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For Sale: Marlin 60 barrel band sling adapters

Started by Nero, November 10, 2013, 01:12:21 PM

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Nero

November 10, 2013, 01:12:21 PM Last Edit: December 17, 2014, 01:50:13 PM by Nero
For the 'tuber' in your life or on your firing line!

Many tube-fed rifles lack sling studs.  The 'zip tie trick' and other temporary mounts, as well as installing a permanent stud, can be problematic due to interference with the magazine.

The Marlin 60 and its variants are the most common semi-auto tube-fed rifle on the Appleseed firing lines, so here's a slide-on adapter for the M60 that can take an M1 type 'GI' sling or any other up to 1 1/4" wide.  This will fit over the stock sights on either a long- or short-tube Marlin 60.  It's snug over the barrel/magazine attachment band and then slides back onto the Marlin's tapered barrel to meet the stock fore-end.

This has been tried with the name-brand Marlin 60 as well as the 'Glenfield' version.  It has not been tried with the various private-label versions, though I'd expect it to work.  (See wiki on the Marlin 60.)

Asking price is $15 $13.95 apiece, shipping included.  Available on eBay or can take either checks or Paypal.  PM me for the mailing or Paypal address and instructions.


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Nero

#1
February 26, 2014, 07:05:56 PM
Bump.  These are now also available in black.
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters." —Frederick Douglass

Nero

#2
March 16, 2014, 02:04:12 PM
Bump.  Black is now the regular color, I can make them in off-white ('natural') on request.
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mac66

#3
March 16, 2014, 03:30:18 PM
That is really clever.

Just thinking out loud that if you made plastic replacement butt plate with the loop built into it you could have loops at both ends simply by replacing the plate.  Not sure if it would hold up being on the toe of the rifle though. 
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henschman

#4
March 16, 2014, 07:05:58 PM
Do these mount solidly enough to carry the rifle with, or is it just for use with a shooting sling?
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Nero

#5
March 16, 2014, 07:41:16 PM
Quote from: henschman on March 16, 2014, 07:05:58 PM
Do these mount solidly enough to carry the rifle with, or is it just for use with a shooting sling?

It's just for use with a shooting sling.  It's a friction fit on the barrel, which has a slight taper, and that works so long as the direction of pressure is rear-ward.

If I can eventually come up with something that would mount to the butt pad, as Mac suggests, that'd be different, but I so far haven't come up with a design that would both be strong enough to trust, and not be too expensive/time consuming to build on the 3D printer.
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters." —Frederick Douglass

Nero

#6
June 02, 2014, 05:55:19 PM
Bump.
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters." —Frederick Douglass

Nero

#7
December 17, 2014, 01:51:22 PM
I'm cutting the price on the Marlin 60 sling mount to $13.95, shipping included.  Last chance before Xmas!

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"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters." —Frederick Douglass

Nero

#8
May 03, 2015, 04:50:17 PM
Bump for the new season.
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters." —Frederick Douglass
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