Marlin Model 60 SB

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Marlin Model 60SB from 2003 is up next.....the modern version of the Model 60 has a few more bells and whistles (last round bolt hold open) but also suffers from cheaper materials (birch wood stock) and cheaper construction (impressed checkering) but thankfully still maintains it's reliable feeding and great performance. Strange that after all this time it still shatters the buffers.....what's the story there? I used the video tutorial linked below to follow along and change mine and spared you my horrible footage.....the video below was much better.
CloverTac video on Marlin Model 60 Buffer Replacement:
• Marlin Model 60 Buffer...
Thanks for tuning in.....see you next time.

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@scotttinsley1993 Жыл бұрын

Mine was made back in 1976 . It holds 19 rounds . Dad said it was good for 19 squirrels .

@MilsurpGarage Жыл бұрын

You can call it a pre Jersey model.

@mikeofmanymikes2630 Жыл бұрын

I bought one a few years ago and it was screwed up. Threw it in the corner and bought another one, this time a Glenfield 60 with the squirrel stock and it works great. Even has the old matching Glenfield scope.

@MilsurpGarage Жыл бұрын

Where's the broken one.....we can fix it.

@1957Shep Жыл бұрын

Bought a Marlin 60 the year I got out of high school. But I didn`t like it very much. Traded it in on a Ruger 10/22. Still have the 10/22.

@MilsurpGarage Жыл бұрын

The Ruger might have the edge, I agree, BUT.....is it named after a fish? No. I rest my point.

@chrischiampo7647 Жыл бұрын

@@MilsurpGarage Or Was The Fish Named After The Firearm 😀😮😊

@1957Shep Жыл бұрын

@@MilsurpGarage The model 60 I had tended to jam. Took it to a local gunsmith who said he thought he knew what the problem was and could fix it pretty easy. But when I saw he had that Ruger 10/22 Deluxe Sporter sitting on the rack, I traded for it. Love Marlin`s lever guns and I like their bolt actions too, but I`ve stayed away from their autos since then.

@ronkonig630 10 ай бұрын

i got rid of my 10/22. still have marlin mod 60. much better

@billbright1755 4 ай бұрын

I have 3 of the 11,000,000 units manufactured. Excellent accuracy and functionality. Beautiful elegant design. Mine are stainless with laminated birch stocks. Two gray one brown. Two 22” barrel one 19” . All scoped with very nice scopes one 4x Leupold rimfire special one Nikon 3x9 one 4x Simmons . All are tack drivers and will shoot all day without fail. I keep mine impeccably clean and ready at all times . Never had one issue with buffer with any long rifle ammunition. I also have a 10 -22 custom deluxe walnut sporter very nice with Redfield 22 special 4x. They are non buffer designed and tend to wear receiver where pins pass through behind bolt and also trigger mount pins. But I always seem to grab one of my Marlins.

@MilsurpGarage 4 ай бұрын

Interesting. What are the age of them and how long have you had them? The buffers simply fall apart due to age and hardening, not really from ammunition damage. They all did that….the old ones. Maybe they have all been replaced already with new softer fresh ones?

@billbright1755 4 ай бұрын

@@MilsurpGarageTwo from mid eighties one from mid nineties. I bought them new. I think if they are stored at room temperature as mine are makes a difference. Some might have been exposed to harsh cleaning chemicals. But mine are still fine and they are amongst my favorite of my many firearms.😊

@christinamoneyhan5688 8 ай бұрын

Here is a note for home smiths, there is now a company that makes a buffer for the Marlin 60’s that just snaps over the cross pin.

@MilsurpGarage 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out. I did mention it somewhere in one of my soap opera videos on this topic, but found out way too late to spread the word much. Two things. You still have to take the old one off and if it snaps on, it can also snap off.

@christinamoneyhan5688 8 ай бұрын

@@MilsurpGarage the one buffer advertised that I had watched was a demonstration of the old one being removed. It showed the installer finish chipping the remaining old buffer out with a screwdriver in order to install the snap on replacement. Not ever having to do this installation this reply is only from observation.👍✌🏻🇺🇸

@kristinejackson8268 3 ай бұрын

I just replaced my buffer you really need to pay attention. I think I will drill the fixed pin out and replace it with a removable pin with snap clips.

@thomasholohan4090 Жыл бұрын

Please, please, don't get me started on NJ! when I was growing up in NYC, I thought that NJ had the max possible number of idiots/sq. mile, and nothing since has changed my mind. Look at their laws on black powder firearms and archery: how many drive-by shootings in Newark used cap and ball revolvers, and how many holdups are done with a bow and arrow? Lunacy! To get back to the Marlin issues: I believe the advantage of the 10-22 over the Marlin 60 is the rotary magazine. In the past I had a Marlin Papoose, which was an excellent rifle until the magazine developed feeding issues that were not solvable. My Marlin 39A is a very nice rifle, but is in a different category, having a long barrel, and being significantly heavier than 10-22's - about as heavy as a centerfire rifle. This is not bad, but IMO moves it into a different category. While there may be much to like about a Marlin 60, I believe the 10-22 has clearly superior engineering and functionality.

@MilsurpGarage Жыл бұрын

I was always a 10/22 guy but dabbling with the Marlins has me on the fence now.

@christinamoneyhan5688 7 ай бұрын

I totally agree about the so called checkering . I would just not have any. 👍🇺🇸✌🏻🙏🏽😎

@MilsurpGarage 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, impressed checkering is a drag.

@CarlG2003 6 ай бұрын

I have a year 2000 just like yours never been shot

@MilsurpGarage 6 ай бұрын

Nice!

@rhare496 5 ай бұрын

I own a 10/22 and a Marlin model 60, My local gunsmith advised me not to use stingers in either gun I have fractured the pin on my 10/22.

@MilsurpGarage 5 ай бұрын

I have pretty much eliminated Stinger ammo from every range trip using rifles and only use them in my .22 revolvers now. You would destroy your recoil buffer in no time using Stingers in that Marlin. Thanks for tuning in!

@mic982 3 ай бұрын

I'm with you on the pressed checkering technique. My 1st Marlin-Glenfield 60 had the pressed checkering and it was the only thing about the entire rifle I didn't like. My 2nd rifle is a Marlin 60W, an almost exact clone but it features the hold open bolt after last shot and NO checkering. It's better without the pressed checkering. I'd prefer a 60 with walnut stock and CUT checkering but not sure they ever made one like that?

@MilsurpGarage 2 ай бұрын

Not sure but I have seen them with squirrels pressed into them! Thanks for tuning in.

@markhenderson2896 8 ай бұрын

Cleaning solution is what killing the buffer

@MilsurpGarage 8 ай бұрын

Not a chance. They get old and brittle. I bought NOS (new old stock) buffers once in the original sealed Marlin packaging…..shattered like glass they were so brittle. It’s material degradation from age.

@jeffmontgomery1905 6 ай бұрын

That's a damn shame.

@moobutt Жыл бұрын

Well, is it the blueprint for the JC Higgins 28?

@MilsurpGarage Жыл бұрын

High Standard does NOT use buffers so I would say.......how about no!

@crankygunreviews 6 ай бұрын

I love the Marlin 60- every bit as good a d reliable as a 10/22 as long as you keep it clean and keep the ejector wire in place. Two things that cause issues on these, gunk in the chamber and messed up ejector wire- if you put it together with the bolt forward, it will bend the ejector wire, causing jams. Also, some had too much paint in the receiver causing the bolt to be sticky. I would stone the bolt flat to polish it a little, clean the paint out of the inside of the receiver where the bolt runs, and keep the ejector wire set correct, and the 60 will run like a singer sewing machine. I sold both of my 60’s but I’ll buy another if I find the right year range again. I like the ones with the 20” barrel, larger magazine, and the last shot bolt hood open. I think they’re in the 1980’s before they bowed to NJ gun laws and shorten the barrel and magazine

@MilsurpGarage 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for tuning in. I also have videos up on the Marlin 99 M1 and 989 M2, both from the model 60 series. I’ve had really good luck overall with these except for the buffers. I always find them in pieces after purchasing the rifles. In my opinion, the 10/22 is a step ahead due to that buffer thing.

@crankygunreviews 6 ай бұрын

@@MilsurpGarage yeah. Both the 10/22 and 60 have good things going for them. I like both equally, but the aftermarket for the 10/22 makes it somewhat more appealing.. I have 5 10/22’s and only I have changes stocks, barrels, charging handles, sights, etc and they’re just so easy…

@jeffmontgomery1905 6 ай бұрын

I have just what you are looking for

@MilsurpGarage 6 ай бұрын

I know, I know. The buffer that slips over the pin without disassembly.

@jeffmontgomery1905 6 ай бұрын

I started to slam mine. I took it to my local GS. NOTHING TO IT HE HAD IT SPITTING SPITTING OUT HULLS IN 15 MINUTES.

@MikeRoth-ex1wk 7 ай бұрын

If all you can do is batch about the quality of the gun what good are you

@MilsurpGarage 6 ай бұрын

Well, I wouldn’t exactly say it’s ALL I can do.......

@chrischiampo7647 Жыл бұрын

That’s My Rifle Have the Same 1 With Barska Scope 😀😮😀😎

@MilsurpGarage Жыл бұрын

How's your buffer look?

@chrischiampo7647 Жыл бұрын

@@MilsurpGarage Was Just Like Yours in Chunks of White Dust I Ended Up Replacing It Shoots Like a Dream and Super Accurate I Got It For Fixing a Guys Brake Line at My Shop 😀😊 I’ll Never Get Rid of it I Like The Recessed Crown Heavy Stainless Barrel