They're here! -- Marlin stainless bolt actions

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It's no secret, I am a fan of the Marlin bolt action rifles. :) While stainless is not my cup of tea, for you guys wanting stainless, Marlin has done it!

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And in both long and short actions:

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/centerfireBoltAction/XL7S.asp

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/centerfireBoltAction/XS7S.asp

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tmlaqua said:
Would be interesting to see one or two chambered in the marlin express rounds.
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While that would be novel, I don't think there'd be a huge amount of interest as the 308MX and 338MX are close in performance to the existing 308 Win and 30-06 chamberings. That being said, I think one of the supporting dealers here can order Shilen or similar barrels that are threaded for the Marlin receivers and chambered in any cartridge that you fancy --- I'm tempted to do this for a 338 Fed or 358 Win.
 
Not to hijack the thread, But i don't like it.
It almost makes me a little nausious to be honest. It looks a lot more like a remington than a marlin in my opinion. I hate the way large private equity investment firms like Cerberus swallow independent companies and consolidate them. It's not a Marlin as far as im concerned, it's a reminder of where the economy is heading. Put lightly; im not thrilled at the fact that George W Bushs' former treasury secretary is sitting as chairman of the corporation thats owns Marlin, Remington, Bushmaster, and countless other firearms related manufacturing facilities that thrive on government contracts. Crooked bast**ds have politically sodomized my favorite arms manufacturer and im still a little pissed about it.
 
mikeystew said:
Not to hijack the thread, But i don't like it.
It almost makes me a little nausious to be honest. It looks a lot more like a remington than a marlin in my opinion. I hate the way large private equity investment firms like Cerberus swallow independent companies and consolidate them. It's not a Marlin as far as im concerned, it's a reminder of where the economy is heading. Put lightly; im not thrilled at the fact that George W Bushs' former treasury secretary is sitting as chairman of the corporation thats owns Marlin, Remington, Bushmaster, and countless other firearms related manufacturing facilities that thrive on government contracts. Crooked bast**ds have politically sodomized my favorite arms manufacturer and im still a little pissed about it.
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I share many of your sentiments and have no desire to buy any of the new Marlin lever actions since there is still a healthy supply of older Marlins to be had.

The bolt guns are a different story for me. The XS7/XL7 were an in-house Marlin (pre-Remington) design and the new stainless models appear to be functionally equivalent, so they're still a Marlin. I was actually surprised to see anything newish from Marlin in the bolt department since that has always been Remington's bread-and-butter. I'm just thankful that Remington hasn't cancelled the XS7/XL7 in favour of their bastard child, the Rem 710/770.
 
DVXDUDE said:
Where can you buy Marlin bolt guns? I never see any XL7 or XS7 rifles. I'm looking at a .270, .25/05 or 30.06
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There are at least a half dozen forum sponsors that sell them.

Elwood Epps, P&D, and Shooters Choice Alberta to name a few
 
Really like my XL7, have one in 30-06, and will be looking for another one soon. Really not a fan of a blind mag, but thats my only issue with it, I guess they have it to keep the costs down, which I am all in favor of.

Not sure I would spend the extra cash on the stainless, the reason I bought the xl7 was due to the low price and great performance.
 
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