Marlin Model 60 rebuild part 2

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The parts gun I purchased were from a mid-80's gun that included the Last Shot Hold Open (LSHO). I decided to use the action from this rifle (1981 vintage) on another project (soon to be posted) this is possible because the actions were close enough in vintage (1981 vs 1985 or so). The method of attaching the action is different, but to convert the older style using plastic "chicago style" bolts to the newer style, you just find the appropriate size roll pin for the front and the factory split plastic pin for the rear

The old method, on the 1981 rifle

and the same receiver with the 1985 vintage action

I did this for two reasons, one was that the parts gun came with the LSHO and I didn't have another stock that had the provisions for it.

The second reason is that I needed to use the 1981 action on the 1974 receiver which was going into an older walnut stock that lacked the LSHO provision. See the picture below, the botton stock is an early style (pre-'77) the middle one is from the 1981 vintage, and the top stock is the 1985 vintage rifle.

I took the 1985 action and gave it a quick once over with some Hoppes #9, it was surprisingly clean.

After attaching the action to the receiver, I dug up the newer style trigger guards that I had. I used the one on the bottom as it fit the stock better.

If you didn't know the first step is to attach the trigger guard to the stock using the short screw and a T-nut

Next install the rear trigger guard and the front take down screw, don't tighten either one until both are started. I happened to a have a factory take down screw that I rebuled a while back and the trigger guard screws are the ones I sell on ebay.

The rifle is now complete and ready for test firing