Model 70 or 60?

[sipowicz]

I know the Marlin 60 is one of the most popular 22 autos ever but I just acquired a 70 and I have to say, I enjoy the mag fed version a bit more than the tube even though it only holds 10. Maybe it’s because it gives me a break from tube feeding my 66.

[mauser9]

Popular guns for sure that Marlin 60. The wood looks like the hardwood birch I had on my 925M Marlin from a while back.

[Nevada Ed]

Both are fun rifles to shot and own.

A few spare mags, are nice, if you can get them
but the tube feed is also doable, with steady hands.

[murphydog]

You have to fill both magazines one at a time, and the tube holds more and doesn't cost extra.

[sipowicz]

I picked up an extra magazine from American rifle magazines they work really well apparently they make the magazines for Marlin

[Rustyt1953]

I have a 1973 Glenfield Model 60 given me by my dad. It remains the family plinker.

[2152hq]

The Marlin 60 is the old Marlin 99

The Model 60 used to be the Glenfield equivelent model of the Marlin 99 (Glenfield 60)

Marlin dropped the Glenfield line name in 83 or 84.
They sold more of those rifles under the Model 60 (Glenfield) name than under the Model 99 name for all those years '60 to '83) that Marlin adopted the Model 60 name for their Marlin rifle and dropped the Model 99 name.
The Model 99 had been use from 1959 to 1983.

The longest production variation was the 99C. That was made from about '61 to '78/'79.
The 99M1 and 99M2 carbine models were next in total production yrs.. '65 to '78/79. But total number made wasn't nearly as many as the plain 99C rifle.

[sipowicz]

Originally Posted by murphydog

You have to fill both magazines one at a time, and the tube holds more and doesn't cost extra.

True. But loading a magazine feels more gunny than a tube.

[Rubone]

Originally Posted by sipowicz

True. But loading a magazine feels more gunny than a tube.

Maybe to a young guy. Tubes have been around a very long time and feel plenty "gunny"...

[Rustyt1953]

My memory is fuzzy but I seem to recall that dad order the Glenfield 60 from JC Penny with a cheap scope (long gone) for around $40ish.

Am I close?

[2152hq]

The Glenfield 60 was around $10 cheaper at retail price than the Model 99

A retail for the Glenfield 60 of about $40 would likely be around '68.
The Marlin 99 was retail at $50 about then.

But stores used to heavily discount the Glenfield line so the time line may be off, especially considering the 'scope included.

99/60 recv's started to be grooved for scopes in 1964.
None of these rifles were ser#'d previous to the GCA68. Didn't need to be by Fed Law.
Marlin would sell a rifle with a scope. But they would package the scope unmounted/separate from the rifle.
That way they avoided paying a few cents Fed Excise Tax on the Firearm which is figured on the full value of the gun.
If the Scope is mounted,,the value of the scope and mounts would be figured in that 'full value of the firearm'.
Same with a Sling. They might include one, but never mounted on the rifle. Packaged separate.


JC Pennys also had a Mod60 built for them with just their JCPenny name on it as well.
Quite a few Box Stores had that contract type Model 60 rifle built by Marlin.
Coast to Coast Stores, was another that I recall. There were others the names escape me now.

We used to get a lot of warantee returns back from those places at the factory. Most at that time (71/72) were for FTEject in the Model 99 type rifles.
Marlin had a big problem with the feed throats. The ejector was part of the feed throat.
The feed throat was a sintered metal part, 2 halves rivited together.
The ejector was cast as part of the left half. Just a small protrusion expected to be enough to kick the shell off of the bolt face as the bolt came back in recoil.
The sintered metal wore off so quickly that some or the rifles wouldn't even get out of the Range w/o failing.

The idea to use the hooked captured end of the carrier spring as a ejector point was from another gunsmith in the Repair dept.
He made up a spring by hand and fitted it to a rifle.
He had the Range fire the gun as much as they could to see if the ejector failed. It did not.
He had already submitted the idea in Marlins employee suggestion/idea system to improve the company. $$ was awarded if the idea was good enough. Lots of Factorys used such a program.
Obviously this would save the company a lot of $$ and headaches.
They refused him anything saying their R&D Dept was already on it.
...Sure they were.

The new ejector using that very system went into use after that.

[tops]

I bought one with a tube because it holds more bullets. It's going to be my old geezer home defense when I can handle the recoil of a 30-30. Larry

[sipowicz]

Originally Posted by Rubone

Maybe to a young guy. Tubes have been around a very long time and feel plenty "gunny"...

Now a pump tube is something different. Love the pumps.

[pasound]

Henry is now selling a pump .22, which looks like the classic gallery versions from a century ago. Going to go look for one at my LGS, who stocks a lot of (usually expensive) Henrys.

[Llance]

fast feed a tube mag; go to yuour local hardware store and get some sink water tubes 1/4 inch dia. and pinch off one end then cut the flared end to the length of your mag capacity plus a half inch or so. Now drill a small hole in the end to accept a cotter pin. Fill the tube with the required number of shells and pin the end to keep them in. When time to reload the tube mag just unpin the loaded tube, pull the follower completely out of the mag and dump the bullets down the mag. If you have several of these you can shoot a lot of bullets quickly and reload just a bit faster then you can shoot them.

[coltle6920]

Bought the product pictured below to feed both my Henry rifles...

It's called "Spee-D-Loader" and has 8 chambers in it. It holds 15-22LR or I think 12-22mag. The black cap rotates to either lock the ammo in or load the tube. Costs about $30.