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Marlin Model 60
Type	Semi-automatic burglarize
Place of origin	Usa
Service history
In service	1960–2020
Production history
Designer	North/A
Designed	1960
No. built	Over 11 1000000[1]
Variants	sixty, 60C, 60DL, 60S-CF, 60SB, 60SS, 60SSK, 60SSBL, 60W, 600
Specifications
Mass	5.v lb (2.5 kg)
Length	37.5 in (953 mm) since mid-1980s, 40.five in (1029 mm) before mid-1980s
Barrel length	19 in (483 mm) since mid-1980s, 22 in (559 mm) before mid-1980s, both with Micro-Groove rifling
Cartridge	.22 LR
Activity	Direct blowback
Rate of fire	less than 2 seconds per shot, typical
Cage velocity	one,280 ft/s (390 m/s)[ii] 500 yards
Feed system	15 or eighteen rounds; tubular magazine chapters is either 17 rounds (earlier the belatedly 1980s) or xiv rounds (since the late 1980s)
Sights	adaptable open rear, ramp front sight; receiver is grooved for a scope mount

The Marlin Model lx, also known as the Marlin Glenfield Model 60, is a semi-automatic rifle that fires the .22 LR rimfire cartridge. Produced past Remington Arms in Huntsville, Alabama formerly in Mayfield, Kentucky, formerly by Marlin Firearms Company of North Oasis, Connecticut, information technology has been in continuous production since 1960 and the company says it is the nearly popular rifle of its kind in the globe.^[three] Major features include a micro-groove barrel, a cross-bolt safety, hardwood stock with Monte Carlo comb, and brass or blued steel inner magazine tube. The Marlin Model 795 is a very similar rifle and based on the Marlin Model lx, changed just to accept a detachable box magazine.

History [edit]

The Marlin Model 99 was developed in 1959 past Ewald Nichol. Internally, it was essentially what would go the Model 60 in 1960. However, major differences were visible from the exterior. The Model 99 featured a walnut stock, and the receiver, instead of being grooved for tip-off telescopic mounts like the Model 60 would be, was factory-tapped to take screw-on scope mounts. The Model 99 was offered from 1959 through 1961, and a lower priced version, Model 99G, was offered under Marlin'due south Glenfield line.

The Marlin Model threescore was adult in 1960 from the Model 99 design. The chief difference was that the stock was fabricated of birch instead of walnut to reduce the recurring production costs for the more expensive wood. Marlin also moved away from their practice of using steel inner tubes with their tubular magazine. They moved back to brass inner tubes equally other companies had washed. This, instead of the steel tubes often seen on earlier Marlin .22 rifles, eliminated the rust problems that the all-steel tubular magazines had experienced which helped brand the inexpensive Marlin rifle as durable every bit more expensive .22 quotient rifles. The Model 60 additionally featured a 16-groove rifled barrel, utilizing Marlin'due south trademarked Micro-Groove rifling technology, which had been adult in 1953. This rifling, with its precision-crowned muzzle, gave the Model threescore an inherent, enhanced accuracy over competing rifles, which used traditional deep grooved rifling, considering the bullet was not as severely deformed while traveling downwardly the barrel, and downrange.

The Model 60 has a transmission "fully open" bolt hold position, activated by pushing the charging handle inwards towards the gun when information technology is in the fully retracted, open up breech position. To close the bolt with the manual commodities hold-open engaged, the charging handle must be pulled out, away from the gun, before the bolt will get forward. Since 1985, the Model lx has as well included a patented automated "last-shot" bolt hold-open. This latter feature is a safety feature that locks the bolt half-fashion open after the last cartridge is fired, thereby allowing the safe inspection of the now-open action. This also notifies the user when the gun is empty.

Marlin Model 60 with later on-market stock.

During the late-1980s, the capacity of the burglarize was reduced to a 15-round maximum limit, to encounter New Bailiwick of jersey's firearms law for semi-automatic guns. For a few years in the mid-1980s the Model 60 rifles had both the "terminal shot agree open" feature and likewise held eighteen rounds in the tube magazine. Those rifles with those two features are among the most sought afterward Model 60s. The redesigned magazine tube was visibly shorter than the barrel, which is how rifles from this period can exist hands identified. Then, in the early 2000s the length of the barrel was reduced from 22 to 19 inches (559 to 483 mm), to friction match the length of the reduced length magazine. This had the effect of reducing the length of the rifle from 40.five to 37.5 inches (1029 to 953 mm). (The photo above is of the twoscore.v inch (1029 mm) version, the burglarize having been manufactured in 1982.) Non-removable tubular mag-fed rifles were never subject to the 10 circular limit of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Marlin also manufactured models for export, which had various capacities to comply with strange firearms regulations.

Despite slight design changes since 1960, at that place is general backwards compatibility of virtually all internal parts. Some notable parts that are year-specific are the feed throat mechanisms, mag tubes, firing pins, and hammers.

In 2020 Marlin was sold to Sturm, Ruger & Co. when Remington Arms assets were sold off. Production of the Model 60 ceased at this time. Ruger relaunched Marlin in fall of 2021. As of Jan 2022 announced no plans to resume production of the Model 60.^[4]

Features [edit]

Two Marlin Model 60s. Meridian: older xviii-round model. Bottom: 15-round model with aftermarket telescopic (and magazine tube that is visibly shorter than the barrel). Notation: the commodities stays open on the 15-round model subsequently the terminal round is fired, merely does non on the xviii-round model. The 15 round model has a 3rd screw slightly backside the trigger guard to reinforce the stock, which the quondam model lacks. In that location are a few 1985 models that were a mixture of both, 22" barrel, 18 round capacity, last circular commodities hold open characteristic and the third reinforcing screw. Dissimilar forest is used for the stock itself.

The action blueprint is a self-loading, straight blowback performance, with correct-side ejection. The receiver top has a serrated, non-glare finish. The receiver is held in the stock by front end and rear car screws through forearm and the trigger guard respectively (later models add together a forest screw behind the trigger baby-sit to reinforce the wrist of the stock). The receiver is grooved for a scope mount. For utilize without a scope, the butt features an adjustable open rear light and a ramp front sight. The charging handle is used to load the offset circular from the magazine and tin be retracted and pushed in equally a manual bolt agree-open up characteristic. Current model has an automatic "last-shot" commodities hold-open device with an external lever in the front of the trigger guard to release the bolt. Earliest Model 60s did not have a commodities hold-open; first the transmission, then in the mid-1980s the automatic "last shot" hold-open were added. The rifle has an easily accessible cantankerous-bolt safety located to a higher place the trigger. When disassembled, the trigger guard with trigger and safety remains in the stock.

Marlin uses their proprietary Micro-Groove rifling in the Model sixty. The twist rate is 1:16 inches, right-hand. Micro-Groove rifling uses 16 modest lands and grooves rather than 4, 6 or 8 deeper grooves used in most rifles. This increases the accuracy of the rifle by lessening deformation of fired bullets traveling down the barrel. Although the Model 60 is one of the to the lowest degree expensive .22 semi-automatic rifles sold, it has the reputation of being one of the most accurate rifles out of the box, with no modifications necessary.

Dissimilar some competing .22 semi-automatic rifles, such as the Ruger 10/22, there are relatively few aftermarket accessories sold for the commonsensical Model threescore.

The Model 60 has been sold in over thirty-five variants, and is one of the fastest-selling sporting rifles ever, as of 1983.^[5]

While earlier .22 semi-automatic rifles were often designed to role with .22 Brusk, .22 Long and .22 Long Burglarize interchangeably, the Model lx is optimized for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge only.

Uses [edit]

The Model 60 is well-suited for pocket-sized-game hunting and vermin control, every bit well every bit for serious but depression-cost target practise while preparing for hunting with larger rifles. The relatively large ammunition chapters is adequate for casual recreational target shooting ("plinking"), plus the low price and ease of handling makes it well-suited equally a first rifle by young hunters just learning to use a semi-automatic burglarize.^{[ citation needed ]}

Versions and yr of manufacture [edit]

The Model 60 is currently available in ix distinct versions:

The production of Marlin Model sixty's was moved to Huntsville, Alabama. This move took place in 2016 and 2017. Rifles at present are labeled on the barrel with the new location as Huntsville, Alabama USA.

• Model threescore, the bones burglarize (shown in picture)
• Model 6082, United states of america Cavalry Commemorative version issued in 1982, bones burglarize
• Model 60C, the basic burglarize in a camouflage version
• Model 60SN, the basic burglarize with a blackness fiberglass stock
• Model 60SB, the burglarize in a conditions-proof stainless steel version
• Model 60DL, the basic rifle in a Monte Carlo walnut stock
• Model 60SS, the rifle in a nickel-plated, stainless steel version with a grey/black laminate stock
• Model 60SSK, the rifle in a nickel-plated, stainless steel version, with black fiberglass stock
• Model 60S-CF, the rifle in a nickel-plated, stainless steel version, with a black carbon-fiber-patterned stock
• Model 60DLX, the newest Marlin 60, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Model 60. Has a premium walnut stock and gold fill on the roll marks, otherwise aforementioned as base model.^{[half dozen]}

Historically, there were as well other versions that were sold:

• Marlin Model 99 - this was the start version of the Model 60, offered in a walnut stock, 1959 to 1961
• Marlin Model 99DL - Deluxe model with Monte Carlo walnut stock and a butt plate terminate cap with white line spacer. Golden tone trigger and trigger guard, 1961 - 1964
• Marlin Model 99C - Like to 99, only Micro Groove barrel and only trigger was gilded tone. Receiver was grooved for rimfire tip off scope mounts. Originally smooth wood stock, checking was added in 1971. The pattern was changed several times later. 1961 - 1978
• Marlin Model 990 - Deluxe version of the 99C with an American walnut stock. 1979 - 1987
• Marlin Model 99G - Very similar to the 60
• Marlin Model 99M1 - styled to resemble the US Regular army M1 carbine, with eighteen-inch butt, handguard, butt ring, ix-shot mag even with the end of the stock, and receiver sight mounted on the scope grooves.
• Marlin Model 989M2 - styled like the 99M1, but with a box magazine.
• Glenfield Model 99G - forerunner of the Model 60G.
• Glenfield Model 60G - Like to the 99C, but with a birch stock instead of walnut. 1960 - 1965
• Glenfield Model 60 - ane of the Model 60 versions manufactured from 1966 to 1982
• Glenfield Model 65 - manufactured in 1968; it was essentially identical to the Model threescore with the exception of a brass exterior mag tube; it was made for Oklahoma Tire & Supply Co.
• Glenfield Model 75 - Carbine version. Shorter 16" barrel and nine shot mag tube. No bolt release lever in trigger guard. Supplied with sling swivels.
• Glenfield Model 75C - carbine version, aforementioned as the Glenfield Model 75 simply the 75C has a 14+1 capacity.
• Marlin Model 120 "Revelation" - Manufactured for Western Auto Supply in the early 1960s, had a brass dot forepart sight instead of the hood sight, and the barrel is stamped WESTERN AUTO SUPPLY CO.
• There was a 20th Ceremony edition of the Model lx Produced in the early 1980s past Marlin. It was sold by various retailers until stock ran out, at least until 1982.
• Marlin Model 600 - Made specially for Big 5 Sporting Goods betwixt 1986 and 1989. This model is very rare because of the brusque production run, and picayune info is known. Came with a supremely durable gilt-plated metal trigger instead of the standard polymer trigger, and a stainless steel breech bolt in lieu of the blue steel breech bolt on the Model 60.
• Model 60SSBL, the nickel-plated, stainless steel version of the M60 had a bluish/grey laminate stock and was sold exclusively at Cabela'due south.
• Marlin Model 60W NRA 125th Ceremony Edition .22 LR. The rimfire, tube-fed, semi-automated rifle is chambered for .22 LR only & has Micro-Groove rifling. The NRA 125th Ceremony Edition (c. 1996) featured a walnut finished stock, golden stop trigger, & golden medallion on stock stamped with 'Safety - Ethics - Sportsmanship'. Iron sights. 15-round capacity of .22 LR. 22" barrel. five.45 lbs.

Other private-characterization versions were manufactured for Montgomery Ward, Coast to Coast Stores, and Cotter & Company.

See also [edit]

• Marlin Firearms
• Ruger ten/22, a competing .22 caliber semi-automatic burglarize, like to the Marlin 795 which uses a box-magazine.
• Vicious Model 64F, a competing .22 caliber semi-automatic burglarize.

References [edit]

• Marlin Model 60, American Rifleman, NRA

1. ^ Kuleck, Walt (2015). The Ruger 10/22 Consummate Owner's and Assembly Guide. Pennsylvania: Scott A. Duff Publications. ISBN978-ane-888722-twenty-8.
2. ^ Using Remington "Golden Bullet" Loftier Velocity with 36 grain (ii.3 g) plated HP bullet [i]
3. ^ Marlin Model 60 Sales Page Archived 2008-xi-19 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ https://world wide web.marlinfirearms.com/s/rimfire/
5. ^ Wallack, LR. "Threescore Million Guns". 1983. In Gun Assimilate Treasury, Harold A. Murtz, editor, DBI Books. 1994 p.195 ISBN 0873491564
6. ^ Marlin 60DLX factory website Archived 2010-xi-24 at the Wayback Machine

External links [edit]

• Marlin Firearms Co.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin_Model_60

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