new vs old?

old fart · November 24, 2018, 08:47 PM

i have a chance to buy another marlin 60 and want to ask what ya'll would do. brand new the marlin with wood stock is $165 after taxes, i can get a used one for $75. the used one was bought in 2004, it has bluing wear that i would call blueing at 70% good, very small specks of rust just here and there nothing that would bother me and i'm a rust phobic. the stock is near perfect with great finish. the buffer is in great shape as i tore it down to look at it, the hammer still has the dark color with no shiny wear on it. the trigger isn't worn either. he allowed me to put 50 rds thru it and it worked perfect with not one malfunction, the bolt held back after last rd everytime. accuracy was great i was able to shoot empty 22lr cases at 25yds just about every shot. he has a 3-9x32 scope on it. he just got a new job and better pay and he wants to go to a ruger 10-22 and buy all those extras for it. finally he said he has put about 3-4 550 rd bricks of federal ammo thru it over the years, no fast shooting, just plinking and small game hunting. he said it was carried more than shot. the new one is at wal mart and does have a warranty of 5 years, but even new it not a sure thing that it will be good. used to be i wouldn't buy used as i only bought new but as i have got older i have found out some great deals can come from buying used. but i want ask ya'll, which would ya'll buy knowing this? $75 is his bottom dollar as another guy wants it but i have first chance. thanks

O4L · November 24, 2018, 09:53 PM

I would definitely go with the older Marlin. It sounds like a great rifle for the money.

montanaoffroader · November 24, 2018, 10:07 PM

Old one for sure. Save yourself a few bucks, plus you know it functions properly and shoots straight. Not always a sure thing with some of the new guns out there.

I have purchased many used guns, with pretty good luck so far.

YMMV

Targa · November 24, 2018, 10:57 PM

Buy another’s? As in you already have one? If that’s the case, I would certainly go with the $75 Marlin.

Hawg · November 24, 2018, 11:22 PM

Quote:

$75 is his bottom dollar as another guy wants it but i have first chance. thanks

You didn't buy it yet?

big al hunter · November 25, 2018, 02:17 AM

Jump on that deal. He is going to regret ever selling it. Better get it before he starts thinking about it.

10-96 · November 25, 2018, 05:53 AM

Yeah, I'd go for the older one too. You can rub the rust specs off and then rub on a coat of Johnsons paste wax that'll keep the rust at bay for years.

**Spats McGee** · November 25, 2018, 08:03 AM

At $75, I'd definitely grab the older one.

Panfisher · November 25, 2018, 04:39 PM

Definitely buy the used one. You already know it shoots well and functions properly. And since the wear isn't bad yu are golden. If I found it I would buy it. And I have a marlin (actually a Glenfield marked) that is basically worn out and a Ruger 10/22. The Ruger could never hold a candle to the old marlin in accuracy for me.

Dano4734 · November 25, 2018, 05:16 PM

I will give him 100:-)

ndking1126 · November 26, 2018, 01:44 PM

Buy the old one. That's go for probably $125 without a scope around here.

old fart · December 2, 2018, 09:17 PM

Well I went and bought the used one, i took a couple pics hope the come out ok, my wife has the phone and i had to use the regular camera. the one pic shows the bluing wear on the barrel and the other is the whole gun. thanks again for the help.

big al hunter · December 2, 2018, 09:22 PM

Nice rifle, and a great deal. Congratulations

**44 AMP** · December 3, 2018, 02:52 PM

Ages ago, when those Marlins were about $75 NEW, a guy brought me one, to see if I could fix it. The action was jammed and the stock was broken. I checked, at the time, a new stock was more than half the cost of a new rifle.

when I told the guy that, he said, ok, just keep it. It's been leaning in a corner gathering dust for decades now...

They are nice little guns, but if something goes drastically wrong, you might find the cost of fixing one to be prohibitive.

If I could get a working one for $75, there's no way I'd buy a new one for $100 more than that...but that's just me..

Remington74 · December 5, 2018, 06:22 PM

For $75 you got a great deal.

Fishbed77 · December 6, 2018, 08:30 AM

I'm pretty sure those specks of rust on the barrel will clean right off with some oil and light wiping with some 0000 steel wool. You got a good deal.

November 24, 2018, 08:47 PM	#1
old fart Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2009 Posts: 405	new vs old? i have a chance to buy another marlin 60 and want to ask what ya'll would do. brand new the marlin with wood stock is $165 after taxes, i can get a used one for $75. the used one was bought in 2004, it has bluing wear that i would call blueing at 70% good, very small specks of rust just here and there nothing that would bother me and i'm a rust phobic. the stock is near perfect with great finish. the buffer is in great shape as i tore it down to look at it, the hammer still has the dark color with no shiny wear on it. the trigger isn't worn either. he allowed me to put 50 rds thru it and it worked perfect with not one malfunction, the bolt held back after last rd everytime. accuracy was great i was able to shoot empty 22lr cases at 25yds just about every shot. he has a 3-9x32 scope on it. he just got a new job and better pay and he wants to go to a ruger 10-22 and buy all those extras for it. finally he said he has put about 3-4 550 rd bricks of federal ammo thru it over the years, no fast shooting, just plinking and small game hunting. he said it was carried more than shot. the new one is at wal mart and does have a warranty of 5 years, but even new it not a sure thing that it will be good. used to be i wouldn't buy used as i only bought new but as i have got older i have found out some great deals can come from buying used. but i want ask ya'll, which would ya'll buy knowing this? $75 is his bottom dollar as another guy wants it but i have first chance. thanks

November 24, 2018, 10:07 PM	#3
montanaoffroader Member Join Date: February 12, 2012 Location: Big Sky Country Posts: 60	Old one for sure. Save yourself a few bucks, plus you know it functions properly and shoots straight. Not always a sure thing with some of the new guns out there. I have purchased many used guns, with pretty good luck so far. YMMV __________________ No longer trapped behind the Redwood Curtain......

November 25, 2018, 02:17 AM	#6
big al hunter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2011 Location: Washington state Posts: 1,558	Jump on that deal. He is going to regret ever selling it. Better get it before he starts thinking about it. __________________ You can't fix stupid....however ignorance can be cured through education!

November 25, 2018, 05:53 AM	#7
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 4,159	Yeah, I'd go for the older one too. You can rub the rust specs off and then rub on a coat of Johnsons paste wax that'll keep the rust at bay for years. __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I suspect a thing or two... because I've seen a thing or two.

November 25, 2018, 08:03 AM	#8
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	At $75, I'd definitely grab the older one. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

November 24, 2018, 09:53 PM	#2
O4L Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2015 Posts: 646	I would definitely go with the older Marlin. It sounds like a great rifle for the money.

November 24, 2018, 10:57 PM	#4
Targa Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2014 Posts: 2,084	Buy another’s? As in you already have one? If that’s the case, I would certainly go with the $75 Marlin.

November 25, 2018, 04:39 PM	#9
Panfisher Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,337	Definitely buy the used one. You already know it shoots well and functions properly. And since the wear isn't bad yu are golden. If I found it I would buy it. And I have a marlin (actually a Glenfield marked) that is basically worn out and a Ruger 10/22. The Ruger could never hold a candle to the old marlin in accuracy for me.

November 25, 2018, 05:16 PM	#10
Dano4734 Senior Member Join Date: October 6, 2014 Posts: 730	I will give him 100:-)

November 26, 2018, 01:44 PM	#11
ndking1126 Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2008 Location: Madison, AL Posts: 1,932	Buy the old one. That's go for probably $125 without a scope around here.

December 2, 2018, 09:17 PM	#12
old fart Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2009 Posts: 405	Well I went and bought the used one, i took a couple pics hope the come out ok, my wife has the phone and i had to use the regular camera. the one pic shows the bluing wear on the barrel and the other is the whole gun. thanks again for the help.

December 2, 2018, 09:22 PM	#13
big al hunter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2011 Location: Washington state Posts: 1,558	Nice rifle, and a great deal. Congratulations __________________ You can't fix stupid....however ignorance can be cured through education!

December 3, 2018, 02:52 PM	#14
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,833	Ages ago, when those Marlins were about $75 NEW, a guy brought me one, to see if I could fix it. The action was jammed and the stock was broken. I checked, at the time, a new stock was more than half the cost of a new rifle. when I told the guy that, he said, ok, just keep it. It's been leaning in a corner gathering dust for decades now... They are nice little guns, but if something goes drastically wrong, you might find the cost of fixing one to be prohibitive. If I could get a working one for $75, there's no way I'd buy a new one for $100 more than that...but that's just me.. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

December 5, 2018, 06:22 PM	#15
Remington74 Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2012 Location: Carthage, NY Posts: 231	For $75 you got a great deal.

December 6, 2018, 08:30 AM	#16
Fishbed77 Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2010 Posts: 4,862	I'm pretty sure those specks of rust on the barrel will clean right off with some oil and light wiping with some 0000 steel wool. You got a good deal.