marlin 60 - The Firearms Forum

mr.t7024 · 11-25-2010, 02:18 PM

Is a Marlin model 60, 50th Anniversary model worth 200 dollars. I was planning on not shooting it!

tonkaman · 11-25-2010, 03:33 PM

a gun you wont shoot? no not worth the money IMO. if youre gonna spend the money at least take it once and a while

mr.t7024 · 11-25-2010, 05:28 PM

I have more than enough 22's to shoot,I was planning on just hanging on to it and hope it would go up in value, which I believe it would,I think...!

Bobitis · 11-25-2010, 06:13 PM

With close to 12 million model 60s sold over the years, I can't imagine it rising in value very much.

It is pretty though...

tonkaman · 11-25-2010, 06:21 PM

well look at like i do, if it makes you happy then it is definatley worth it.

pawn · 11-25-2010, 08:56 PM

I think it is worth it. Maybe not in your lifetime but to pass on to the next generation, it will appreciate, moreso if unfired. I say buy it. JMO

Big Shrek · 11-25-2010, 10:39 PM

Let's see...a $175 rifle with a $300 Walnut stock on it...um, DUH!!

Buy it, save it, if the 39 commemeratives are any clue, it'll go up...

Darn nice stocks...

pilote · 11-26-2010, 07:54 AM

...as an investment, it's a weak one. there are better gun choices to be found if you're looking for max appreciation.

grcsat · 11-26-2010, 09:13 AM

If you like it then buy it. It's your money and who knows what it may be worth in the futre. Yes we all know that some will go up in value faster than others and some just seem to stagnate in price. Ask any old fart (me incuded) what he paid for whatever when he was a kid and look at todays prices. You simply don't know for sure what will go up and how fast it will rise in value.
This is what I bought in the past with no thought of any real value or collectablity.

one case of bereta 1935 pistols @ $25 each
brno model 2 new $180
rossi--what? nobody collected those.
mauser 98s $25-$100 -you didn't collect those , you turned them into sporters , they didn't have much value as a military collectable.
303 brit. $35 thats a work horse for people who couldent aford a rem. or win.
M1 carbine-any make -$119 new as in unisued.
Nagant $15-25 in really good shape.-used to buy them just to collect the crest on the reivers and throw away the rest of the rifle.

The point I'm tryn to make is you don't know what will go up in value.
Persectives on colleting change in time. And with the internet our young pepole have the advantage of knowlege of fireamrs today that I( and many others) as a kid never had.

If you like it Buy it.!!!!

old semperfi · 11-26-2010, 10:36 PM

as an investment?no.i have a collection of nylon remingtons that are just barly going up in value,i also have all the daisy 22 rifle models and they arent worth hardly anything.i know that few people even knew daisy bb made a 22 rifle.i wont say it will not go up at all but its not a retirement deal. old semperfi

11-25-2010, 02:18 PM	#1
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	marlin 60 Is a Marlin model 60, 50th Anniversary model worth 200 dollars. I was planning on not shooting it! -->

11-25-2010, 03:33 PM	#2
tonkaman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: montana Posts: 85	Re: marlin 60 a gun you wont shoot? no not worth the money IMO. if youre gonna spend the money at least take it once and a while

11-25-2010, 05:28 PM	#3
mr.t7024 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near a brook & pond in Ma Posts: 734	Re: marlin 60 I have more than enough 22's to shoot,I was planning on just hanging on to it and hope it would go up in value, which I believe it would,I think...!

11-25-2010, 06:13 PM	#4
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Re: marlin 60 With close to 12 million model 60s sold over the years, I can't imagine it rising in value very much. It is pretty though... __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all

11-25-2010, 06:21 PM	#5
tonkaman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: montana Posts: 85	Re: marlin 60 well look at like i do, if it makes you happy then it is definatley worth it.

11-25-2010, 08:56 PM	#6
pawn Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Crossville, TN Posts: 1,469	Re: marlin 60 I think it is worth it. Maybe not in your lifetime but to pass on to the next generation, it will appreciate, moreso if unfired. I say buy it. JMO __________________ Take care when you get information. The truth is generally seen, rarely heard. -Balthasar Gracian

11-25-2010, 10:39 PM	#7
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 923	Re: marlin 60 Let's see...a $175 rifle with a $300 Walnut stock on it...um, DUH!! Buy it, save it, if the 39 commemeratives are any clue, it'll go up... Darn nice stocks... __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool.

11-26-2010, 07:54 AM	#8
pilote Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 15	Re: marlin 60 ...as an investment, it's a weak one. there are better gun choices to be found if you're looking for max appreciation.

11-26-2010, 09:13 AM	#9
grcsat V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: far,far,North Posts: 377	Re: marlin 60 If you like it then buy it. It's your money and who knows what it may be worth in the futre. Yes we all know that some will go up in value faster than others and some just seem to stagnate in price. Ask any old fart (me incuded) what he paid for whatever when he was a kid and look at todays prices. You simply don't know for sure what will go up and how fast it will rise in value. This is what I bought in the past with no thought of any real value or collectablity. one case of bereta 1935 pistols @ $25 each brno model 2 new $180 rossi--what? nobody collected those. mauser 98s $25-$100 -you didn't collect those , you turned them into sporters , they didn't have much value as a military collectable. 303 brit. $35 thats a work horse for people who couldent aford a rem. or win. M1 carbine-any make -$119 new as in unisued. Nagant $15-25 in really good shape.-used to buy them just to collect the crest on the reivers and throw away the rest of the rifle. The point I'm tryn to make is you don't know what will go up in value. Persectives on colleting change in time. And with the internet our young pepole have the advantage of knowlege of fireamrs today that I( and many others) as a kid never had. If you like it Buy it.!!!! Last edited by grcsat; 11-26-2010 at 09:34 AM..

11-26-2010, 10:36 PM	#10
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: marlin 60 as an investment?no.i have a collection of nylon remingtons that are just barly going up in value,i also have all the daisy 22 rifle models and they arent worth hardly anything.i know that few people even knew daisy bb made a 22 rifle.i wont say it will not go up at all but its not a retirement deal. old semperfi