Utah Concealed Carry Instructor Review of Marlin 795

Concealed Carry Instructor’s Review of the Marlin 795

So I just went to the desert to try out my new Marlin 795. I picked this little guy up because I wanted the most accurate .22 for the money. I know that I were to go with the Ruger 10/22, I’d end up spending as much on it as I did my sniper rifle. Seemed sort of silly for just a .22. Marlin has a rebate on this rifle for $25 off the original price…still waiting for that to show up in the mail. First I needed to sight in the scope. Just for kicks, I shot 10 rounds of Federal bulk pack. Here’s the result at 25 yards.

Marlin 795 .22 LR Accuracy at 25 yards

I’m pretty sure that those two up top were more my mistake than the firearm’s problem. I was just shooting off the bed rail on my truck.

I also brought some pennies that I had taped up on a cardboard target. A friend said that the .22 probably wouldn’t punch a hole through the penny. This is also at 25 yards.

Accuracy of the Marlin 795 .22 at a penny 25 yards away

The scope I selected is the Bushnell rimfire 3×9 for $30. All in all, I’m rather happy with the accuracy of this rifle. Several people have complained about the trigger pull. I concur that it’s not nearly as nice as my Remington 700 out of the box. There appear to be a lot of folks that have done an aftermarket trigger job on these guys…more to come on that. What do you think? Have you shot one of these?