The Marlin Model 60 is a classic rimfire rifle. For good reason too, it is a reliable and fun to shoot option for plinking and small game hunting. The company has made subtle changes and improvements to the semi-auto over the years, most notably introducing synthetic stocks and stainless steel barrel options.

Enhancing its appeal, the tubular magazine holds up to 14 long-rifle rounds, while the cross-bolt safety and the manual bolt include our automatic “last shot” bolt hold-open.

Yes, a Marlin Model 60 can shoot . 22 Short cartridges.

The production of Marlin Model 60’s was moved to Huntsville, Alabama. This move took place in 2016 and 2017. Rifles now are labeled on the barrel with the new location as Huntsville, Alabama USA. Model 60S-CF, the rifle in a nickel-plated, stainless steel version, with a black carbon-fiber-patterned stock

For a few years in the mid-1980s the Model 60 rifles had both the “last shot hold open” feature and also held 18 rounds in the tube magazine. Those rifles with those two features are among the most sought after Model 60s. The redesigned magazine tube was visibly shorter than the barrel, which is how rifles from this period can be easily identified.

After 60 years and more than 10 million rifles sold, the Model 60 is one of the world’s most popular . 22 Rimfire Rifles – and an American classic in every way. Sleek lines cover the handsome, walnut-laminated stock, while the 19″ Micro-Groove rifled barrel has a precision-crowned muzzle to split hairs like no other.

The Marlin Model 99 was developed in 1959 by Ewald Nichol. Internally, it was essentially what would become the Model 60 in 1960.