I have both a 57M and a 62 in 30 carbine. Fun guns to shoot.

 

Marlin Levermatics

I have a 62 in .256 Win Mag.

 

I have a 62 in .256 Win Mag.

Same here

 

I have a 57 and a 62 30 carbine

 

I have a 57M.

 

Halwg very nice, what cal.?

 

That is a nice piece Halwg. Is that the original wood? Just got mine in the mail yesterday on a trade. No where near as nice as yours. Test fired it today, horrendous trigger but I think she will shoot tight.

 

Yes, that is the original wood. And my trigger is pretty bad, as well, but it shoots pretty good. I'd love to do a trigger job on it.

 

I have 5 now,

A 56 clipper.

2, 57M tube guns.

a 62 in .256 Win Mag

and I just acquired a 62 in .30 carbine from an online auction on Saturday. Havent recieved the new gun yet, but I'm excited to get my hands on it.

I really like the Levermatic guns!

When I get the new addition, Ill take some pictures of the family.

 

What is their production history and what cals were they available in?What is their price range?

 

Do a google search on Marlin levermatic then read the article by John Malloy. It is the best written history on these guns that I have found.

 

Great read,thanks.

 

I,m gonna keep my eyes open for one of these.Maybe I,ll get lucky and find one that is still in the box someday.

 

The 57M is chambered in 22mag. I just bought one from a member of this board. They're really nice guns.

 

I hate to say it, but I started a Team Levermatic before I saw this thread...then started looking for Levermatic posts..lol
Added a few pics too...

http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/groups/team-levermatic.html

I've got a friend who did a total dis-assembly/re-assembly on a 57, I'll see if I can't get him to post it there,
or since I've got copies of his pics, get his permission to post the pics & instructions

Oh yeah, here's my 56

 

I got a 56, it belonged to an uncle. It came without a clip. I did manage to find one from the clip joint for 30 some dollars about 10 years ago.

 

I own a model 62 in 30 cal & it is one of my favorite rifles , light & accurate. Just passed on a local model 57 in very good condition but the owner was very proud of it ( $ 475). I would love to find a 57m one day,I love the 22 mags!

 

any of You boys tightened up the trigger on a 57M ?

 

I've done a few trigger jobs on the Marlin 57 and 57M rifles. The design of the trigger isn't all that great and you have to be careful when trying to get rid of creep on those triggers. There's a lot of side-to-side play in the trigger itself compared to most other designs, so a "crisp" trigger is a bit more likely to be a dangerous trigger. I had a friend bring one to me after his usual gunsmith did a trigger job on it. It took 3lbs of pressure on the front of the trigger to make it fire, but a very light touch on the side of the trigger could set it off. Shimming isn't impossible but with all the little springs in play, it does take a bit more creativity. A trigger job on these also takes a while to do, since there's a lot of pieces to take apart and put back together compared to designs like the Marlin 39a or 336 to verify results when you're taking it slow. These models are prone to breaking the tip off the firing pins also, so be extra careful of dry firing when doing a trigger job or otherwise, even more so than with other rimfires. I have a stack of 10 headless firing pins from my own rifles or those I've replaced pins in for others. One thing to keep in mind with trigger jobs on these is that you never want to lessen the pressure from the hammer spring by bending it past its limit to simulate "reduced power" springs used in other rifles. Those springs tend to weaken anyway with decades of age, and it's easy to get failures to fire due to light strikes. The replacement hammer springs are hard to find and usually aren't much better than the ones being replaced. I ended up making new hammer springs from slightly thicker modern spring wire for the two that I use for silhouette matches. It took a few tries to get the design and heat treatment just right, but now I've got faster lock time and total reliability.

Let me know if you have any questions about triggers or inner workings on these. They're a bit of a pain to get working well compared to simpler designs like most other Marlins, but they sure are cool when they're working well. :biggrin:

 

Have a very unusual Model 62 in .256, (possibly a one-of-a-kind "deluxe") and another 62 in .30 Carbine. Halwg's gun is proof of what I've been told, that stock configurations on these guns are wildly divergent, year to year and caliber to model, etc.

Had another .256, not quite as nice, gave it to a buddy who likes weird stuff.

See my post from last year, .256 Winchester Magnum, Big Game Capable. I've also done an essay for publication regarding these guns. Terry Weiland saw it, and may have "borrowed" some of my research for his recent treatise in Rifle magazine.

Here's the most recent critter to find it effective: taken last week, she came at a dead run to an electronic call from over 500 yards away, shot her when she got to 30.

 

Hey Spitpatch,

Went back and forth awhile back over the .256W we use the same load of IMR 4227. Glad to see you are still heating up the barrel. I only shoot mine in the warmer months. I shoot the heavy kicking calibers in the cold months as I am wearing more clothes (I'm a bit of a sKinny A^& !)

Reguards
Hip

 

im in i have a 57 i just got it back up and runnin last mounth

 

I have 2 57M's one made around 1960 and the other made 1967. I bought them both for the wood. Also would like to find a Model 62 in .256 someday.

 

there is a guy selling a model 62 256 win in great shape. he wants 500 bucks. Since it is so difficult finding ammo is this way over priced. Seems like a lot of money.

 

I would say that is the going price, that I have seen.Depending on the shape it is in. As to the ammo, if you buy it, it would be time to take up reloading. Same with 25-20 or 32-20 and several other obsolete rounds. The brass for .256 can be made from .357 mag.

 

C'Mon guys lets see these .256's and 30 carbines !

 

marlin 62 .256 in great condition if interested

I have a Marlin 62 .256 in great condition with some ammo for anyone interested

 

I have a Marlin 62 .256 in great condition with some ammo for anyone interested

although there are likely many members here who may have interest in your rifle, it's best that you follow the site rules and have a minimum of 25 posts prior to offering anything for sale - your post would definitely be deleted/blocked if placed in the correct trading post area. Welcome to MO, spend some time and offer knowledge/pictures - it won't take long to build your post count.

 

Went to the range today and shot my Marlin M62 .256 WM. Had great results using the 60 gr. Hornady FP and WW 296 at published vel. of 2650 fps. Gonna up the load 1/2 gr. and try also.
Will give further info/results once I try the load again ! Brass was annealed .357 Mag. nickel plated brass reformed.

Hip

P.S. Also tried some 75 gr. Hornady H.P with IMR 4227---showed promise but not like the WW296 load. Bullets were kind of exploding on the target (homosote backer) as the bullet holes in the paper were like I shot from the other side of the paper.
I think this is an indication the the bullets were definately (opening up/ exploding?).

 

I bought my Marlin 62 in .30 cal in about 1967, to use for deer here in Florida (Florida deer being about as heavy as a good-sized dog, i.e. 100-150 lbs.). I shot several with it and gave it to my son about 5 years ago. He killed his first deer with it last season, so its a second generation deer slayer.
Great rifle, although about the first or second time I shot it, the bolt blew up! Called Marlin (or the dealer, don't recall) and it was replaced very quickly. Never had another problem. Very light, very maneuverable, accurate, perfect rifle for the woods.
Bil

 

I just trading around and ended up with a Model 62 in 256 , seems like its in great condition...bout 95 %, I most likely will swap it off or sell it...but I may take it out to my buddy's farm and "Git me a yote " first....seems like a great varmint caliber from what I've read..I'll post Pic.s tomorrow night....