Posted: 4/17/2015 11:45:33 PM EDT
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Please help me get this cool old rifle working again. It's a Pre-64 Marlin Model 60. The high speed video shows the empty case not making it cleanly out of the receiver. What can I do to get this rifle cycling well? Bear in mind, it only cost me $100 to begin with.
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Most old 22s I've come across with problems are usually just dirty dirty.
22 used to be super plentiful and cheap. People would shoot the shit out it day and night. I'd completely break down the bolt and remove every pin, spring part you can and detail clean it. Failing that, try a new extractor and extractor spring. |
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Don't replace parts just yet.
Clean the chamber. Rough or dirty chamber can make extraction difficult. Clean the bolt and the receiver. If they're dirty, they can retard the rearward movement of the bolt. Change the ammo. Low power ammo may not push the bolt back enough. Change the ammo. Too high power and the bolt is moving fast for the parts to function. Clean the spring that controls the bolt's movement. If that's dirty, it can be performing sluggishly. |
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It is clean and lightly lubed. All parts move smoothly. Quoted:
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clean it It is clean and lightly lubed. All parts move smoothly. It may not be as clean as you think. It could well be a worn ejector, but it could also be a dirty chamber. IIRC, the ejector is part of the trigger group and it's not worth the cost to replace it. Get a .25 caliber pistol copper pistol brush. Disassemble the rifle and push your rifle rod through the bore. Attach the .25 brush in the receiver, then pull it into the chamber and turn it for several minutes. Swap the brush for a jag and clean the chamber with your favorite stuff. If the patches are filthy, use the .25 caliber brush in the chamber again. This may not correct the problem. I've done it to plenty of old .22 rifles and it did. It also works on shotguns, should you ever have a problem with an old one. If it doesn't work, you're out the cost of a bore brush and twenty minutes' scrubbing. Best of luck. |
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make sure the paperclip looking thing (ejector?) is Nickel high, nickel wide. Cured my problem. <a href="http://s461.photobucket.com/user/tkdtim/media/nickel_high.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/tkdtim/nickel_high.jpg</a> <a href="http://s461.photobucket.com/user/tkdtim/media/nickel_wide.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/tkdtim/nickel_wide.jpg</a> Well done, new guy. I'm happy to say that I approved your pictures. |
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make sure the paperclip looking thing (ejector?) is Nickel high, nickel wide. Cured my problem. <a href="http://s461.photobucket.com/user/tkdtim/media/nickel_high.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/tkdtim/nickel_high.jpg</a> <a href="http://s461.photobucket.com/user/tkdtim/media/nickel_wide.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/tkdtim/nickel_wide.jpg</a> That's the new style of wire ejector. Mine is the old style. |
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Quoted: make sure the paperclip looking thing (ejector?) is Nickel high, nickel wide. Cured my problem. http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/tkdtim/nickel_high.jpg http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/tkdtim/nickel_wide.jpg My brothers model 60 was failing to eject. I told him about the nickle test and that that solved his problem also. |
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make sure the paperclip looking thing (ejector?) is Nickel high, nickel wide. Cured my problem. <a href="http://s461.photobucket.com/user/tkdtim/media/nickel_high.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/tkdtim/nickel_high.jpg</a> <a href="http://s461.photobucket.com/user/tkdtim/media/nickel_wide.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq334/tkdtim/nickel_wide.jpg</a> Came here to post this, it fixes the most common problem with the Marlin 60. LC |
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I'll check when I get home. This and a weak/worn/dirty extractor seem to be the most likely explanations. Quoted:
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How clean is the chamber? Does a 22 drop in and out with zero force or stickiness? I'll check when I get home. This and a weak/worn/dirty extractor seem to be the most likely explanations. It is extracting. The shell isn't ejecting. |
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It is extracting. The shell isn't ejecting. Quoted:
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How clean is the chamber? Does a 22 drop in and out with zero force or stickiness? I'll check when I get home. This and a weak/worn/dirty extractor seem to be the most likely explanations. It is extracting. The shell isn't ejecting. The theory above is that there may be too little tension on the extractor so the ejector doesn't lever the case out hard enough. |
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I have 5 Marlin 60 / Glenfields.
They all do that when they get really dirty.All did that when I bought them. You say it is clean and oiled, but have you completely torn it down and cleaned it or just cleaned what you could leaving it assembled. You bought it used, that thing has probably not been stripped and cleaned in decades. |
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The problem occurs with Federal high velocity bulk pack, CCI Minimags, and CCI Standard Velocity. Quoted:
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are you shooting federal ammo by any chance? The problem occurs with Federal high velocity bulk pack, CCI Minimags, and CCI Standard Velocity. federals give my guns problems. Smith says it is the shape of the rim on the cartridge, tuned the extractor and no more problems. |