Marlin Model 56/ Marlin Model 57
Marlin Model 56/ Marlin Model 57
Here we take a good look at some great Marlin .22s. We can learn by comparing Models 56, 57, and 57M. The Savage 99 also figures in the story. We focus the lesson on the Marlin Model 56 and the Marlin Model 57. Enjoy and thanks for watching! Don’t forget to join me on Patreon for more useful information.
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Have mod 56 and model 57 m almost mint condition on both guns
just found one
under the JC Higgins (Sears) naming
at a pawn shop for 250
Love my 57m. Fast and short throw on lever. Can cycle the lever without having to take my thumb off the stock. Would like one in 30 carbine.
i have had one for years, and i am having some issues with feeding, any recommendations on how to fix?
I have a Marlin Model 56-22 that is missing the magazine any suggestions on where I can find them? I also have a Winchester model 75 that is missing the bolt and rear sight, again any suggestions ? I bought them both from a guy selling his grandfathers inheritance . Oh yeah I love your collection and videos.
Hey USOG thanks for a great video on the Marlin Levermatics. Nice to see that Marlin 56 also. I recently bought a first year 1955 Marlin 56. It has a steel reciver instead of aluminum. Also it has a 24 inch barrel and the butt stock in straight across the top. The very first ones made in 1955 had serial numbers. Mine don’t have the serial number though. I paid 400 for the rifle and it’s fun to shoot. Found me a couple 12round magazines for it also. Thank you again and I subscribed to your channel.
Nice 👍🏼 I Used To Have a Marlin Exactly Like The 22Magnum You Have Tube Fed Levermatic 😊😀 It Was a Smooth Operator Indeed 😎
I would love to have a mod 57M Marlin.
I inherited a Model 56. It’s in fine condition but only has one magazine.
Any ideas on where I can get magazines for it? It doesn’t matter if they are aftermarket, so long as they are reliable. 👍✌
Thank you for these great and very interesting videos!
You can also get it in 30 Carbine
Yet another incredibly interesting video, my friend. Thank you for sharing this post. What beautiful rifles!
Leaver? Or lever? Beaverly? Or Beverly? Lol
As far as people referring to them as Levermatic, mine says Levermatic right on it, so…
Your videos never disappoint! I always learn something!
I picked up a Model 56 with a steel receiver for $199.95 after watching the video. There was no magazine. Buying two cost an additional 70 dollars.
It appears that the receiver of the model 56 is not strong enough to carry a scope without risking cracking the receiver. I have a JC Higgins 46 and the sights are pretty good.
If you like weird, mostly forgotten .22LR rifles, I recommend you get your hands on a Calico M-100S.
The wood thumb hole stock, the helical magazine on top, and the muzzle brake all add to this design I just love! You will realize that the rifle was not made to work well with the wood furniture because the thumb hole is too small so you can’t reach the safety switch with your thumb and the wood hand guard up front goes over the pivot point to open the action up, so it needs to be painstakingly removed first. The regular M-100 does not have these problems but I will take aesthetic over convenience on this one.
My Marlin hasn’t fired clip. Of shells by the way I have the 2 cops Ji bought it in 1955
Any leads for a replacement magazine tube for a model 56 22 lr?
ANyone recommend a good gunsmith to rebarrel a marlin 57? Mine is pitted inside and rusted outside. I’m to scared to try and remove it myself as I’m afraid of cracking the aluminum reciever.
I have a 57 M but I am having ejection issues with it
I absolutely regret selling my 56.
USOG would you have any interest in an 1899C, with the half octagon barrel? Would be willing to donate one to the channel.
I inherited a model 56 missing the entire butt end of the stock and no magazine. I would like to fix it up. Any suggestions for a new wood stock? I haven’t found any from the internet. It’s too obscure a model I think. Maybe a different stock that can be modified to fit the 56? I just hate to own a non functioning parts gun.
I bought a used 57M in the 60’s when I was a kid. The ammo was so expensive and hard to find in those days before a Walmart in every town that I sold it and got a regular .22 rifle. My father bought a brand new 57M a couple of years before I got mine and my uncle always had one too. My father’s was the best looking of the three; he had the monti carlo stock.
I have a 57M labeled by Western Auto.
There are two Marlin models that have never heard of,…I guess this is another benefit of subscribing to USOG, isn’t it?
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Another video on a unique firearm. USOG what would we do without you?
Love your videos, thanks for making them.
lots of gun sites espouse the marlin mdl 60 , which i think is a decent product , but now that i tune into usog vintage rifles are excellent , i probably wont buy new again but do more homework on the vintage yrs.
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I have a Marlin model 56 that my Dad bought for me in 1962 when I was 12 years old. My first and still favorite rifle. I am looking at a model 57 magnum tomorrow from an estate sell of a friend. I have been looking for one for many years. Cheers, John
Something about old 22s. I’ve been having a hard time finding a nice old gallery style 22, no one wants to let them go for a non-extortionate price
I own an early Model 56 that was made in either late 1955 or early 1956, I forget exactly which. Unlike the example shown here mine has a square back steel receiver. The model shown here with the curved back is made from aluminum. I’ve read that this change to aluminum receivers occurred sometime in early 1956. Even today some 60+ years later the action is incredibly smooth and the rifle is very accurate, more so I’m afraid than the operator is capable.
Thank you for highlighting this interesting rifle.
Was wondering how the scope is mounted? I have a 56 with the curved aluminum reciever. Thanks Dan
I had a Marlin model 57 back in the day. Best .22 I ever owned.
I have a model 56 that I bought from a friend in the early 60’s for $35 with a scope. I told him I didn’t want the scope and he said the price was still $35. I would like to know where I can get magazines for this rifle or if there are any of the newer magazines that would be compatible? I hope you can help.
Just found a nice once of these in 22mag. Great price as well.
We need a good video on how to disassemble and reassemble the Savage 99 rotary magazine. Please!
GREAT,GREAT gun. I have two 57m ‘s ,had a 56 but regretfully sold like a dummy. Love my Marlins.
Just found one this week in great shape and bought it. Your video confirmed my instincts.
That Model 56 looks like she just came off the factory floor! The action looks smooth and I imagine that 25 degree lever throw makes her an awfully fast repeater.
In an old Boy Scout handbook from 1956 that I have there is an advertisement for Marlin .22’s. In that ad the Model 56 is listed for $48.75 while a Model 39-A sold for $60.85 (prices for both would be "slightly higher west of Rockies").
I now own my late grandfather’s 57 Marlin….might love the short lever-action more than the sentimental value. (Kidding of course)