marlin 17hmr synthetic stock

davekangoo

what are your opinions on this rifle , quality etc..

quicko

davekangoo wrote: »

what are your opinions on this rifle , quality etc..

I had one Dave and it put me off marlin rifles to the extent I wouldn't ever consider another. I spent a lot of money on it including rifle basix trigger, to try and get the rifle the way I wanted. The cz I replaced it with out of the box is a decent rifle

davekangoo

i have a cz17hmr but it was bad from the word go my f.a.d is suggesting a marlin the cz was a head wrecker throwing shots for no reason so it looks like mister marlin is on the cards who knows i might be lucky this time

Chiparus

I had that problem with an 17, could never get it to shoot good groups, I even brought it back to the dealer, but a good scrub with a copper de- fouling agent and it was shooting sweet.

tommyboy26

I had a marlin 917vs .17hmr. it was.a tack driver great for long range bunnies. the seven round mag sticks down a good bit which can be annoying but of you swop it for a four round its fine.

davekangoo

had it mine back to the dealer and independent smiths nobody could get it shooting right and no-one could say why they tried everything and still no difference so today i was offered a marlin instead anything is better than what i had

davekangoo

yep im hearing good and bad things i just want a straight shooter, what was the trigger like. and the bolt

garv123

davekangoo wrote: »

yep im hearing good and bad things i just want a straight shooter, what was the trigger like. and the bolt

i also have the marlin vs and tis a great straight shooting gun.

The magazine is a small issue with having to push it up sometimes to load the round but not that bad at all.

Great little gun.

Hunter21

Have a Marlin Xt17-vr and love it.
Is a tack driver in fairness, trigger was heavy when I got it but adjusted it down to 2.5pounds pull and suits me awy better and shoot better more consistently.

As garv said magazine can be a problem, 4 shot mag is horendous. 7 shot mag just needs more attention when pushing the bolt forward otherwise no bolt will enter the chamber. Only a small issue.

This rifles advantages outweigh the negatives by far. Marlins are great value for money.

Thomas Drennan

well i bought one as soon as they came out ,have it ever since, smassing rifle, shot many a rabbit 180 yards head shot its the most accurate rifle i ever had , take it everywhere,and a gun smith told me the marlin is one of the most accurate of the 17 that was made,and i have a sako 223 so im not imagine it

darg

garv123 wrote: »

i also have the marlin vs and tis a great straight shooting gun.

The magazine is a small issue with having to push it up sometimes to load the round but not that bad at all.

Great little gun.

Did you try adjusting the guides at the rear of the magazine. I collected my marlin 982vs last week and had the same problem until i gave the guides a very slight squeeze with a vice. Worked at treat on both the 4 round and 7 round magazine. No longer have to support the magazine to chamber a round

garv123

darg wrote: »

Did you try adjusting the guides at the rear of the magazine. I collected my marlin 982vs last week and had the same problem until i gave the guides a very slight squeeze with a vice. Worked at treat on both the 4 round and 7 round magazine. No longer have to support the magazine to chamber a round

I read online that it works, i must give it a try and see how it works out for me.