Marlin Model 60SS
Marlin Firearms · Rifle · In Production · 1993
Also known as: Marlin 60SS, Marlin Model 60 SS, Marlin 70660
Overview
The Marlin Model 60SS is the stainless-steel variant of Marlin's best-selling Model 60, a semi-automatic, blowback-operated .22 Long Rifle rifle. It pairs a 19-inch stainless steel barrel and stainless receiver with a black-and-gray laminated hardwood stock for enhanced weather resistance over the standard blued, walnut-stocked Model 60. Like its parent, it feeds from an integral 14-round tubular magazine, uses Marlin's 16-groove Micro-Groove rifling, and offers a manual and last-shot automatic bolt hold-open. The receiver is grooved and drilled-and-tapped for scope mounting, and the rifle wears adjustable open sights with a hooded front blade. Introduced in the 1990s, the 60SS is a popular all-weather plinking and small-game rifle.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2495 g (88.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 953 mm (37.52") |
| Barrel Length | 483 mm (19.02") |
| Action Type | Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 14 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Tube |
| Muzzle Velocity | 390 m/s (1280 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 175 J (129 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 100 m (109 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1500 m (1640 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 406 mm (15.98") |
| Number of Grooves | 16 |
| Frame Material | Stainless Steel |
| Barrel Material | Stainless Steel |
| Stock Material | Laminate |
| Finish | Stainless |
Calibers
- .22 Long Rifle · primary — also known as .22 LR, 5.6x15mmR
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Tubular Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Cross Bolt Safety, Manual Bolt Hold Open, Last Shot Hold Open
- Features: Micro Groove Rifling, Tubular Magazine, Self Loading, Manual Bolt Hold Open, Last Shot Hold Open, Black Gray Laminated Stock, Grooved Receiver For Scope, Drilled And Tapped, Hooded Front Sight, Adjustable Open Rear Sight, Sling Swivel Studs
Base model
Production
Production years: 1993-present
Stainless variant of the Model 60, of which over 11 million of all variants have been produced. Reintroduced/continued under Sturm, Ruger & Co. after the 2020 acquisition of Marlin.
Origin
Country of origin: United States
Designer: Marlin Firearms
Notes
Corrosion-resistant SS variant of the Marlin Model 60 (marlin-60): stainless barrel/receiver and black/gray laminated stock instead of blued steel and walnut. Specs mirror the late-production 19-inch (483 mm) barrel, 14-round tube configuration; overall length 37.5 in (953 mm), weight 5.5 lb (2495 g). Marketed under Marlin catalog number 70660. Now produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co. following its 2020 acquisition of the Marlin brand.
Background
The Model 60SS gave the archetypal American .22 plinker an all-weather makeover: the same reliable Micro-Groove tube-fed action that generations learned to shoot on, now in stainless steel with a rugged laminated stock built to shrug off rain, humidity and hard field use.