Marlin Model 60
Overview
 
The Marlin Model 60, also known as the Marlin Glenfield Model 60, is a semi-automatic rifle
Semi-automatic rifle
A semi-automatic rifle is a type of rifle that fires a single bullet each time the trigger is pulled, automatically ejects the spent cartridge, chambers a fresh cartridge from its magazine, and is immediately ready to fire another shot...

 that fires the .22 LR rimfire cartridge. Produced by the Marlin Firearms
Marlin Firearms
Marlin Firearms Co., formerly of North Haven, Connecticut, is a manufacturer of high power, center fire, lever action, and .22 caliber rimfire rifles. In the past, the company made shotguns, derringers and revolvers...

 Company of North Haven, Connecticut
North Haven, Connecticut
North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut on the outskirts of New Haven, Connecticut.North Haven is less than ten miles from downtown New Haven and Yale University. It is near Sleeping Giant State Park and home the Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences, the School of Nursing,...

, it has been in continuous production since 1960 and the company claims it is the most popular of its kind in the world. Major features include a micro-groove barrel
Rifling
Rifling is the process of making helical grooves in the barrel of a gun or firearm, which imparts a spin to a projectile around its long axis...

, a cross-bolt safety, hardwood stock with Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo stock
A long gun stock with the comb dropping downward near the heel, in order to allow better contact between the butt of the gun and the shoulder. "They are designed to provide a raised surface on the weapon's stock where shooters generally rest their cheek."...

 comb, and brass inner magazine tube.
The Marlin Model 99 was developed in 1959 by Ewald Nichol.
 
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