modle 60 .22

[cridertj]

I have an older .22 from marlin it is the glenfeild model 60 and it seems to be getting some light strikes on the primer because it will misfire 3-4 times in a row before it fires off all rounds have a strike on it but did not go off .my question is what would cause this.I have taking it apart several times and cleaned it better then it has ever been cleaned but still no luck.

[victorcharlie]

There was a post in the rim fire section not to long ago about the model 60......I'm still looking for it....

You might post your question there too.....

[gunnut69]

Many 22 rimfires will damage the chamber mouth when they are dry fired. the firing pin's strike causes a ding in that area and without this support the cartridge rim may deform rather than crush which causes poor ignition or eratic ignition.. a gunsmith can iron out the ding in short order. DO NOT file the damage or remove any metal..

[cridertj]

Thinks for the info I went out to take a look but did not see any ding marks. I did see a lot of deposit in the ejector pockets and cleaned them good took it out and shot first mag empty with out a problem then loaded again and first 3 were misfires and the rest went off fine. I am not sure what is going on here but hope to get it going again it was my grandpa’s gun and I have been using it since I was my boy’s age. I am getting ready for a vacation so I really don’t have the cash to go to a gun smith now but sure would like to get it going.

[EVOC ONE]

More than likely you have a worn firing pin.  After years of use and abuse (dry firing), the firing pins tend to wear down.  Your Glenfield probably does not have the bolt hold open feature as the newer models.  Many users shot them until it dry fired. 

You have taken the usual steps in the process of elimination by checking the chamber face for dings and cleaning the ejector pockets.  I have found that just a few thousands is all that is needed to cause mis-fires as you describe.

You can order a new pin from Brownells.  While doing so, I would suggest ordering a recoil spring. 

Also, be sure that you thoroughly cleaned the ejector pockets.  Years of carbon build up will be impacted and can be difficult to clean out.  A set of dental picks from the hardware store are perfect for doing this.

Here is a link that may be helpful:

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,131748.0.html

 

[striker525]

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[Beers]

I've bought a lot of old used marlin 60's. Great guns. I've found that in most cases the light strikes are simply caused by fouling in the pin channel and the ejector pockets. Just take the bolt out, blast everything clean with brake cleaner (I like it because it's very inexpensive and evaporates completely... gas and some powder solvents are "hard", they leave behind a residue), then lightly lube the bolt.

Evoc is dead on about the fouling getting impacted on older guns, if that's the case, a bent safety pin works just as well and is a hell of a lot cheaper than dental tools. If it's INSANELY filthy you can just soak it in brake cleaner overnight (use a container with a lid, that stuff evaporates fast) and that gunk will slide right off.

I'm continually amazed at how dirty some of those older 60's are. I know somewhere in the manual it says you never need to clean the barrel, I'm starting to think that many 60 owners don't believe you need to clean the things at all.

[WILDCATT]

where I am they dont clean them.the last 60 I cleaned had the cocking handle hole so full I could not find it.finaly did and few days later the gun was back because the bolt would not go forward.he did not know it locked back.you are right the extactor nocks were full and hard.dental picks are cheap at gun shows.