MARLIN 795 .22LR
I was looking for an affordable but reliable .22 for plinking and small game hunting and came across the semi-automatic Marlin 795. The gun features a black synthetic stock which keeps the weight down to just 4.5lbs, you can carry this thing all day and not get tired. A ten round magazine and iron sites come standard.
I purchased a 550 round box of Federal .22LR from Walmart for just over $8 and have currently fired about 300 rounds of it without a single failure of any kind. The gun is a dream to shoot: light, accurate, reliable, and I find the trigger pull to be very pleasing. Often I hear complaints about .22 triggers and how they seem like they are 10+ lbs, well not on the 795; a light squeeze is all that’s needed.
Now, Marlin has a model called the 7000 that is nearly identical to the 795 except it has a heavier target barrel and comes with no iron sights, but I wasn’t looking for a .22 to mount a scope on or be extremely accurate at a 100 yards. If that’s what you’re looking for then check out the 7000.
As for the 705, the only real problem is that there are no aftermarket companies that make high capacity magazines for any Marlin firearms. It would be nice to have a 25 round mag like a 10-22 but if that’s the biggest complaint that I can come up with then Marlin has done a great job.
I paid $120 total for my NIB 795 from Davidson’s Gallery of Guns (www.galleryofguns.com). So if you’re looking for a quality plinker and fun .22LR to shoot, or even that first gun for your child, I highly recommend the Marlin 795.
I was looking for an affordable but reliable .22 for plinking and small game hunting and came across the semi-automatic Marlin 795. The gun features a black synthetic stock which keeps the weight down to just 4.5lbs, you can carry this thing all day and not get tired. A ten round magazine and iron sites come standard.
I purchased a 550 round box of Federal .22LR from Walmart for just over $8 and have currently fired about 300 rounds of it without a single failure of any kind. The gun is a dream to shoot: light, accurate, reliable, and I find the trigger pull to be very pleasing. Often I hear complaints about .22 triggers and how they seem like they are 10+ lbs, well not on the 795; a light squeeze is all that’s needed.
Now, Marlin has a model called the 7000 that is nearly identical to the 795 except it has a heavier target barrel and comes with no iron sights, but I wasn’t looking for a .22 to mount a scope on or be extremely accurate at a 100 yards. If that’s what you’re looking for then check out the 7000.
As for the 705, the only real problem is that there are no aftermarket companies that make high capacity magazines for any Marlin firearms. It would be nice to have a 25 round mag like a 10-22 but if that’s the biggest complaint that I can come up with then Marlin has done a great job.
I paid $120 total for my NIB 795 from Davidson’s Gallery of Guns (www.galleryofguns.com). So if you’re looking for a quality plinker and fun .22LR to shoot, or even that first gun for your child, I highly recommend the Marlin 795.