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Originally Posted by GatorFarmer
If I remember right, there's a plastic buffer in the Marlin 60 and its descendants that needs to be changed out every now and again. Failure to do so, and failure to clean, may be part of the reason behing reliability issues.
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I'm not sure about the plastic buffer, but.... I've had several 60s, all bought used and dirty, and when cleaned up, they function very well. However, I bought my nephew a new 60 for Christmas, and it fails to feed about once every tube (14 rounds). It's a little frustrating for a 42 year old, so you can imagine how a 10 year old feels.
I'll buy an old Marlin anytime, but I doubt I'll buy another new one.