woods with me!
What is a "jm" model? Just wondering
Bought one in black polymer stock, only has a 10 round mag (Canadian laws) back in 2016. That rifle is always spot on ever since the 1st time I took it out to shoot. Only time it ever had any issues was due to a bad batch of ammo.
The pre-1986 M60 with the 22" barrel had a birch stock, some special editions were walnut.
I now have 4, a 71, a 75, and two rem Marlins. Love them. Still collecting them
I have the almost identical marlin 60 glenfield with squirrel patterns. I got it from my grandfather when he passed. It has feed issues regularly also.
I have the same gun. I took it part and cleaned all the years of gunk out of the receiver. Now, it's fine.
I have the middle model 60 from the late 80's and it is awesome - one thing to note from your video you correctly mentioned the trigger guard is plastic but the trigger is actually metal. Great guns though and great video showing the similarities and differences.
The trigger on mine is plastic.
A few years back I found a like new (NOS) condition second hand one made in 1982 it’s #s say, with a nice 3-9 x 34 weaver scope. They let me have it for $200. It is such a joy to hold, shoot & clean. It runs everything I put through it including CCI Semi Auto(835Fps). It has the stay in place pin up front to hold the action in and the black plastic push out style rear dowel slotted on one side that holds it in place. We, my 3 sons and I can group .375”-.423” regularly with it using Federal Gold Medal Target ammo(1080fps) & Norma Tac-22 Subsonic(1017fps)@ 50yards!!!
I have a newer 10/22 however my older ones ranging in built dates from(1943-82) with the tube magazines are so much more fun & accurate too. Nice video and layout!
PS, my Friend at Cumberland Outdoorsman has a great video series about the model 60 with repairs/improvements that may help you if you need. He’s a great guy! Thanks!!
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got mine from K-Mart in the mid-90's for $97. Ahhh, back in the day . . . . box of 500 Dynapoints for $8.79.
I have tried to get all of them. From the coast to coast (hardware store) to my grandpas m1. If you keep them clean they are all great guns.
Just discovered the video. Great gun! Mine is a 1973 and looks similar to your '81 but has a yellow wood stock. Internally though it looks different from all three of those. Especially where the bullet enters from the magazine as the spring used to push the bullet from the magazine into the receiver does not rest on the entrance port but holds it's tension by means of holes on the side of the frame. The whole setup looks slightly more complex and I'm guessing that Marlin streamlined this down sometime in the late 70's to lower the number of parts needed.
My Mom had to buy mine because I wasn't old enough in the 70's. I would never sell it because it was the 1st gun I bought with my own money I saved to buy it.
I have an ‘81 Glenfield 60 as well. It’s a great gun, fun yo shoot and accurate. I could hit anything with it out to 30 yards. I see that your comparison between the two trigger groups with the bolt hold open latch is similar. Could you put the bolt hold open latch on the Glenfield 60 for a video?
I have the same year model 60, had to replace the buffer block, while in there I replaced the hammer+recoil springs and polished the trigger and associated linkages.. one of my best shooters now ;)
I have a Glenfield model 60 with a leaf patten stock. Paid 50.00 I think it is my favorite rifle.
I have a 1977 model. It's a tack driver. Very reliable.
What is make on the scope on the newest model rifle ? And is it over and under? I want one. Thanks great video.
Where can I get a replacement trigger/ chambering assembly for the 1st generation model 60?
I have a Marlin 60 that had a short magazine tube that was made into the length of the for end. It only held, 10 rounds of.22lr..
Older models, bot mine new in '65-'66 at that time and forward birch was the wood of choice...
I like mine most of all. I bought it new in the mid to late 80's. I did have to replace the trigger guard.
There were many variants, even on the (pressed) checkering and type of wood (birchwood, walnut and laminate). To have one of each variant you'd probably have to own 5 or 6, if not more. But the things they seemed to have in common was the micro groove barrels, tubular feeds and alloy frames. Very nice little guns and very accurate shooters,
I got a model 600 from Big 5 back in 1986. My first gun. It's the same as the model 60 except for a gold trigger and two other things I can't remember what they are.
Did they make a Model 60 with Last-Shot BHO and a metal Trigger guard and Trigger?
Yes, mine have these specs and they are both from the same yr of 73 or 74 i'm now trying to figure out the exact year they were made. Both bho and both have metal trigger and guard, they also have the squirel imprints in the stock. Awesome rifles !
Great video. I would say I like the Glenfield the best. But I would snag any that come available. I don’t think Ruger will bring any Marlin 22LR rifles back into production. That will be a shame if they do not.
They would never do it, it would be a rival to the 10/22 and would also work against there image 😅
I have 3 as well. A 93 my dad bought me new, my favorite of course. Has the long barrel, short magazine, plastic trigger guard and a metal trigger. Well over 10,000 rounds through it and still accurate and reliable.
A 95 stainless version. Long barrel, short mag, plastic guard and plastic trigger. Only about 1000 rounds through it but it's internally the same.
And a 08 with the short barrel, all plastic junk. It works well, but it ain't like the older ones. Internals are even made of thinner metal.
One day I'd love to find an older model. 80's or 70's.
Mine has the full length barrell with the shortened mag tube, it has the metal trigger like the old one your father in law has but the plastic trigger guard like yours. It has some like diamond on the sides of the stock with wood stippling
i have a marlin mod 99c which is older than the glenfield.. mod 60. it has walnut stock with the marlin bullseye and appears to be unfired. that is my favorite.i also have mod 75 a mod 60 and a mod60sb stainless with bolt hold open. i love them all
I have my dads 1978 Otasco Diamond Jubilee Great gun!
I got one of them also! Love it!
@ Yonder the Glenfield has that awesome squirrel on the side but gunks ups way to much for my taste in past experience an a booger to work on in the field..The 80's M60 is my favorite but the stock on the new model is sure pretty an that shorter barrel makes a good truck gun for behind the seat. Im gonna choose the 2000 model due to size an how well she performed..Great Vlog..now lets do some more squirrel hunting..lets go Yonder.
Going to get back out there soon!
My squirrel season started in May an goes till Feb 2024..I live in Nw Arkansas an we have those fat Gray Squirrels which make a yummy dumpling or just fried with rggs an tators an some gravy
Ive got the marlin with the full barrel and short tube and it also has the plastic push pin and bolt release it holds 13 +1 rounds, not sure when it was made but its a smooth running rifle
Be nice if there was sweet spot where they still had metal trigger guards but also last shot hold open.
Just picked up a glenfield model 60 made in 1975 doesn’t have the squirrel stock it has a different pattern but it looks very similar. I haven’t shot it yet looking forward to it
Report back on how it shoots for you!
Clean and inspect first.
Apparently, I have one different from any of the three you have. It is a Glenfield 60 and has the Oak Leaf stock along with the metal trigger guard and the longer barrel and magazine tube. It also has the two-piece magazine feed. Its SN begins with 23, so that seems to indicate it was built in 1977. It also has the JM roll mark on the barrel.
I have a Glenfield from 75. First Rifle out of H.S.
I have one of the older squirrel guns and I get stove pipes all the time, wonder why that happens so often.
From what I’ve heard, it has to do with that two-piece feed throat.
So a model 60 with the prefix MM is a marlin assembled by Remington or a marlin assembled in conn and sent to Remington after the purchase of marlin by Remington. ???
Marlin used birch wood for the stocks.
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That's right, I thought it was beach wood
My bad
Some of the newer models, I have read, are Monte Carlo walnut. But you are correct, the early models were birch.
I'm new to the Model 60, got it off an auction. on field stripping I found a wood screw behind the trigger guard that doesn't seem to hold anything just goes in to the wood, should I worry about it?
My 80s model has that same screw. No idea why it’s there but it isn’t hurting anything so I leave it alone.
@@YonderOak thank, I also found that the front trigger guard screw just goes into a bushing not into any fitting, it does feel like it fills the stock hole and maybe the bushing expands.
I have a late 80s version and a newer model with a different charging handle. I am looking for a squirrel model to add to my collection. The late 80s one was my first firearm purchase, which was made the day I turned 18. I paid $79 dollars for it at a K Mart . I will never part with it. The newest one was bought from a friend with an additional synthetic stock for not much more than the original. I find that I enjoy them much more than the Rugers in my collection. It's ironic that Ruger now owns the rights to manufacture what was at one time its greatest competitor in the rimfire market. Sad times we now live in. Marlin has always been my favorite brand.
@@xm15ar I much prefer the Model 60. Higher capacity than the 10/22 with no mag jutting out of the bottom.
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Have you had your hands on a Marlin Model 600. Seems the differences are mostly cosmetic. Just curious on your opinion of that one.
I got a Model 60 Glennfield I think I got in 1980. I still have it.
There must have been a big gap in recording this, with the scopes mounted on two of them after the initial recording.
Same day
I grew up with a Marlin Glenfield 60 and I still have one. I also have a 80's model and I removed the piece that stops it 1/2 way. It was jamming terribly. I highly disliked it anyway. It seems to be working fine without it. I had to refinish the stock since someone cut it off behind the handgrip. I added that back on it (different pick of wood) and refinished it a red mahogany color. I also had to reblue it some since it was rusted.
I like my brother's 1977 Glenfield Model 60. Has the engraved stock which isnt a squirrel, it is a small oakleaf cluster it looks like where your squirrel is.
My earliest one has both the squirrel and acorn pattern!
DIP makes aluminum trigger guards for these. At least they used to.
I sure with Marlin would make these again. One of my friends had one back in the mid 70's. We shot the heck out of that gun.
Mine has JM and it holds 18 or 19 rnd
I have the 4th variant. Short tube. Long barrel. It Has the safety Medallion on stock.
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It’s because you pull it out to hold the bolt open.
@@johnviera3884 That’s a good point.
I've had all versions of the model 60 and liked them all but to be honest when the barrel and tube mag are different lengths it just doesn't look right. Right now I have one made in 83, looks identical to the one in the middle of this video except mine has no last shot hold open. But that's cool I don't really need it. Took it apart and all springs look to be in good shape but I noticed a hairline crack in the recoil buffer so I'll replace that soon.
Long-barrel-short-mag wouldn’t be my first choice either! But it would be cool to have the ugly-duckling of the bunch.
parts are hard to find these days. especially OEM. Midwest Gun Works might be worth a look.
I have a use 90 model, my ole man had pass it down to me and boy..part is hard to come by, so far the feed throat is replace and spring rework, just need a new trigger guard, other then that its a damn accurate gun, quarter size grouping at 20 yard as i encounter all my small game
I have a Marlin model 99 that looks identical to these model 60s. The only difference I have seen comparing it to your video is my bolt doesn't lock open.
Very nice video !
Thanks!
Hello: I enjoy your reviews on the model 60s thank you.
I go have a few questions ?
I had picked mine up at a garage sale many years ago for $90 bucks
and I’m trying to determine the year S/N is 12304750
I’m thanking 1984 or newer, it does have the last round hold open
and 18 round magazine.
Is there anyway with the S/N to find it’s exact production date.
Just had to order new bolt spring for it, do to my fat hands
trying to get the bolt and bolt return spring back in. Bent the spring in two
different directions. That’s the only draw back of the 60 I have found
Great all around rifle, love it.
Yours should be a 1988 model.
With ones made during this time, you subtract the first two digits in the serial number from 2000 and you’ll get the year of manufacture.
Thanks you for replying to my question.
I enjoy your UA-cam channel, keep up the vibe!
La aguja percutora d marlin 60 es compatible con marlin glenflield modelo75
So if I understand your Vid I have the Glenfield non squirl stock . So 2nd generation. And this is the only one I've shot . I like it fine . Thought about selling it tho and get a modern .22
I would keep it and save up for something else if you want something else.
Model 60s aren’t being manufactured anymore and it’s still up in the air if Ruger will bring them back.
I think the Marlin Model 60 is more accurate than a Ruger 10/22 and more classic looking, it’s just that Rutgers have so many options and after market stuff for them.
I have 2, one from 1982 and one that’s stainless that I bought in 2017
They used Beachwood in the early models
I have a '83 model long barrel and mag tube great handling rifle
Subtract the first 2 numbers of the S.N. with 2000 and you should get the year it was made? Mine is an 1982.
shame they discontinued the marlin 60 i had the wood stock version i loved it better then my 1022 they were great i wish they still made them they were way better then the gun iv been using now for varmint im stuck with no other choice but to buy and savage 64f for a budget critter getter its not bad but the marlin was the vary best of the budget kings in 22lr
Others have already mentioned it, but the stock on the model 60 is made of birch.
I have a 1981 M60 squirrel, I've had 10/22's..I find the M60 more elegant and points and shoulders better, also, I find the 10/22 mags tedious to load so I gravitate to the tube magazine as I can pluck up 3 or 4 rds at a time and drop them in..
I bought an aftermarket charging handle for my 1986 that is like the one on your Remlin.
Was anything wrong with the original or do you just prefer the “knob” look?
I tried swapping these out and the newer charging handle wouldn’t fit right in the older bolt.
@YonderOak The original charging handle was too small for my liking. And I do like the look of the knurled knob. I am aware that it does add a scoche more weight to the bolt, but it hasn't caused any cycling issues. I also have a 795, and it has a similar knob on it. Cheers
The action spring on my model 60 is pretty stiff. It will not cycle lower velocity ammo. For example, my Remington 597 has two return springs on the bolt, but yet it will cycle CCI Quiet 710 fps most of the time, whereas my model 60, with only one spring, will not cycle it.
I've got a Marlin 99.
I also remember when they were $60 should about a truck load
Bad investment, idk why people say stuff like this, lets say you bought 1000 for 50 k , they'd be worth 120k , but if you invested 50k in a t row price or other investment fund you'd have over 1 million dollars by now
Get a life
@rogerray2545 k you go back in time and stockpile your old hot wheels and Kmart 22's and I'll go back and put that same money into investments and you'll be happy and so will I
Are you a crackhead
This rifle can be finicky with certain ammo…stay with better quality ammo and less hangups, also clean it occasionally!
I have the one with squirrels in the stock
2:12 birch I think
Pull the tube shell holder clear out and load 3/8” plastic tubes with shells and then pour them in quickly, replace the shell holder
I’ve thought about it. But am not planning on it.
The wood on the Marlin Model 60 is Birch, but I think someone already mentioned this. My understanding is that only the Glenfield variations had the pressed in squirrel on the stock. Glenfield is just a marketing name for Marlin products. My understanding is that they are essentially the same rifle. I have three variations and show them in a video I have on my channel ua-cam.com/video/QKvl9wdA0TA/v-deo.html The first one is like your favorite. It is a mid-80's model that I got for 60 bucks new from kmart. It has the last round hold open with the 18 round magazine. The other is a mid-90's Marlin production, but with a laminate stock and short mag tube. The last is a 2019 Remington made with the short barrel and mag tube. I've just set this one up to be my squirrel getter for this year and put the light ATI plastic stock on it. (sub'd)
I have and old glenfield and thru my research i have found that the glenfields were also supposed to have a tighter rifling than standard model 60s which is why it was THE squirrel to have
@@lukebabcock5536 Thanks. I would love to see that info. If you find or remember where you found that let me know here. I'd love to add it to some of my current and future videos.
You forgot the Stainless steel version. And one with a medallion in the stock and a Gold trigger
@@samuelmorado70 I mean… I didn’t forget them. I just don’t have access to them.
I.have the predecessor marlin M1 22 also
for years those were 60 bucks locally kick myself for not getting one. I have a nylon 66 an d 10 22 and at one time had a single shot so i never got a mdl 60 still on the bucket list lol I like the squirrel model as well
..bought one used in January..
18 round tube capacity, no hold open..late 60s/early 70s oroductio...I think..I dunno
Marlin model 60 will always be better quality and more accurate than the 10/22 stock to stock, building upgraded 10/22 is a waste of money the mags are Soo unreliable, anyways model 60s are never being made anymore which why I picked up a stainless steel model and a newer almost perfect like new one both for under 200$ each a while back I’ll never sell these just Soo fun and accurate and reliable to shoot
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yeah i got the 19inch barrel version and its my first gun i own so thats cool
I have a 1978 diamond jubilee model 60 and I the M2 I think it’s a 989 model marlin
I have one i use for squirl.
Yes buy a truckload back then sounds like a great idea to someone now but the reality of it isn't realistic. I bought my 1970 Marlin that year just turning legal age of 18 for just under $50 including tax. My wage was $2.50 an hour meaning it took well over 20 hours of work for that $50 cash. That's like currently spending $400 per gun with starting wage @ $20 per hr. like so many young people complaining that isn't enough money to start. I still own and shoot my 1970 anniversary edition Marlin 99C/60.
My 1976 Mod 60 is as new.
My model 60 is from 1979. I don't care for the hold open models.
Save the squirrel 🐿️
Marlin also made a “model 60”…that’s called the 75C….everything is the same, yet, has an even shorter 18” barrel.
Question can the marlin 60 accept a banana clip instead
It cannot.
Nope, strictly tube fed.
Mine made in 79
With squirrel stock
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Short one is a 75c...
It’s a Model 60.
@@YonderOak I had model 60 brother had shorter version call 75c..carbine.
Birch is the stock
The democrats call that an assault rifle.
100-round chamber too.
Dems are not gun savvy. They’re determined to take guns from people who’ve never committed a crime & never will.
Dems want to put a 1000% tax on 22lr.
100 rounds per second with every trigger pull. It's basically a sniper rifle.
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Three jammomatics
Sure, bud.