Take down info for old Glenfield 60? Anyone?

[roylt]

So I bought an old Glenfield Mod 60 a long time ago but never did anything with it. It was used and a little beat. Anyway, fast forward to now and I would like to get it range worthy for the kids to learn on.

I know it is missing one screw for sure but I'm afraid to take it apart and have springs and things go flying.

Anyone have a good source for takedown info?

Much appreciated.

 

[hittman]

Many videos on line show this.

 

[contender]

Luckily, they are not too bad.
I used to fool with them a bit.
Remove the tube follower for the ammo.
Single screw to remove the barreled action from the stock.
The action guts are a unit that's held by screws on the sides. That whole unit will lift out/off easily allowing access to the bolt & recoil spring.
The cocking lever just sits on top of the bolt. Gently pull the bolt part of the way down & the cocking lever can be slid out.
Then, you can push the bolt rearward & lift it up & out. The recoil spring will want to push against you a bit,, but it's easily controlled.

I don't recommend trying to take apart the action unit. THAT can be an issue. We would just use brake cleaner & spray to flush clean them.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

A buddy tells me the secret to the Glenfield is regular field stripping and cleaning. He bought it a fire sale price when K-mart quit selling guns in CA. I think that was in the early '80s. He took it home, did an initial unboxing clean/lube drill, then said he was gonna shoot it until it quit before cleaning it again, as some kind of perverse experiment in neglect/abuse (this is the guy who "paid" for all his .22 ammo thru college by cleaning the school's rifle team's guns every week and he can be just a touch OCD about most of his guns' cleanliness!) I think he's on about a 20 year schedule, as it's been taken down twice that I know of since that initial cleaning! His is the only .22 auto I've ever seen that thinks the quality of Thunderbolts is almost equal to match ammo. ;)

On a serious note, the YouTube videos should help...

Rick C

 

[Poco Oso]

Go visit rimfirecentral.com for about anything .22 related. They're also a good source for .17 rim fire knowledge. The model 60 is my favorite .22.

 

[olcop]

Numrich (Gun Parts Corp) has a detailed schematic and lots of parts for this rifle available, several of Marlin's rifles (different model numbers) have interchangable parts. Do some research on that before you start searching. Also, "Every Gun Part"
has many kits available to rebuild from. However, all the above being said, I'm still trying to find a stock and trigger group for my "Old Style" rifle----to further the confusion, Marlin also built the Western Auto "Revelation" model 120 in .22 cal.
And, remember that there is an "old style" and a "new style" model 60------did I mention that sometimes working on a gun can be confusing?

 

[roylt]

Thanks to all. I forget about the internets at times and posted first then went to youtube.

I watch one vid and it wasn't super good so plan to watch a few more before I tackle it. Someone added a third trigger guard screw and the other one that is still there, the head is stripped so I'll have to be sure to get a nice screw driver on that. After it is out I can always cut a new slot.

Appreciate the input.

 

[Mike J]

Never taken one down farther than enough to run a patch through the barrel & lube the action but I have been using an old Glenfield model 75C (IIRC) to teach my girls. I like the little rifle.

 

[roylt]

Got into it tonight after work and a couple home chores (laundry and fixing the dryer vent). One screw head was partly stripped so I got my best screw driver to try and get a good bite on what was left. No dice. Ended up breaking the bolt off in the receiver. Looks cross threaded and or seized. I also found the nut for the bolt that was missing inside the stock so that made me happy. Then I notices two "E" clips missing but then I found one inside the stock. So tinkered on it for awhile and then finally tried to drill out the bolt that was broke off. Made a nice hole but it got late. I will go out to the garage tomorrow and see if I can find an extractor and a tap. Not sure I have either right now but think so.

Worst case I could drill a hole all the way threw the receiver and but a bolt / nut there to hold it all.

Well wish me luck and if anyone cares to add anything feel free. I'm no smith but I do like to tinker on guns.

 

[roylt]

I made a post in the smith section to get help. Ended up going for it so if you want a bit of a funny painful read feel free to look over there.

Spoiler, I did manage to get it back together. Thanks,

 

[Xsales]

Took many of these apart over the years and they as stated by others above are simple without much worry of things just flying off

Only 2-3 times I needed to take the inside housing apart (with the bolt, springs etc) and that can be a challenge but again rarely needed

The Model 60 in any form is a time tested classic