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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Ratdog68 on May 21, 2010, 03:32:34 PM

Title: Older Marlin .22 Bolt Action Question....
Post by: Ratdog68 on May 21, 2010, 03:32:34 PM: At least 30yrs back.

.22 Short/Long/LongRifle
Bolt Action
Clip Fed
Blued/Wood stock

What would the model number be for one of these puppies? I distinctly recall them having the above features, having a tough time figuring out what model they were.

The Tube Feed (current) will shoot all three, the Youth "single shot" will shoot all three, but all the clip fed ones I see offered now are "Long Rifle" only.
Title: Progress...
Post by: Ratdog68 on May 21, 2010, 05:05:51 PM: It's a model 780 that was bolt/clip. 781 was bolt/tube. 782 was .22mag bolt/clip. 783 was .22mag bolt/tube.

So... now that I know it's a model 780. The "next" series of the bolt/clip fed offered was the 880. Anyone know whether the stocks are interchangable? I know that eventually, Marlin changed the fire control group, but, I don't know whether that was with the 880 or the 980.

Another question... anyone know whether the 780 barrels are interchangable with the 880 model?
Title: Re: Older Marlin .22 Bolt Action Question....
Post by: jdb on May 22, 2010, 01:21:30 PM: the safty changed from the 780 series to the 880 series in the earlier models back was fire and forward was safe the newer ones are oppisite
Title: Re: Older Marlin .22 Bolt Action Question....
Post by: jdb on May 22, 2010, 01:28:44 PM: i bought a 782 right after high school and scoped w/ a nice little 2x7 and was runnin a couple hundered rounds a week through it, it killed everything it ever looked at. I made two of my the most memroble shots of my life w/ that little rifle and killed many many many diggers, and ground hogs w/ it. Then came a wife and kids and I couldnt afford to shoot it anymore so it was sold to pay bills. When finaces would allow I bought another and it never shot as well, sold it and bought a ruger which shoots better than the old marlin ever thought about but I have many fond memories of days spent afield w/ that marlin
Title: Re: Older Marlin .22 Bolt Action Question....
Post by: blmathis12 on May 22, 2010, 01:32:09 PM: could be the model 20 or 25's (m,mn,etc.) which they still make just a lil different clips called the model 925 i have a old model 25 its from 1971 shots awesome!
Title: Updated...
Post by: Ratdog68 on May 26, 2010, 10:59:40 AM: From my digging on google... it would appear that mine is a model 780SQ (Squirrel) with a heavy barrel. The remnants of the design carved into the pistol grip portion of the stock lends to it being a squirrel model. And, yes, the two models apparently can share barrels/stocks.

Numrich had what I need to give this poor ol' thing some TLC, although, (unfortunately) the "squirrel" barrel stock was not available. So, a new stock, barrel, barrel retention pin, and front sight group have been ordered. Due to the condition of the barrel before I got it... I'm just gonna swap barrels... even though it is a tack driver (as is).

These are a press fit barrel, but, I'm hoping that securing it into a padded vise and driving the retention pin out is all I'll need to remove/replace the barrel (ok, m'be a plastic faced dead-blow mallet too). I'd also assume that a very thin coat of some anti-seize before installation of the barrel wouldn't be a bad idea?