Marlin bolt gun

[BigJake]

You seen this guys. Newest thing from marlin. (aren't they owned by Cerberus now also?)

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/CenterfireBoltAction/XL7C.aspx

 

[SDVmnt]

Looks alot like a Remington to me. Who is also owned by Cerberus.

 

[blinddog]

I thought marlin dropped the X 7 a couple years ago? Looks like a good rifle it has a decent twist any way.

 

[IDBob]

Marlin has had that rifle out for a bunch of years then dropped it for a while, Kind of a Win model 70 clone with a look-a-like safety. They took all the things folks liked about modern guns and put them into their bolt gun or so the advertising at the time said.

Not a bad looking little bolt gun and light.

 

[1badshee]

I used to have a marlin mr7 in 270win, my brother has it now.

 

[BigJake]

Hmmm interesting, I knew they made a bolt slug gun but didn't know they made a rifle in bolt action...oh well learn something new every day.

 

[Snodog]

Interesting looking trigger too!

 

[Greg_Meyer]

Some (maybe most of) the older Marlin Rifles did not shoot well... Also, had a kind of "clubby" stock,as I recall. Proves that shooters really do like a nice looking rifle, but only f it shoots well, and, if it shoots well, it doesn't have to look all that great (Savage/Stevens)...

 

[lennyzrx]

When I enlarged the picture it sure looked like it has a barrel nut to set headspace like the Savage and Mossbergs ATR.

 

[Ramjet]

There is a detailed report on this gun on Gunblast.com .

 

[pikeon]

It looks like a savage clone. The trigger looks similar to the accu-trigger, it has a floating bolt head and a barrel nut to set headspace. Savage is probably making them and marlin put their name on it.