Received a Marlin as a gift today...

[flatwins]

Yep, the nylon buffers in those tend to deteriorate over time. The part is cheap but not always the easiest to change.

 

[dlbleak]

ah, the marlin 60. first rifle i ever bought with my own money. kind of have a soft spot for em.

 

[BIG_MIKE2005]

My wife's grandfather gave me his old Marlin Model 60 with the same stock as yours. Little squirrel engraved in it. I used to know exactly what year & that stuff cause I looked it all up once but cant remember now. Mine was having cycling issues & I thought it was gonna need parts but after dis-assembly & really deep cleaning it now cycles great. Love that little rifle, accurate as hell too.

 

[deli_llama]

beautiful gun. Open it up and check the buffer before you go shoot. They are known to disintegrate.

 

[jbrentd]

Yeah, I checked it out when I had it apart for a cleaning. It looked a little discolored, but in tact. I'm planning on ordering a spare.

Rest of the rifle looks to be in very good shape. I'm looking forward to shooting it.

 

[jbrentd]

Boy was I wrong. I just took it apart again and I'm glad I decided to take a second look at the buffer that was in it. It has now been replaced.

 

[YakBasser]

Nice little Rifle!

Sent from my PC36100

 

[Old Fart]

Nice reward for doing a good deed.

 

[deli_llama]

Glad you did. That would have just broken up in the action, and caused some havoc. Now shoot the sucker. You will love it.