I recently bought a used marlin 60. I cleaned it up pretty well, took the reciever all apart, oiled everything. It seems to be in pretty good shape, however when I shot it this passed weekend, it jammed up on just about every shot. I thought I got good ammo for it they are Remingtons brass coated hollow points. My friend thinks it might be the hollow point not letting it line up well.

Is there better ammo, is the ammo the problem?

any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

-9r

Welcome to the world of the model 60 Marlin , the gun that everybody has owned at least one of in their lifetime. The deal with the 60 is that they either work or they don't . Depending on whether the owner took the time to find out if different ammo would remedy the situation on the ones that didn't these guns are usually traded off or sold to someone who is willing to tinker. Barring any mechanical shortcomings (very not unheard of) you may have picked up one that hasn't found it's favorite fodder , although I never feel comfortable owning a "one brand ammo" gun but with the model 60 and the price of the things most people don't seem to mind. Marlin has to be thankful that they don't have to have flush a dollar bill down the toilet every time a model sixty jams somewhere out there in the world , they would most likely be in chapter 11 by now. By the way "better" ammo in the case of getting a model 60 to function is not always gonna be "more expensive " ammo sometimes they will only work with the .89 cents a box stuff (go figure) at least that was the case with the one I had for a while.

Well I may be able to help, or not? There are two places that I draw my ammunition. The first is an old zip-lock back with many different brands. The next is the trusty Thunderbolts. When I use the rag-tag-bag it jams constantly. As long as I use Thunderbolt, which I've found to be the best ammo for my rifle, it never jams.
Naturally when I got my Model 60 is was a hand-me down 10x over (Carving of a chipmonk on the side). It needed a very good cleaning, under a sink no less. Afterwards I sprayed the insides with Remoil and worked the action several times to makes sure I workin it into the mechanics really well.
Took it out this weekend and sighted it in at 50yards and was getting 1/2 inch groups. Out at 100 using a 5-inch hold-over was getting 1 1/2 to 2 inch groups.
Don't give up. You'll figures yours out too.
Good luck

Bill

Well I may be able to help, or not? There are two places that I draw my ammunition. The first is an old zip-lock back with many different brands. The next is the trusty Thunderbolts. When I use the rag-tag-bag it jams constantly. As long as I use Thunderbolt, which I've found to be the best ammo for my rifle, it never jams.
Naturally when I got my Model 60 is was a hand-me down 10x over (Carving of a chipmonk on the side). It needed a very good cleaning, under a sink no less. Afterwards I sprayed the insides with Remoil and worked the action several times to makes sure I workin it into the mechanics really well.
Took it out this weekend and sighted it in at 50yards and was getting 1/2 inch groups. Out at 100 using a 5-inch hold-over was getting 1 1/2 to 2 inch groups.
Don't give up. You'll figures yours out too.
Good luck

Bill

I had to clean mine under hotwater in the sink also, I will try thunderbolts, I was thinking those were lead tipped and some one suggested that I not use lead, but brass or copper, I might be thinking of something else though. I will try the remoil also. Thanks.

While I do not have a marlin Mod. 60 but I can tell you my semi-auto 22 hates Remington shells, it jams, shoots groups at 50 yards you can not cover with a 8 1/2 paper plate.

It loves CCI and federals (Federal, I get them at WalMart for $8.90 for 500 or 550 when on sale) , at 50 yards you can usually cover/touch all 15 holes with a Quarter.

Model 60's are notorious for jamming. First there are a few things that can be done. On the bolt, the extractor must be sharp and the spring that actuates it must not be worn out. The area in the barrel where the extractor sets with the bolt closed must be very clean. Any residue in there and the extractor will not hold onto the case. Don't use any film (powders like remington) in the bolt. It will gum up much too quick. Once you get it cleaned, take it apart and clean it about every 50- 100 rounds. I found that an electronics cleaner Called CRC works real good. also Brake cleaner. Only use it on the bolt extractor area and ther barrel recession for the extractor. I hope this helps,

Mine doesn't jam ever except for the problem I had below one time. I have had this gun for over 25 years, it was the first rifle I owned, got it for Christmas when I was 13.

Mine had failure to feed problem. It is 25 years old and has thousands of rounds shot through it.

After much hair pulling and knashing of teeth I discovered that I had been tightening the forearm stock screw down to tight and the threads were poking through and interfering with the tube feed. I had compressed the wood of the stock after to many tightenings. I put a washer under the screw in the forearm and it is good as new. You might want to check it out.

All seem interesting and definitely worth a try. I am not sure how old mine is, I suppose I need to look it up somewhere with the serial number. The spring on mine might be a little worn out, I will look into replacing it. My next plan of attack was to go and buy a variety of .22 ammo and see what type(s) work best. Now I just might have to get another 22 (not a marlin 60) to shoot what I have left.

I'm pretty good at fixing the marlin model 60 jamming problems.First,you have to know if you have a early or late model.If you have a late model with a bolt release lever next to the trigger guard.If it's an early model and it jams you most likely need a feedthroat conversion kit.This kit is available from marlin 1-800-544-8892,ask for parts,give them a serial # and they will know what you need.This kit comes with a new feedthroat,a shell lifter,and a ejector spring.You should install a new style bolt too.This will solve your jamming problems.Keep these guns clean and lightly lubricated.I spray a little RemOil on it and your good to go. :cool:

I'm pretty good at fixing the marlin model 60 jamming problems.First,you have to know if you have a early or late model.If you have a late model with a bolt release lever next to the trigger guard.If it's an early model and it jams you most likely need a feedthroat conversion kit.This kit is available from marlin 1-800-544-8892,ask for parts,give them a serial # and they will know what you need.This kit comes with a new feedthroat,a shell lifter,and a ejector spring.You should install a new style bolt too.This will solve your jamming problems.Keep these guns clean and lightly lubricated.I spray a little RemOil on it and your good to go. :cool:

Well the CCI Stingers worked the best, one out of 25 or so jammed, and I will look into the feedthroat conversion kit. Thanks Ken.