Marlin 795 thread

[caoboy]

I have a marlin 7000 and I just got a 795. The 7000 is really accurate but I only shot the 795 with iron sights but it shoots really good too. One other thing the 7000 has a different stock that is made by butler creek so you would have to change that too if you change barrels. Mark

Yeah I was thinking about that today at work...the stock might fit with some work, or an ATI stock.


It looks better to me, with a heavy barrel...I'm thinking since it's a heavy barrel, it'd shoot even better than the regular barrel.

Can anybody confirm this?

[niceguy]

On an earlier post, someone mentioned oiling the bolt to prevent FTE. I just wanted to share my experience with a Mod60.

I bought it in '86, and have thrown a lot of lead down the bore. The bolt was starting to hang up, even with cleaning and oiling. I took it to a smith, and he said that the things were designed poorly, and expected to gall the aluminum receivers after a while. When they reach that point, they are "junk".

Well, I LIKED my junk, and decided to do my first smith job... training of no.

I discovered then, what I should have seen before, if I were careful enough in my cleaning. The bolt is rectangular, when view as a cross section. Each corner, on mine, was pretty darned sharp. I took some sand paper to the edges and rounded them just a tad. The small amount of galling in the receiver got a similar treatment, but with wet /dry paper, and some oil - since aluminum doesn't sand well. Very light sanding, until the rough edges were just gone.

Oiled, reassembled, and tested. She shoots like a brand new rifle, and has performed wonderfully ever since.

I'm getting a pair of 795s for the family, and if I see the same sort of thing in them, I'll do some very minimal relief of the sharp edges.

[Capt Jack]

Great info niceguy, I'll have to check that out on my 795 as well.

$100 at Turners I may have to get another one!
Hell, even with the rebate I paid $167otd for mine and I still thought it was a great deal! I just need to get those tech sights now...

[wboughton]

girlfriend just bought mine from big 5 the other day. They are NOT having a sale at the moment on them. It's 139.99 AFTER rebate so they are selling for 159.99 plus DROS. I was kind of pissed. Waiting for the 28th to come around so I can pick it up, but I feel as though my girlfriend way overpaid. Got kinda mad when they neglected to say that the real price was $159 until we are already at the register and wound up spending around $200 out the door.

[afro]

I believe their regular price is $179.99. I paid the same ($159.99) which was $20 cheaper than the tag on it.

[Joe22]

Ya I wish there was a turners around me...

[wboughton]

likewise joe.

[caoboy]

http://www.williamsgunsight.com/gunsights/rifle1.htm

Alternative sights!

[GJC]

Thanks caoboy! Those look like some good sights. I have some techsights on my 795. So I think I'll get a set of these for my 60

http://www.williamsgunsight.com/gunsights/rifle1.htm

[afro]

How they workin out for ya? Got a chance to sight em in yet?

[GJC]

How they workin out for ya? Got a chance to sight em in yet?

No, but soon. Nephew is on His way over for Christmas, got a 795 waiting under the tree for Him Going to get a set for Him too. So off to the range soon, I got a .223 and 30-06 I need to sight in also. New Guns are neat!

[TurboS600]

Noob question

Got my sons a couple of 795s for Christmas (took advantage of the Turner's Black Friday ad for $99) We will be on BLM land tomorrow to break them in. Question is...Why don't these need some kind of tool to release the mag (ie. Bullet Button)? What is the difference between these and other rifles that need to tool?

[Joe22]

Rifles that need bullet button have evils such as pistol grips, collapsible stocks, ect...

[afro]

They also need to be centerfire rifles, the 795 is a rimfire.

[not4un]

I went a pissed of the anti-gun folks and exercised my GOD given 2nd amendment rights and picked me up one of these nice little rifles today.