Marlin Model 60
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Marlin Model 60
I might have access to one of these..... I've never shot CLA.... is it legal or possible to change the open sight on these?
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Re: Marlin Model 60
Whoops.... never mind. I just read the rules. Can't.
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Umm.. yes, you can. A marlin 60 has a tube magazine and isn't a bolt action. It's legal for smallbore cowboy rifle. You can use a Lyman 17A up front and a Williams FP sight that clamps onto the rimfire dovetail on the receiver.
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Yep, I've 2 of these I bring to my local match for loaners/backup purposes.Jason wrote:Umm.. yes, you can. A marlin 60 has a tube magazine and isn't a bolt action. It's legal for smallbore cowboy rifle. You can use a Lyman 17A up front and a Williams FP sight that clamps onto the rimfire dovetail on the receiver.
Dicks Sporting Goods, Academy, and others frequently put them on sale for $150-170, but I found both of mine locally used for under $120... I traded a brick of 22LR ammo for one of them. Triggers aren't great from the factory, but can easily be cleaned up to the 3lb range... Older/well used ones usually need a buffer block replaced ($10 from Midway or Brownells). Most of the parts and even entire trigger groups can also be bought cheap from them or found on eBay, RFC, etc.
They'll consistently shoot 2-1/2 to 3" groups at 100 using CCI MiniMags, Fed AutoMatch or 510s. Williams FP-GR-TK rear sight (same as the Henry Frontier) and a shorter Lyman 17 on the front.
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Re: Marlin Model 60
On it! Thanks, guys!
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Re: Marlin Model 60
First SBCLA gun. Shot it because it was what I had. Shot several 30's with stock front sight and marble bullseye rear. Trick is to clean the trigger up and find the ammo it likes....
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Thank you, sir.... I would guess that is as cheap as one can go, and I need cheap...... how do you "clean the trigger up?" Spring kit? Any tricks I should know?cedestech wrote:First SBCLA gun. Shot it because it was what I had. Shot several 30's with stock front sight and marble bullseye rear. Trick is to clean the trigger up and find the ammo it likes....
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There are some write ups on RFC if you dig around. If I remember correctly it was a combination of springs and cleaning up the trigger.
The rifle you have is always cheaper then the rifle you have to buy.
The rifle you have is always cheaper then the rifle you have to buy.
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Re: Marlin Model 60
I did a google search of this rifle and I see semi-autos. Is that correct? I thought CLA guns have to be LA?
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Re: Marlin Model 60
Smallbore cowby rifles don't have to be lever action rifles. They can be lever, pump or semi-auto as long as they have a tube magazine. Check out the current NRA Rifle Silhouette rulebook here, specifically section 3.1.3 on equipment.
http://rulebooks.nra.org/documents/pdf/ ... r-book.pdf
http://rulebooks.nra.org/documents/pdf/ ... r-book.pdf
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Re: Marlin Model 60
Any lever action, pump, or semi-auto rimfire rifle
with a tubular magazine.
from the rulebook
with a tubular magazine.
from the rulebook
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you beat me Jason, I took a phone call in the middle of posting........
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You're right, I shoulda checked it. Interesting that semi-auto with tube mag's are OK to use.
Still has to be open sights, though...
Spotting scopes NOT allowed...
Are the silhouette vests allowed?
Still has to be open sights, though...
Spotting scopes NOT allowed...
Are the silhouette vests allowed?
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Re: Marlin Model 60
Sights; open, receiver or tang. You need to read the rules; see Jasons' link...............