Marlin 70942 7 Bolt 30-06 Springfield 22" Synthetic Stainles

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Reviewed By: Alan M on 10/10/2011 Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Excellent Value!!! Less than $400 for a stainless MOA rifle! I have had this rifle for about a month now after researching for about a year. I'm so glad I finally went ahead and purchased. It will shoot MOA with cheap Remington Core Lokt and cheap South African PMP ammo; often two bullets will be in the same hole. 150, 165 and 180gr's all shoot great. I bought this as my all around hunting rifle for Whitetail, Blacktail, Hogs, Muledeer and hopefully Elk someday. The trigger is fantastic, fells like a match two stage, when you feel the center blade fully compress and your finger touch the main blade you know the rifle will fire with just a little more pressure, it breaks totally cleanly, no creep. This rifle has been criticized for not having a removable magazine and I agree that it is a little harder to load and unload than a magazine fed rifle or one with an opening floor plate but the flip side of that is the totally smooth, clean underside of the stock. It is very comfortable to shoot from all field positions and there is no cold metal floor plate at the balance point to freeze your hand while carrying when hunting. Since most of the competitions magazines are plastic with plastic releases I'm happy Marlin spent the money elsewhere. Speaking of plastic, the only two pieces I can find in this rifle are the stock and the magazine follower. Even the sling swivel studs are stainless unlike the completions molded in plastic offering. The bolt is very smooth and took little time to break in, when it is unlocked one need only tip the rifle back about 15 degrees and it slides open. The rifle arrived with a one piece Weaver type scope base mounted BUT the screws were not torqued or locktited which was an easy fix, definitely check this before mounting a scope and attempting to sight in. I also checked and locktited the action screws. The finish of the stainless is so-so with a few light tool marks, a little steel wool in a couple of places could make it better but for a budget entry level hunting rifle I have no complaints. I am 6'4", 200lbs and find this rifle very comfortable to shoot and carry. The 22 inch barrel is long enough to get the most out of the cartridge but the rifle still feels fairly handy. I topped mine with an also excellent Nikon Monarch African 1-4x20 scope in Leupold rings and love the combo. I have very fast both eyes open acquisition ability for quick shots in thick cover and enough magnification to get me out to 300 yds or so while keeping me honest about the capabilities of both myself and the cartridge. My only complaint is that when my rifle arrived the bolt was loose in the box and during shipping and handling had dinged up the stock and made a couple of marks in the stainless finish. Annoying but this is a field gun and going to get banged up anyway so I let it slide. All in all I feel like I got a great deal on a rifle I plan on using for many seasons to come.

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Reviewed By: Duane P on 12/13/2010 Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]
Wonderful rifle for the price!! Very well constructed. Best trigger I've seen in years, smooth fluted bolt, pillar bedding, barrel-nut construction. Will shoot MOA.
Backed by Marlins warranty. You can't go wrong with this one.

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