Bad marlin 60.

Gio · 03-25-2006, 05:34 PM

My marlin 60 .22lr has been acting up latley. I have cleaned it spotless and oiled it, but about 30 shots later it starts to fail. Misfires, no cycling, and inconsistant sound. I don't know why the sound is inconsistant because all shots hit the target and somtimes it cycles through it. It is not bad ammunition either, they are brand new federals and I have also used them before, it was also doing this with a new pack of thunderbolts. I know weather cannot be affecting it because I have shot in colder weather for a couple hundred rounds and it hasn't done this. I was wondering if you have any ideas of what could be wrong. I also checked for a bulging rim. There is none.

Gio · 03-25-2006, 08:30 PM

I'm Stumped.

Bookman · 03-26-2006, 12:57 PM

Change ammo. Cheap solution, if it works.

Big Dog · 03-26-2006, 04:49 PM

How old is it? The feedblock can wear out after several years of shooting. Numrich has replacements. Also, did you clean the inside of the magazine tube?

Gio · 03-26-2006, 10:00 PM

I cleaned it spotless. And it is only a year old

Gio · 03-26-2006, 10:00 PM

Could it be a bad spring. That may explain everything, since it is a straight blowback gun

Big Dog · 03-27-2006, 06:22 AM

That skinny recoil spring can get kinked, if care isn't taken in reassembly. I accidentally did that to my 99M1 carbine. It glitches occasionally too.

Gio · 03-27-2006, 03:11 PM

the spring isn't kinked but I do put a lot of rounds through the gun. So It may just be weakened. I've had it for about a year and its semi auto. So i probably have shot a couple thousand through it.
Would a weak spring cause this?

Big Dog · 03-27-2006, 06:08 PM

Possibly. A new spring won't be very expensive to replace.

03-25-2006, 05:34 PM	#1
Gio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 805 Images: 8	Bad marlin 60. My marlin 60 .22lr has been acting up latley. I have cleaned it spotless and oiled it, but about 30 shots later it starts to fail. Misfires, no cycling, and inconsistant sound. I don't know why the sound is inconsistant because all shots hit the target and somtimes it cycles through it. It is not bad ammunition either, they are brand new federals and I have also used them before, it was also doing this with a new pack of thunderbolts. I know weather cannot be affecting it because I have shot in colder weather for a couple hundred rounds and it hasn't done this. I was wondering if you have any ideas of what could be wrong. I also checked for a bulging rim. There is none. __________________ Blow you up.

03-25-2006, 08:30 PM	#2
Gio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 805 Images: 8	I'm Stumped. __________________ Blow you up.

03-26-2006, 04:49 PM	#4
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,642	How old is it? The feedblock can wear out after several years of shooting. Numrich has replacements. Also, did you clean the inside of the magazine tube? __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

03-26-2006, 10:00 PM	#5
Gio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 805 Images: 8	I cleaned it spotless. And it is only a year old __________________ Blow you up.

03-26-2006, 10:00 PM	#6
Gio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 805 Images: 8	Could it be a bad spring. That may explain everything, since it is a straight blowback gun __________________ Blow you up.

03-26-2006, 12:57 PM	#3
Bookman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 10 paces south of Canada Posts: 763	Change ammo. Cheap solution, if it works.

03-27-2006, 06:22 AM	#7
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,642	That skinny recoil spring can get kinked, if care isn't taken in reassembly. I accidentally did that to my 99M1 carbine. It glitches occasionally too. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

03-27-2006, 03:11 PM	#8
Gio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 805 Images: 8	the spring isn't kinked but I do put a lot of rounds through the gun. So It may just be weakened. I've had it for about a year and its semi auto. So i probably have shot a couple thousand through it. Would a weak spring cause this? __________________ Blow you up.

03-27-2006, 06:08 PM	#9
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,642	Possibly. A new spring won't be very expensive to replace. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.