The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The Hide > The Art of the Rifle: Bolt, Lever, and Pump Action

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old January 23, 2013, 12:15 PM   #1
cmdc
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 1, 2010
Location: Florida Gulf Coast
Posts: 721
Marlin XT 22MR

I just got one with synthetic stock, and was wondering if anyone has one and what your thoughts are on the rifle.

Thanks
cmdc is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 12:47 PM   #2
L_Killkenny
Senior Member
 
Join Date: February 2, 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 2,676
Good time to ask AFTER you got it !

How about this, go shoot it and let us know what you think.
L_Killkenny is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 01:07 PM   #3
cmdc
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 1, 2010
Location: Florida Gulf Coast
Posts: 721
Ha. Funny. I have a bad habit of getting something and asking for opinions later. I will eventually do that, but was just wondering if anyone had Zny experience with them.
cmdc is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 03:30 PM   #4
aarmel732
Member
 
Join Date: October 15, 2012
Location: Illinois
Posts: 67
I have an XT22 with a boyds evolution stock. It was pretty good with the wood stock it came with, but once the barrel was free floated, it became great. It shoots anything, but seems to be very accurate with CCI minimags, and winchester super X. It does "OK" with federal bulk and remington bulk. Seems the faster velocities help it shoot more accurate. When I changed stocks I took the screws for the trigger almost all the way out and adjusted down to the lightest trigger pull possible. The bolt action was notchy and a little gritty, but over 1000 rounds, it has smoothed out pretty nicely. I am not sure if yours is a bull barrel or a sporter barrel, mine is a sporter, and it works great with the cheap barska scope I have on it. Reliable, fun accurate, and fairly cheap.....for me...perfect.
aarmel732 is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 03:57 PM   #5
cmdc
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 1, 2010
Location: Florida Gulf Coast
Posts: 721
Mine is the 22" sporter barrel. When I got mine, yesterday, they had one with the wooden stock as well, but I opted for the synthetic one.
cmdc is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 04:15 PM   #6
alex0535
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 4, 2012
Location: Georgia
Posts: 908
I have a .17 HMR older sibling of this line, model is a 917v but I think it became the XT-17v with the addition of the pro-fire adjustable trigger.

Mine is a bull barrel and the trigger is different.

This all being said, once I got the trigger down to a pull that I liked. This used rifle produces 1/4" groups at 75 yards. Ragged single hole groups. Accuracy, in my opinion is outstanding.

Read the manual and figure out how to adjust that trigger, its probably set much higher than it really needs to be.
alex0535 is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 05:01 PM   #7
FrankenMauser
Senior Member
 
Join Date: August 25, 2008
Location: In the valley above the plain
Posts: 13,402
I have an older version, the 882SS. It's one of my favorite rifles. (Was THE favorite, until a 77/22 came into the mix.)
The newer triggers (like yours) are far better than what mine had from the factory.
My rifle is most accurate with 40-50 gr bullets, but shoots most loads fairly well.

If you anticipate finding yourself in a situation where you'll be carrying the rifle a lot with a sling, buy one or two of the 4-round magazines for it. They don't stab you in the back, like the 7-rounders. Marlin usually has a really good sale on them, on their website, some time between March and June every year. --A few years ago, the 7-rounders were half price and the 4-rounders were discounted plus 'buy one get one free', with $3 shipping.
__________________
Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.
FrankenMauser is offline  
Old January 23, 2013, 06:16 PM   #8
cmdc
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 1, 2010
Location: Florida Gulf Coast
Posts: 721
Thanks, guys.
cmdc is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:44 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.10540 seconds with 10 queries