fine piece of tight shootin american craftsmanship
By spoon
Review Date: 08/29/2010
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Reviewer Experience: Weekend Shooter
Reviewer Location: MO
i bought mine a year ago. it had a couple of minor ''flaws'' with barrel/stock contact and oil-filled scope mounting holes initially affecting accuracy along with the plastic trigger guard that''s easily broken. ok...four & one-half stars.
i broke the guard while putting the barreled action back into the stock after my initial, thorough cleaning job. rectified the trigger guard problem with an anodized aluminum one that marlin makes for one of their .22cal rifles at the cost of $11.00. as for the accuracy, i used a rotary tool to remove a shallow thin section of the stock in the areas where the contact was. i also removed and degreased the scope mounting screws and holes she tightened her groups to less than 1 moa! sweet deal for a little over $300.
i may have went a little overboard in improving the looks of my 30-06 it now sports a free-floating. laminated ross thumb hole stock, a set of talley ring mounts carrying an ao, high-powered, mil-dot scope. it forces my reloads to erase a hole in a target with 5 shots that you can cover with a quarter. the factory-installed scope that came with mine now sets atop a sporterized 303 enfield.
go to: http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php. see what many other gun nutz have to say about the quality of this long arm.
i don''t think anyone should be disappointed with the purchase of the marlin xl-7 long action or xs-7 short action. got an xs-7 to pick-up from my gunsmith buddy tomorrow in 7mm-08 rem. they''re affordable with the accuracy and quality that''s more than good enough to cause some riflemen to own many! awe shucks...go spend a several hundred dollars more for a ''classy'' rifle and then come meet me at the range. you''ll see you might have done better with an xl or xs-7!
spoon
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