Marlin 795 MEGATHREAD Part Deuce

[inbox485]

THANKS just ordered 2, I have been looking for about three months !!, they seem to be almost as rare as ammo!!

Those mags were a PITA to find before any of this nonsense.

[saber]

Anyone have a technique or suggestion to speed up mag changes? My mags occasionally stick or are hard to get out.

[adchrome]

file off the burrs and sharp edges, worked for me

[khigh]

Hi all. First post from a Non-Californian. I literally joined the site to make this post.

First of all thank you for the thread. This one thread might be the greatest single resource for the 795 on the net. I refer to it all the time and refer others to it when they're getting started.

But the reason I joined was to add two things that will hopefully be helpful. I've posted them on my Marlin board, but wanted to add them here as well.

First - a dedicated takedown tool.

I always hated having to go to the toolkit to take down my 795, and didn't want to lug around a hex key set, or take a chance at losing a nice one by carrying it by itself, so I got one of those super cheap $2-3 little pocketknife type folding hex key kits at Harbor Freight, took the 9/64 key off, slipped a key chain on, sealed it off with epoxy putty, and painted it with spray rubber (the kind for roof flashing). I put the keyring on the little "tab" of my soft case so I'll always have the tool whenever I have the rifle. Plus it's the perfect dimension for not letting me overtighten.



Second - A great pouch for 25 Round Promag Mags

It's called "MOLLE 2-Magazine Pouch, 5.56mm, M16/M4" or some variant - Shopping "M4 two mag pouch" always turns them up for me.

You'd be hard pressed to spend over $3 on one.




Hope someone finds these helpful and thanks again for the great thread!

[Grey1one]

The allen wrench, good idea, the magazine pouches, useless here as the magazines aren't legal.

[khigh]

The allen wrench, good idea, the magazine pouches, useless here as the magazines aren't legal.

Ah - there were already several mentions of those magazines and larger in the thread. I thought maybe rimfire were exempted. If I were up to no good I'd certainly rather have 10 x39s than 25 .22s.

In any case, this thread has well outgrown its original intended audience.

[roushstage2]

The allen wrench, good idea, the magazine pouches, useless here as the magazines aren't legal.

Standard capacity magazines aren't illegal to own in CA. You just had to own them before the ban took place, or, be exempt.

[BigPimping]

Is this rifle as hard to clean as it appears on the YouTube video? Breaking it down appears to be a major task. Do I really need to do that every time I clean it?

[Chaos47]

It's really not that bad.
Removing the trigger guard takes 2 screws, pull it off
Then pull the barreled receiver and action off the stock
Remove a plastic pin by hand, slide action off
Action does not need to be broken down any farther to clean it.
(I generally only take the action down completely to do trigger work)

The tricky part is removing the bolt.
Pull back on the bolt and lift it out at an angle
The bolt handle will fall away as you lift
Slowly releasing the pressure from the recoil spring without bending it.


Clean the inside of the trigger and trigger guard with a toothbrush.
Clean the action with a toothbrush and a little CLP if needed.
Clean the bolt with CLP
Wipe all the parts down till they are practically dry. Maybe put one drop of oil spread around the bolt if you feel a bit wild.

Reassemble in reverse being mindfull of the recoil spring again.


So that might sound complex but it is really really straight forward. You won't have to look at directions after you have done it once. The worst part is removing the bolt.

I really need to make the improved recoil rod that I have in my head. It would make it so much easier to take out and put back in. Too bad I have no idea where to start to have a prototype made and get them produced.. cheaply.

You probably do not have to break it down after every range trip. A bore snake down the bore would probably do you between cleanings.. Personally I break it down to its main parts and clean it every range trip.
Theres probably Marlin 60's out there that have never been taken down in decades that run fine...

[BigPimping]

Well, I took my 795 to USI today for the first time. Hot damn it was accurate and fun. Had it for 6 months and this is the first time I fired it. Love it almost as much as my 10/22. It is a much better value than the Ruger, that's for sure.

[Chaos47]

Glad you had a good time! I love mine to death.

[BigPimping]

All I gotta do now is find more to feed it.

[Chaos47]

All I gotta do now is find more to feed it.

And get more magazines
And go to Appleseed

[BigPimping]

Mags are quite scarce. As is ammo. Got plenty of 10/22 mags though.

[Wileyx]

Mags are quite scarce. As is ammo. Got plenty of 10/22 mags though.

mags in stock here http://www.midwayusa.com/product/171...-nickel-plated