Marlin Appleseed LTR

[AZRedhawk44]

http://appleseedinfo.org/ltr-marlin.html



Some of the Appleseed guys went to the NRA show and tried pitching a 10/22 Appleseed semi-custom rifle to TALO.  They wanted to have 1 rifle available on the market that already came with everything you need for the Appleseed curriculum.  That would include 2 magazines (to learn rifleman's nest and efficient mag changes), a proper sling capable being used in hasty and loop configurations, and quality aperture sights.  TALO wouldn't bite, but out of the blue, Marlin did.

Good to see perseverance pay off.

I've always liked the 795 better than the 10/22 anyways.

This Marlin 795 comes with a GI style nylon sling and 1" swivels, TS200 TechSights, and 2 mags.


Despite its cutesy name, Appleseed isn't a Fudd outfit.  Appleseed tends to draw the entry level EBR consumer wanting to learn marksmanship.  Marlin produces rifles that tend to cater to the non-EBR crowd.

I'm happy to see Marlin, a component of Cerberus, edge closer into bed with the EBR/2A/Liberty crowd with this offering.

[makattak]

Is it comparable in price to a normal 795, or did they add a premium for being "Appleseed" branded?

[AZRedhawk44]

MSRP and street price aren't established yet.  It's a Davidsons distributed product.

I'm hearing $200 or so is the anticipated cost.

[seeker_two]

Impressive.....this might displace the 10-22 as my recommended beginners starting rifle.

[41magsnub]

$200-ish would be a pretty good price.  A base 795 is ~$160 + sling +extra magazine + $69 retail tech sights (not to mention shipping) makes it sound pretty compelling at that price.

MSRP is $299 at Davidson's which feels slightly high but not obscene.

[Ron]

This is exactly what my next firearm purchase was going to be, a .22 to round out my kit and it had to be something I could use for Appleseed!

Some years back I did a two day Appleseed class. Would love to do it again.

[White Horseradish]

Pretty nice. I have two rifles in this config that were just 795 Marlins I bought and added sights to.

There are only two things I would change, and it doesn't look like either has been altered. Tech-Sights adjustment is done with a screw instead of a knob you can grab, and the magazine release of a 795 is a spring that makes mags not drop free.

[lee n. field]

Interesting. 

[roo_ster]

I was going to build an LTR for each kid after they outgrew the chipmunk.  I was going to go with teh Ruger 10/22, but if the 795 is reliable, I would buy this instead and save Daddy some light 'smithing work.

If it is reliable, "Attaboy, Marlin!"

[White Horseradish]

The 795 is reliable and accurate out of the box. The only thing you might want to do is clean it first. Marlin can be sometimes a little sloppy with that.

[French G.]

A cheap .22 with good sights? I may buy 3. Think it takes the mags to my marlin bolt gun too. Yummy.

[ArfinGreebly]

You know, they used to make a cut-down, lightweight, semi-skeletonized, take-down version of the 795.

It was called the Papoose.  (Well, not really the same rifle, but they take the same magazine.)  I have one in the truck.  I was going to buy another one, and then I discovered they'd quit making the darned things.

Let me know if you see a take-down version of this or another other variation of the 795.

I need another lightweight take-down rifle.  And, no, the AR-7 isn't a candidate.

[AZRedhawk44]

I'd consider the Papoose a 795, just as much as the new 10/22TD is a 10/22.

Same bolt, same receiver, same magazine.  Yeah, the barrel connection method is a little different and the stock is either missing a portion of its fore-end or cut in half... but definitely a cousin product.

[roo_ster]

A cheap .22 with good sights? I may buy 3. Think it takes the mags to my marlin bolt gun too. Yummy.

This.  I have yet to own a .22 that calls for a scope.  When I buy an  Anschutz or one of the better CZ bolties, I might spend $$$ on good glass.

[ArfinGreebly]

I have yet to own a .22 that calls for a scope. 

Can I borrow your eyes?

I have a couple of .22 rifles with which I'm just fine out to 30 yards.  At 50 yards there's a lot of squinting going on.

My 39A has a cheap crap scope that was on the rifle when I bought it.  I've never adjusted it, and I can do clays at 100 yards.

Absent a scope, there's no way I'm hitting a clay with anything at 100 yards.

[roo_ster]

Can I borrow your eyes?

I have a couple of .22 rifles with which I'm just fine out to 30 yards.  At 50 yards there's a lot of squinting going on.

My 39A has a cheap crap scope that was on the rifle when I bought it.  I've never adjusted it, and I can do clays at 100 yards.

Absent a scope, there's no way I'm hitting a clay with anything at 100 yards.

My eyes are awful: nearsighted, astigmatism.  With glasses, though, I can get to 20/20.

[AmbulanceDriver]

Yeah.... If it comes in at $250 or less, I'll probably be getting at least a couple of 'em...  :D

[Sawdust]

I've got two 795s.

One set-up with the Techsights, and one with a scope.

Dig 'em.

Sawdust

[Tallpine]

My eyes are awful: nearsighted, astigmatism.  With glasses, though, I can get to 20/20.

I can see the sights, or I can see the target 

[ArfinGreebly]

I can see the sights, or I can see the target  

Roger that.

Out past 50 yards, that would also be me.  From 30 to about 50 I'm okay, but as the distance grows so does the pixel smearing of the target (or the sight).

At Tueller distances I can do decent pistol work, but 30 yards is a real stretch for me with the pistol (yes, I will still hit the target, though there are no guarantees regarding that fuzzy bit in the middle).  From thirty yards and out, I'm in carbine territory, simply for the saving grace of the long sight radius.

There was a time, many many years back, when 100 yards with irons was no big deal, and I qualified "expert" with those eyes.

I didn't take up shooting again until I was over 50 years old, and found that I'd left my eyes in another life.

All of that said, I will still make carbine hits on a 5-gallon bucket at 100 yards with iron sights.  Maybe half a magazine.

So, if I were to engage a hostile at 100, I could probably keep him honest, because as blind as I am, accidents will happen.

 

[RoadKingLarry]

I put  Weaver 1-3X20 on my Henry Lever .22. On 1 or 2 I can shoot it both eyes open and hit a moving(not real fast though) rabbit out to 50 yds almost every time.

I'll keep my eyes open for the new Marlin, I like the concept.

[AZRedhawk44]

Word is official.

Promo materials out.



Page 21 of the marlin catalogue.

http://www.icloudmobilemedia.com/t/34516

Available at Gallery of Guns.

http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/Default.aspx?item=70677

[Ron]

Out of stock due to unprecedented demand.

[roo_ster]

Out of stock due to unprecedented demand.

A very good sign. 

[Viking]

Out of stock due to unprecedented demand.

Excellent.