Marlin XS7 rifle help

mt boy

mt boy

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Was looking for a cheaper rifle to call with and realy to be honest a lot lighter rifle all my calling rifle are long and heavy barrled.Been looking at these marlins for awhile now and was tring to find out so good info on them.Was wondering if anyone knows what the actions are like or if marlin makes them thereself or has some one else do there actions.Thanks
 
My friend just bought a 270 seems like a real solid gun.The action is very smooth and from everthing I have seen on the net they are very good shooters.I have plans to get a 243 in the near future.
 
Ya 243 is what I am looking at and if they shoot decent with that price you cant go wrong for a rifle that I am going to beat around in the brush.
 
I recently handled one of them at Cabelas. Compared it to a Stevens .223. I am torn between these two rifles. I want a .223 but I liked Marlin better between the two in .243. The action was smoother and the trigger was better on the Marlin imo. At $300 it is a great value. Marlin seems to have there own version of the accu-trigger called pro-fire. It can be set as low as 2.5 lbs. dont know how it shoots though. I have heard good things about the Stevens accuracy, but trigger is so-so. i am hoping to hear good things about the Marlin's accuracy.
 
I recently bought two Marlin's. A .270 XL-7 and a .243 XS-7 .243. I hadn't planned to.

I had intended to purchase two Savage 200's. One in 22-250 and the other a .270 when I went to the store. The store people were so new to the Marlin they knew nothing about its features. If I hadn't noticed the Marlins placed in the back of the rack I would have never checked them out.

First thing I noticed was the stock. It was much better than the Savage. It has a roll-over cheek rest ths Savage doesn't have. The ones I bought were black synthetic but I was advised they could be purchased in "Realtree camo" for about $25 more.

Next thing was the trigger. It appeared to be just like the Savage "Accutrigger" and felt just like one too - very nice, and that's the main area where the Savage really needs work, IMHO....

Next was the bluing... when held side by side to the Savage, clearly better.

The Marlin had a one piece scope mount/bridge included. The Savage didn't. The Marlin had a soft "Limbsaver" type recoil pad. The Savage a harder one.

The barrel nut is the same on the Marlin as on the 200 making a caliber swap a "piece of cake" on either rifle.

The major drawback for the Marlin are caliber choices. The smallest caliber available right now is .243 in the XS Series. I've heard rumors they plan to introduce a 22-250 at the "SHOT" show or soon thereafter.

In my area, the Marlins were also each priced $30 cheaper than the Savage. That outstanding price is why I went with a .243 Marlin and passed on the Savage 22-250 for my short action rifle.

I've been a fan of Savage for many years. I currently own two. A 110 .264 and a .338 mag. Both lefties. They've served me very well and I've never had a problem with either for function or accuracy. The Savage 200 has a well deserved following it has earned. I still like the position of the safety better on the Savage than the Marlin. But this new Marlin will be a more than serious competitor for them in the future. That could mean Savage will need to upgrade their 200's to remain competitive with Marlin and that will benefit all us hunters. I believe the Marlin rifles are manufactured completely in the USA. Amazing, isn't it!

All I can add is to suggest you do what I did. Actually go to a store that handles both and compare them side-by-side. Make your own decision and draw your own conclusions. I believe it will be the same one I had... Let us know what you think!!
 
I hope that Marlin introduces some LEFTY bolt guns too. That's one place where Savage has really come into it's own. Even though they don't offer every model rifle in left hand, I believe they offer at least one model in left hand in every caliber. The Savage I just got has the most "cushy" recoil pad I've ever seen. It may be just a model 12 thing, or it may be a new feature on all their rifles. The claim on the tag on the gun said it makes the recoil of a .30-06, feel 27% less than the recoil of a .243 with a standard pad.

My dad just bought his first centerfire rifle. It's a Marlin XS7 .243. I zeroed it for him since he's never shot with a scope. He got some Federal ammo and it shot just over MOA with it. With some ammo experimenting and/or handloading I have no doubt it will be sub MOA.
 
They look to be nice rifles for the money. I really don't know why they don't offer a 22-250.

Basically it's just a barrel change on there short action,bolt and magazine are the same as 308 parent case.

I'd be up for one 22-250 or small case 204,223
 
I see on there website that there offering a camo version as mentioned, as well as a wood stock. I was impressed by this rifle.
 
Predatormasters Firearms Section

Here's a link to the range report for the 7mm-08 I purchased for my son. I really like the rifle.

If you are wanting traditional short action calibers (.223, .22-250) I think they will be presented this week at the SHOT Show in Vegas. I had the opportunity to shoot an XS7 in .22-250 last September and it was a nice rifle. Laminated wood stock instead of synthetic, too.
 
I might just have to wait and see if they do offer a 22-250 soon But I dont know I all ready have all the stuff to reload for a 243
 
mt boy...i have long been an advocate of the XL/XS7...none of the write-ups have mentioned any outsource'n of action,barrel,etc....since it appears the rifle is being manuf in rem facility i doubt that outsource'n is involved.
 
Originally Posted By: Bill B. Predatormasters Firearms Section

Here's a link to the range report for the 7mm-08 I purchased for my son. I really like the rifle.

If you are wanting traditional short action calibers (.223, .22-250) I think they will be presented this week at the SHOT Show in Vegas. I had the opportunity to shoot an XS7 in .22-250 last September and it was a nice rifle. Laminated wood stock instead of synthetic, too.

Thank's for the info Bill. I'll keep an eye on gunblast 2010 shot show news.
 
Originally Posted By: Chapped Lipsmt boy...i have long been an advocate of the XL/XS7...none of the write-ups have mentioned any outsource'n of action,barrel,etc....since it appears the rifle is being manuf in rem facility i doubt that outsource'n is involved. So they are built in a remington factory.I didnt know that
 


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