My son finally made up my mind. - The Firearms Forum

ryan42 · 12-16-2012, 04:55 PM

He spotted a brand new marlin 60 .22 rifle.He dont know it but I bought it for him for christmas.It looks like a very nice gun.

cheesewiz · 12-16-2012, 05:00 PM

Nice choice ..He will always remember the day his father gave him that rifle . Ive met guys who still have the first rifle they got as a child

ryan42 · 12-16-2012, 05:05 PM

Do you know how many rounds they hold?The guy at the gunstore thought 15.He wasnt sure.

cheesewiz · 12-16-2012, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ryan42

Do you know how many rounds they hold?The guy at the gunstore thought 15.He wasnt sure.

14 I believe ...

mr.t7024 · 12-16-2012, 07:57 PM

He made an excellent choice,I have four of these rifles, and my 10-22's collect dust...,would like to see them go...!

Cliff

hstout1143 · 12-16-2012, 08:11 PM

I bought mine April 8th 1980. I took all kinds of turtles, rabbits, squirrels, coyotes and everything else that was caught in my trap line as a teenager. I still take it to the range every time I go. It's like a Timex, It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. It will last him a lifetime.

woolleyworm · 12-16-2012, 08:28 PM

He'll love it, you'll love it too! I got rid of the 10/22 ( great guns too) but just love the 60 better. Make sure you have the camera ready when he opens that one, that's gonna be one huge

Rogeritall · 12-16-2012, 08:32 PM

I've had a Model 60 Marlin Glenfield (the one with the squirrel on the pistol grip) for about 25 years now, and I've never had a bit of a problem with it. Thousands of rounds have went down the barrel. Any kid should be thrilled to have one for Christmas.

montezumaz · 12-16-2012, 09:50 PM

Excellent choice ... you are a good father!

76Highboy · 12-16-2012, 10:00 PM

Right on Ryan. We will need a picture of him opening it. Your a good dad, keep it up.

gdmoody · 12-16-2012, 10:32 PM

Great choice, Dad. He will remember it forever!

I still have the first .22 Rifle that I received from my Dad. It is an old Mossberg Model 42MB. A few months ago I gave a Model 60 to my brother-in-law. I hear that he talks about it all the time, it was the first time any one ever gave him a gun and he is pushing 70 years old.

CJ_56 · 12-17-2012, 05:23 AM

Great choice. I fell in love with shooting .22's by shooting my dad's Marlin 60 back in the mid-1960's. I've owned one almost my entire adult life.

BTW they do hold 15 rounds. You just have to release the bolt to get them to take that final round. It would chamber a round. It just lets the rounds fall down into the mag farther. That's why you have to work the bolt twice to get a 60 to load a round in the chamber.

12-16-2012, 04:55 PM	#1
ryan42 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: marion indiana Contributor Posts: 1,549	My son finally made up my mind. He spotted a brand new marlin 60 .22 rifle.He dont know it but I bought it for him for christmas.It looks like a very nice gun. __________________ Tommorrow is promised to know one! Ryan Stevens -->

12-16-2012, 05:00 PM	#2
cheesewiz V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 278	Re: My son finally made up my mind. Nice choice ..He will always remember the day his father gave him that rifle . Ive met guys who still have the first rifle they got as a child

12-16-2012, 05:05 PM	#3
ryan42 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: marion indiana Contributor Posts: 1,549	Re: My son finally made up my mind. Do you know how many rounds they hold?The guy at the gunstore thought 15.He wasnt sure. __________________ Tommorrow is promised to know one! Ryan Stevens

12-16-2012, 07:57 PM	#5
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: My son finally made up my mind. He made an excellent choice,I have four of these rifles, and my 10-22's collect dust...,would like to see them go...! Cliff

12-16-2012, 08:11 PM	#6
hstout1143 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California Contributor Posts: 1,739	Re: My son finally made up my mind. I bought mine April 8th 1980. I took all kinds of turtles, rabbits, squirrels, coyotes and everything else that was caught in my trap line as a teenager. I still take it to the range every time I go. It's like a Timex, It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. It will last him a lifetime. __________________ NRA Life Member Kids that hunt and fish don't mug old ladies. "Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." - Ronald Reagan "Deo Duce, Ferro Comitante", With God as my leader and my sword as my companion

12-16-2012, 08:28 PM	#7
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: My son finally made up my mind. He'll love it, you'll love it too! I got rid of the 10/22 ( great guns too) but just love the 60 better. Make sure you have the camera ready when he opens that one, that's gonna be one huge __________________ . What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death? -- (on Sigourney Weaver's worry about Guns in Aliens) "Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands." "I carry a small gun to compensate for my huge Blue press." .

12-16-2012, 08:32 PM	#8
Rogeritall V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 173	Re: My son finally made up my mind. I've had a Model 60 Marlin Glenfield (the one with the squirrel on the pistol grip) for about 25 years now, and I've never had a bit of a problem with it. Thousands of rounds have went down the barrel. Any kid should be thrilled to have one for Christmas. __________________ "Taking my gun away because I might shoot someone is like cutting my tongue out because I might yell `Fire!' in a crowded theater." -- Peter Venetoklis

12-16-2012, 09:50 PM	#9
montezumaz Former Guest Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Central AZ (Yavapai County) Posts: 653	Re: My son finally made up my mind. Excellent choice ... you are a good father!

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76Highboy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Meridian, Idaho Contributor Posts: 6,962	Re: My son finally made up my mind. Right on Ryan. We will need a picture of him opening it. Your a good dad, keep it up.

12-16-2012, 10:32 PM	#11
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,334	Re: My son finally made up my mind. Great choice, Dad. He will remember it forever! I still have the first .22 Rifle that I received from my Dad. It is an old Mossberg Model 42MB. A few months ago I gave a Model 60 to my brother-in-law. I hear that he talks about it all the time, it was the first time any one ever gave him a gun and he is pushing 70 years old. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

12-17-2012, 05:23 AM	#12
CJ_56 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: SE Ohio Posts: 391	Re: My son finally made up my mind. Great choice. I fell in love with shooting .22's by shooting my dad's Marlin 60 back in the mid-1960's. I've owned one almost my entire adult life. BTW they do hold 15 rounds. You just have to release the bolt to get them to take that final round. It would chamber a round. It just lets the rounds fall down into the mag farther. That's why you have to work the bolt twice to get a 60 to load a round in the chamber.