Marlin 795 thread

[sigma6]

Pay a little more for CCI MiniMags and polish, not sand. Flitz, Dremel, and polish wheel. Get the whole inside of the receiver, mine had a ton of overspray and was really rough.

^^This^^ Do not over oil it. I oil it liberally and then wipe off a majority of it. Between the dirty ammo and too much oil, that could be the problem or making it way worse than it is. Good luck and enjoy.

I will clean and wipe it down again. I used 800 grit wet sand paper with CLP as my lube, then wiped it down. The inside of my receiver had all this black flaky paint. My bolt has tons of machine marks and gouges also. I have a dremel and some polish compound but shouldn't be somewhat smooth first before trying to 'polish' it?

[echo6cavedog]

Keeping it simple and ready for Appleseed.

You'll only need 2 magazines and you won't be able to use the bipod at Appleseed. But, nice set up.

[DasBoost]

I will clean and wipe it down again. I used 800 grit wet sand paper with CLP as my lube, then wiped it down. The inside of my receiver had all this black flaky paint. My bolt has tons of machine marks and gouges also. I have a dremel and some polish compound but shouldn't be somewhat smooth first before trying to 'polish' it?

Yes, a bit of wet sanding will be good beforehand before the polishing. I had the paint and machine marks as well. Need to get a dremel and get to polishing as I have the sandpaper and oil.

[Chaos47]

You'll only need 2 magazines and you won't be able to use the bipod at Appleseed. But, nice set up.

Everyone I've ever heard from after a AS said the more mags the better. Sure during a qual stage you may only need two but if you have two more you are set up for the next stage and don't have to ruin your groove by reloading inbetween.

I'm sure he knows there's no bipods, mine runs a bipod too but that will come off for AS

I will clean and wipe it down again. I used 800 grit wet sand paper with CLP as my lube, then wiped it down. The inside of my receiver had all this black flaky paint. My bolt has tons of machine marks and gouges also. I have a dremel and some polish compound but shouldn't be somewhat smooth first before trying to 'polish' it?

Makes sense, I just wanted to make sure you where not chasing it with 150 grit hah!
I wouldn't worry about the bolt marks sadly current QC doesn't care what the back of the bolt looks like.
I agree get the paint out of the inside (I hear a brillo pad is good for that but never done it)
Run the rifle pretty much dry. All I use is CLP with a tooth brush for cleaning and then it is wiped dry.

You can polish your bolt and feed ramp, personally I use semi-chrome but I hear good stuff about automotive polish.
Just don't go crazy on it.

Goodluck!

[The Right to Bear Arms]

You'll only need 2 magazines and you won't be able to use the bipod at Appleseed. But, nice set up.

Echo6CharleyDelta: For clarification, can we use scopes for AS? I'm left with the impression that scopes are out in favor of Tech Sights.

Rickey Ray: Nice Set up, indeed.

Das Boost: Exactly, Appleseed in the schools.


I'll see all of you gung ho 795'ers @ AS.

R.B.A.

[Chaos47]

RBA you can use scopes, default sites, techsites, fiber optic sites, probably even red dots (but that would probably not be the most beneficial.)

As I've said before the AS training is biased off WW2 training. That is why a lot of people say get tech sites as they mimic sites of that time.

[sigma6]

ugh.. I'm still having problems with my marlin. I only had winchester stuff with me this time but it was a malfunction every mag. I tried to download mags and I get a malfunction. Loosened the 2 takedown screws... malfunction. Seems like the most common malfunction on my gun is failure to fire. After that, it wont freakin extract most of the time when I rack the bolt so I have to dig it out with my knife.

[echo6cavedog]

Like Chaos said, you can use whatever will get you on target. The key is consistency with the AQT.

[Chaos47]

ugh.. I'm still having problems with my marlin. I only had winchester stuff with me this time but it was a malfunction every mag. I tried to download mags and I get a malfunction. Loosened the 2 takedown screws... malfunction. Seems like the most common malfunction on my gun is failure to fire. After that, it wont freakin extract most of the time when I rack the bolt so I have to dig it out with my knife.

sigma6 have you modified any of your springs and thats what could be causing issues?

Are you sure all your springs are installed correctly?

[CouchIsland.com]

WOOOWWW. I got an email this morning from cheaper than dirt that Marlin mags were back in stock but had to rush to work. Just got back and tried to order, wiped out.

[allright]

This may not belong here

So, I shot a friends Marlin 60 a few weeks ago, and since I don't care for tube fed 22's, I've decided to try and find a good deal on a used or new Marlin 795.

If I DO get a chance to check out a used 795 for sale, what should I be looking for? Things that could be a problem.

If it has a scope, which are better, and which are no-no's?

And lastly, if anyone has a lead on a used one or a great deal on a new one, a PM would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

[sharkforce]

WOOOWWW. I got an email this morning from cheaper than dirt that Marlin mags were back in stock but had to rush to work. Just got back and tried to order, wiped out.

I ordered some from work, glad I did but hopefully they will come back again.

[DasBoost]

Ordered from PSA today and got 1400rds of 22 plus other ammo and goodies. The MiniMags in 36gr HP work well but I also picked up some 40gr solid-nose as well to see how the heavier rounds do.

Also, my mom, who has had multiple back and shoulder surgeries, was fearful of shooting the Mini and flat-out refused to shoot the K31 BUT loves the Marlin!! Zombie Osama had eyes and a smiley face put on him courtesy of her. She said it's a great rifle and I wish I had saved the target.

Marlin: Keep up the good work

[Chaos47]

Hah! You definitely should have saved her target... maybe even got it framed for her!

[DasBoost]

Hah! You definitely should have saved her target... maybe even got it framed for her!

Funny you say that; the target of her shooting her M&P9C after she picked it up is laminated and hanging on the back door. Her first mags through her first firearm purchase, couldn't be prouder. Next time though, I'll get pictures of a silhouette with a grin on its face.