Marlin 980v - opinions? School me please!

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    mdoffroad

    mdoffroad

    Looking to Learn
    Aug 26, 2011
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    Abingdon, MD
    I ran across a Marlin 980v with a Leupold 2-7x33 Rifleman glass on it. I have never paid much attention to Marlin before as I never wanted a bolt .22, but, times change. Any help you all could give me would be appreciated. What about aftermarket stocks, upgrades etc... does its action fit other chassis etc? Thank you in advance
     
    BossmanPJ

    BossmanPJ

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    Feb 22, 2013
    7,059
    Cecil County
    I have no direct experience with the Marlin but my opinion is to buy a Savage. Same ballpark price, tons of aftermarket support, and are known to be tack drivers. You cannot beat them for the price.
     
    dreadpirate

    dreadpirate

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    Mar 7, 2010
    5,521
    Cuba on the Chesapeake
    mdoffroad said:
    I ran across a Marlin 980v with a Leupold 2-7x33 Rifleman glass on it. I have never paid much attention to Marlin before as I never wanted a bolt .22, but, times change. Any help you all could give me would be appreciated. What about aftermarket stocks, upgrades etc... does its action fit other chassis etc? Thank you in advance
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    I have a Marlin 60 that's solid. I would expect the same from the 980V.

    Not sure about after-market support. You could probably get a Boyd's stock for it. But it may shoot well out of the box and not require anything.
     
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    Magnumite

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    Dec 17, 2007
    6,579
    Harford County, Maryland
    Nothing wrong with that Marlin rifle. In my experience Marlins are under rated. The 17 and 22 rimfire magnum versions of the 980 are tack drivers. A new 22 Mag sporter I bought about 2 years ago shoots fine.
     
    Biggfoot44

    Biggfoot44

    Ultimate Member
    Aug 2, 2009
    33,221
    The bolt action Marlin .22s are fine little rifles . The oem synthetic stocks do what a .22 stock needs to do . If I looked the 980v up correctly, it has the heavier bull bbl , with no iron sights , so that would be refering to scope choices ?

    If I needed another quasi- sporter.22 bolt gun , I'd be happy with that, unless it needed bedding or somthing on purpose. And I've been known to paint black synthetic .22 stocks spruce green , just because I like spruce green.

    But everybody isn't me , and increasingly they aren't . Changing everything on a perfectly good rifle is valid and popular . If you are so inclined, a Ruger is your Huckleberry.
     
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