Marlin model 60 Range report

[BigAl52]

I have had this Marlin 60 for a long time. I had left it at my sisters house in Washington for a few years so I would have something to shoot up there in case I took the plane rather than the car. It has a Bushnell 4 power scope on it but I hadnt really ever played with the scope since I owned it. Today I decided to take it to the range as I was also taking out my BP pistol to test the new front sight I had put on it. I shot one 15 shot group with it to see where it was shooting. Ammo was Remington 40grhp with the gold coating. Its ok ammo for plinking and in no way could I ever keep up with Bandit or NCG. But this 60 isnt a bad shooter at all. I was shooting off the trunk of my car with my big sandbag as a rest. I was out about 30 yards from this target. I wanted to shoot it more but discovered that the scope had a windage adjustment dial that was really messed up from a previous owner. I bought this gun years ago for 100.00 out of a pawn shop. I had just never had a chance to play with the scope until today. I brought the gun home and put another scope that I have on it. I will see what it does with it next time out. Here is a pic of the group I did shoot.

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[Centaur]

I had a model 60 when I was a kid; it was a great little rifle. Enjoy that old gun.

[JEBar]

no way could I ever keep up with Bandit or NCG. But this 60 isnt a bad shooter at all.

nope, not bad at all .... how would you rate its balance

[Vaquero]

Looks pretty good to me Al, especially with the bulk ammo.
I have a model 60 I bought a few years ago, but
I haven't shot it very much.

RP

[fortyshooter]

Nice group Al ! Just get the windage to the left and be good as gold!

[Hatchdog]

Might be tough to improve on that group, that’s some pretty good shooting with a mass production semi-auto wearing an inexpensive scope shooting bulk ammo. What’s not to like with that.

[BigAl52]

no way could I ever keep up with Bandit or NCG. But this 60 isnt a bad shooter at all.

nope, not bad at all .... how would you rate its balance

It doesnt balance bad at all. But one thing I did notice for me was after taking the scope off which I did at the range I really need to bury it into my cheek to use the iron sights. I like it better with a scope on it. I have another Bushnell at home which is the one I put on it. It was on a Marlin 39a when I bought it a few years ago and I took it off right after I bought it. As I mentioned next time to the range I will put it on paper again

[Rifletom]

Pretty good group there Al! Can't wait to see how it does with a better scope. Not bad at all. Still have that 39A?

[Sir Henry]

With a good zero all shots would have put rabbit in the strew. Good shooting’.

[North Country Gal]

That's fine work with the Model 60, Al. I've owned a couple 60s and have also shot my friend's Marlin Papoose, which is a take-down version of the 60. I've always been impressed with the 60's accuracy for such a no frills, budget-friendly little auto. I'll take the Marlin 60 out of the box over its competitor, the Ruger 10/22 every time for accuracy. The only reason the 10/22 has become so popular is its more modular construction which created a huge market for mod parts.