795 Vs 597?

[ratherbefishin]

for a reasonable priced utilty .22,not looking for add ons or tricked out,which would you choose,based on function,reliability and accuracy?SIR has them on for $140 and $168,respectively[although the 795 is back ordered for likely another couple of months-they had them on for $129 before Christmas]

 

[ratherbefishin]

so-no preference?Is one as good as the other?

 

[superd222]

It's funny how retailers can have a great price on something they don't have in stock....!!!!

If you're set on buying from SIR, then I'd say for $28 extra bucks - the 597 is the one to have....today!!! Why wait???

That said, I really like my 597 and would have said suggested it anyway (even over a 10/22). Great accuracy and function in a cost-effective rifle. Will make a nice plinker, informal target shooter or hunting gun!

Mine really likes CCI Mini-Mags. You'll have to test a few different 22's to see what your's prefers.

Good luck - SD

 

[pharaoh2]

The 597 feels like a better rifle than the 795. It fits better and feels better in the hand. The new 597's aren't bad, either. The 795 is a budget priced rifle that competes with the Mossber Plinkster.

 

[ratherbefishin]

how are each of them for accuracy?

 

[cyclone]

for a reasonable priced utilty .22,not looking for add ons or tricked out..

Not even hi-cap mags?

 

[rustysdream]

High capacity mags are available for the 597. I just bought a few 30 round mags from S.I.R. for $20.99/ea.

 

[cyclone]

High capacity mags are available for the 597. I just bought a few 30 round mags from S.I.R. for $20.99/ea.

For the 597, yes. For the 795, not so much?

 

[Trigun]

597 has a better look and different option of stock and finish. Marlin 795 is very very reliable and fun to shoot. for me these two are very good little gun.

Trigun

 

[Steiner]

I've heard good about both. I ended up getting a 597 just becauese I liked the way it shouldered for me when I tried them both side by side at SIR.

 

[ratherbefishin]

nope-no add ons-the intended use is strictly a utility truck gun for potting grouse.The only thing I've heard against them is the hollow sounding stock-but I plan on filling that with hard foam,but until I actually use it I won;t know.This is the advantage of a website like this-you get to hear people's opinions who have actually owned and used them-not just reading advertisements[where they ALL are the ''best'']