Got it for 100.00 . Its dirty, but it will clean up. Has a cheapo Simmons scope. Never owned a .22mag. Anyone have one of these? Trigger is ATROCIOUS. That will need some work.
Picked up a Marlin 982S .22mag
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I've got a 782 I bought from a forum member ( wait, that was back at the other place ) some years back. Put a cheap 4X scope on it, seems it's always one that makes it to the range with whatever else I take. I'm thinking it deserves a better scope.
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I hope this thing shoots well. Saw mostly good reviews a few nutty ones. Id like to find a nice aftermarket pepper laminate stock to sit it in.
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I'll have to get some. It happened late yesterday afternoon. Just time enough to lean it in the closet. Lol. Plus, she's a dirty birdy.pictures?
did it really happen?
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I did some sort of internet trigger improvement job on mine, don't really remember the details, maybe something with the spring. It helped. But as I get older ( and hopefully wiser ) I am seeing the wisdom in spending the money on the proper hardware.
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I had a Marlin 22mag take down, kind of like the magnum version of the Papoose. I was always impressed with its accuracy. I think the Marlin Micro-Groove rifling they used on their rimfires really worked well.
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I want a lever gun project to put a super nice stock on. One of those projects that end up being more than the gun is worth. 600.00 slab of wood on a 300.00 rifle.
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Bic pen spring swap? What I did on a model 25....
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Thats what all the forums say to do.
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It made an improvement in my model 25. From what I understand the trigger mechanism is the same in yours.
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https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197546&=1
Bunch of reading to get through there.
Basically you replace the trigger spring with a spring from a "clicky" pen. There is an exact model pen typically referenced. If I remember correctly though I found a different pen spring to work after trying several.
If you have a drawer full of pens, a Marlin bolt action and about 30 mins time you can experiment. Just find a spring of the correct diameter and cut the pen spring to the same length as your trigger spring.
Bunch of reading to get through there.
Basically you replace the trigger spring with a spring from a "clicky" pen. There is an exact model pen typically referenced. If I remember correctly though I found a different pen spring to work after trying several.
If you have a drawer full of pens, a Marlin bolt action and about 30 mins time you can experiment. Just find a spring of the correct diameter and cut the pen spring to the same length as your trigger spring.
I got my Dad's 783 with when he passed away. He had it for years and didn't put more than a box of cartridges through it. It leaned in the corner of his bedroom loaded and ready to repel boarders. I still have it and put a cheapo 4x scope on it. Just had it to the range last week and did some nice shooting with it at 100 yds.
Nice looking rifle. Those things are pretty uncommonMarlin 25MB
Mine was unfired when I bought it this past year.
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Did a disassembly, and cleaned /polished the bolt. She is smooth now. Only deficiency is the trigger as we discussed. I finally got to shoot it yesterday. Its a soft shooter, really accurate. scope is pretty much spot on, which surprised me. Nice little rifle. Not sure what it will do in the stable but its nice.