Marlin Model 60

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Marlin Model 60
Type	Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	N/A
Designed	1960
Produced	1960 (1960)–2020 (2020)
No. built	Over 11 million[1]
Variants	60, 60C, 60DL, 60S-CF, 60SB, 60SS, 60SSK, 60SSBL, 60W, 600
Specifications
Mass	5.5 lb (2.5 kg)
Length	37.5 in (953 mm) since mid-1980s, 40.5 in (1029 mm) before mid-1980s
Barrel length	19 in (483 mm) since mid-1980s, 22 in (559 mm) before mid-1980s, both with Micro-Groove rifling
Cartridge	.22 LR
Action	Direct blowback
Rate of fire	less than 2 seconds per shot, typical
Muzzle velocity	1,280 ft/s (390 m/s)[2] 500 yards
Feed system	15 or 18 rounds; tubular magazine capacity is either 17 rounds (before the late 1980s) or 14 rounds (since the late 1980s)
Sights	adjustable open rear, ramp front sight; receiver is grooved for a scope mount

The Marlin Model 60, also known as the Marlin Glenfield Model 60, is a semi-automatic rifle that fires the .22 LR rimfire cartridge. Produced by Remington Arms in Huntsville, Alabama formerly in Mayfield, Kentucky, formerly by Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut, it was in continuous production from 1960 to 2020 and the company says it is the most popular rifle of its kind in the world.^[3] Major features include a micro-groove barrel, a cross-bolt safety, hardwood stock with Monte Carlo comb, and brass or blued steel inner magazine tube. The Marlin Model 795 is a very similar rifle and based on the Marlin Model 60, changed only to accept a detachable box magazine.