Actually, there are three.

First, the rear sight on my older Marlin model 60 is shot. Can I get a rear sight from Marlin, preferably the one they put on the current 60? If not, can any of you recommend a rear sight that I can pick up at the local Joe's Sportshop?

Second, do any of you guys know of a peep sight for 22's that mounts on the rail on top of the receiver?

Last, sometimes the gun fails to fire a round. I hear the pin go, but not enough to fire the cartridge. Would striping down the action and simply cleaning it solve the problem, or what?

Hello,
As for the misfire thing, both Dad and I have that problem with Model 60s. The cure, I found, is a yearly stirp and clean and the religious use of CCI Stingers. Some of the "standard" vel shells do not have sufficient energy (my theory) to cycle the action correctly. If you ever "slow stroke" a pump shotgun you can get the same effect.

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I'm pretty sure current m60s have the same sight, but if they don't, try gun parts they should have older sight varients for the m60 as well as newer ones.

You might find a "take off" sight from a Model 60 that has been scoped. A lot of dealers have boxes of old sights like this sitting around.

A simple and thourough cleaning should solve your problems with misfires. I've experienced the same problem, and it's simply from accumulated powder residue caked in lubricant and other crud.

Hello Joe

I have used a Williams 5D peep sight on the Marlin 60, two screw holes drilled and tapped on the side of the receiver. I think you could use 8-40 screws and get the drill and tap at the hardware store. It's an aluminum receiver, so not such a big deal, just lubricate the tap and don't push it. Back it out to clear chips when it starts to resist.

They misfire when they get dirty; clean it every 250 rounds or so. They eject better with higher-power rounds, also. Having said that, I've been shooting standard velocity target rounds in the latest one. As long as it's kept clean it does fine. It also shoots one brand of .22 RF to half-inch groups at 50 yards, to the utter disgust of the Anschutz crowd...

Tom

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