Thoughts on the Marlin 795 22LR

I have an older 795ss (2 actually) with 35,000+ rounds through the one and counting through it. My only complaint is the trigger which I have polished. I have found a replacement trigger and trigger guard from DI products but they don't ship to Canada :( I have disconnected the mag safety and replaced the recoil buffer. also patiently waiting the arrival of the new pro-mag stick and drum mags.
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Buy the 10/22. No disprespect to the Marlin boys, but the 10/22 has aftermarket mods out the wazoo. You can turn it into a schmeisser, a tommy gun or a tack driving target gun with after market stock kits and barrels.

Not saying the Marlin is a bad gun...but if you buy it you are pretty much stuck with a sporter 22. It just doesn't have the versatility of the 10/22, and there is nothing the Marlin can do that the Ruger can't.
 
Glenfilthie said:
Buy the 10/22. No disprespect to the Marlin boys, but the 10/22 has aftermarket mods out the wazoo. You can turn it into a schmeisser, a tommy gun or a tack driving target gun with after market stock kits and barrels.

Not saying the Marlin is a bad gun...but if you buy it you are pretty much stuck with a sporter 22. It just doesn't have the versatility of the 10/22, and there is nothing the Marlin can do that the Ruger can't.
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This is great advice if you want to buy something that You can turn into what you want.


...unless you want an affordable, functional, accurate .22 out of the box.
 
It depends. If you drive a $15000 Honda Civic with $5000 rims and tires, $10000 in suspension and engine mods and $5000 in audio gear and tasteless Japanese decals, then you definitely want a 10/22...especially if you don't realize that you are driving a $35000 Civic with no warranty, compromised durability and questionable reliability.

If you want an inexpensive .22 semi that you can take out of the box and shoot accurately without drama, get the Marlin.:)
 
Glenfilthie said:
Buy the 10/22. No disprespect to the Marlin boys, but the 10/22 has aftermarket mods out the wazoo. You can turn it into a schmeisser, a tommy gun or a tack driving target gun with after market stock kits and barrels.

Not saying the Marlin is a bad gun...but if you buy it you are pretty much stuck with a sporter 22. It just doesn't have the versatility of the 10/22, and there is nothing the Marlin can do that the Ruger can't.
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Why buy a 10/22 and put all that crap on it?Just buy yourself a M305 ,SKS or something similar.$400 will buy you a Marlin 795 and an SKS
 
I like my 795. Bass Pro frequently has them on sale... But Cabelas had the best price on mags (a few months ago anyway).

And Marlin frequenly offers a $25 mail in rebate on something in the 795 family.

If I could do it again I might have opted for stainless... But my blued model cost me about $120 + taxes.

the424 said:
Alright, my PAL should be in the mail shortly, I know I'll immediately run off to Cabelas to finally buy myself something for plinking.

So, though I specifically asked about the Marlin 795, I'll start off with my rationale.

I'm set on 22LR, cheap ammo, get me used to firing again (after growing up around firearms, I haven't actually fired one in a decade)

I'd prefer something a bit shorter than longer, many 22s are 40" long, this one's 37"
It has to come in a black finish (looking "tactical" is NOT a requirement, but I have never liked the look of wood-toned firearms)
It has to be semi-auto
It has to be reliable
It has to fire cheaper/bulk ammunition without (too many) problems
It has to be magazine fed
It has to have a rail to (eventually) mount a scope

I'm sure I'll hear a lot of people of people telling me "Ruger 10/22", so, if the Marlin gets shot down, does anyone else have a suggestion?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: lets put a cash limit of $300 on this, new only, unless the deal is AMAZING :)
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Sorry boys, but the hot-rodded 10/22 will outshoot your Marlins any day of the week, including Sundays. I don't buy the argument that Marlins are made better either - their QA/QC is pretty spotty these days too.

If you want a tack driver you buy an Anschutz and you pay for it. Or a CZ, smith it and have basically the same thing for half the price. There is more than one way to skin a cat and if that means Marlins for you - shoot it and smile.
 
I'd agree if the 10/22 builds were assembled with an eye towards accuracy. Some are, but a lot of them are just created by bolting together a box of tacticool goodies to make them look like AR's or, pardon the expression, "assault rifles".

Put on a high-grade barrel, improve the trigger, sure...you will have an accurate gun that outshoots a stock Marlin, as unfair as that comparison may be. But rails, red-dots, lasers, flash suppressors, pistol grips, folding/telescoping stocks and "things that go up"? Nothing but cosmetics! And nothing wrong with that...I'm as guilty as the next 10/22 owner of blowing money on this stuff...but it ain't gonna help me shoot accurately.

I don't know if 795's have suffered from the same QC problems as Marlin's lever guns lately, but the ones I've seen and used look at least as good in build quality as 10/22's, and they are much less expensive. So I stand by this: if you want to "build" a target/sniper/assault/raygun/toilet plunger, then a 10/22 is your ticket. If you want the best value in an out-of-the-box semiauto plinker, go Marlin.
 
I seen a gent at the range with an older Marlin model 70. It was freaky how well it shot at the 20 yard target with simple iron sights, and the basic barrel weight. He was using Rem subsonic, and was getting tight groups with most of the holes touching each other. The 795 is the newer model of the 70. I think the only difference is a synthetic stock? So I would expect the 795 to be an accurate 22.
 
So where can I get one for 120 bucks?


nntw said:
I like my 795. Bass Pro frequently has them on sale... But Cabelas had the best price on mags (a few months ago anyway).

And Marlin frequenly offers a $25 mail in rebate on something in the 795 family.

If I could do it again I might have opted for stainless... But my blued model cost me about $120 + taxes.
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