By Mistake My 795/.22 Is Only 3-1/2 lbs!

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Bought a Marlin 795 -- a mistake. Cost $114. Well, it will have if the rebate I trusted in, my second mistake, ever comes in which seems less likely with every passing week... I didn't wait a month, my third mistake, to buy it in the first place when it would have been only $99. And still not worth it!

It was the worst feeling trigger on a brand new or used gun I have ever felt with the possible exception of a Ruger 96/22 lever-action. It weighed 6.9 lbs. pull on average. Marlin, who interupted me when I called to complain, said they won't make it less than 3.5 lbs. I asked if they could really cut it in half! They said it was bad, I believed them when they said it was covered under warranty, and to send it to Williams Gunsite for covered repair. Those were mistakes four and five.

Williams sent a postcard they rec'd the trigger assembly and I corrected the Zip Code that was wrong.

After a few weeks they called to get $60. Oh, didn't I tell you? Marlin, under Remington, has LOWERED the Maximum Allowable Trigger Pull from 7.5 lbs. to 7. Great improvement! Oh, and raised the Minimum from 3.5 to 4.5 lbs. So, my bad trigger was never quite covered under warranty and I gave Williams $60. My sixth mistake.

But soon I'll have a usable 3-1/2 + lb. Marlin 795 that cost up to $199 plus some postage and tax instead of the $99 tomato stake it could have been. Lesson(s) learned.
 
Shoulda/woulda/coulda. Shoulda made them send it to the factory. Woulda gotten it fixed for free. Coulda just took the 15 minutes as suggested and done it yourself and had it under 3 pounds.
 
there are many over at rimfirecentral that claim trigger pull to be around 20 to 30 ounces, on there marlin semi auto 22's, there are alot of other interesting mods they do.
 
I wasn't going to play with the trigger for many reasons, not the least of which are I'm not a gunsmith and there is liability -- I have a life and things worth keeping and the receipt from what was supposed to be a warranty repair is the least expensive insurance there is. And I'm not going to squabble over $60 with the people who actually did the work.

MARLIN SUGGESTED I send it to Williams a) for warranty repair (did you miss that too?) b) because they will take a coupla weeks and the Remington Ilion, NY factory would be a few months.

As it turns out it would not have been covered in any case regardless of where it went. Coulda, shoulda, would ya please follow the bouncing ball?

The $99 Marlin 795 is not worth it.
 
Take some ownership of your "train wreck".

I bought one and with a little trigger work (less than $20 from a GS) I have the best squirel shooter I own. I thought the triggger work was not unreasonable for such an inexpesive gun.

Check out Rimfire Central who has an expansive knowlege base about the 795.

"A smart man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others."

Shoes
 
It sucks that you feel robbed. Under Remington, Marlin is really going down hill.

However, I have had a rule for nearly 20 years:
Never buy a Marlin semi-auto. The Model 60 is a lump of crap. Those that feed from a detachable magazine (795 and 70) are marginally better, but still not worth the frustration.

When you get it back, see if it's a shooter. If not, trade it off for a Marlin bolt action .22 (great rifles), or some one else's semi-auto.
 
Well, seems like you thought you could buy a Ferrari for the price of a Fiat....

And a 7lb trigger is just like shooting an issue M4. It isn't insurmountable.

Jimro
 
And a 7lb trigger is just like shooting an issue M4. It isn't insurmountable.
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+1

I almost sent my 795 in for some trigger work when I got it....instead I practiced with it.

Now I shoot my 7+lb AR-15 trigger better than I ever have.
Most folks can shoot light triggers on heavy rifles well. Takes more skill to shoot a heavy trigger on a light rifle.
Good practice IMO.
 
It was the worst feeling trigger on a brand new or used gun I have ever felt with the possible exception of a Ruger 96/22 lever-action. It weighed 6.9 lbs.
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Then why did you buy it?

Sounds like you brought all the trouble on yourself.

The gun wasn't broke... it came with a trigger that you didn't like... and YOU bought it anyways. Marlin was nice enough to suggest somewhere to send it to "get repaired" under their cost because you didn't like the factory trigger pulls. I can tell you from working in the industry that a lot of other manufacturers would have told you to get lost.
 
Just pointing out for anyone else contemplating 795 v 10/22 that you were presented with this option and chose otherwise. I have yet to see a post saying the mods did not work or they messed up trying to do them, including many first time gun owners. In the previous thread you suggested people buy a 10/22 instead(twice as much as the 795) and when presented that it also comes with a 7 pound trigger you said to buy a new trigger for it, another $50-200, and arguably a less accurate gun...

$100 gun that needs a new trigger > $200 gun that needs a new trigger, especially when the $100 gun is more accurate
 
A very accurate gun with a 7+ lb. trigger pull is an oxymoron. I'm a regular one and I take full responsibility. The mistakes were mine. Well, Marlin made a mistake (lied?) about the warranty coverage, but...

It wasn't just the weight of pull -- worst overall trigger. 'smith says it is a significant improvement he did including take up and travel but there is only so much that can be done with so simple (cheap) a design. He did say the design hasn't changed in 50 years.

My girlfriend has had one for more than a decade and it was never like this. I couldn't test mine at the shop and couldn't return it. Well, nice barrel. I have owned a bolt Marlin Glenfield for a generation and it is stellar. Sold a .35 to a buddy who really wanted it -- also a quality gun but not for me.

Lesson? You can't buy a decent gun for less than a downpayment on a car without expecting to get it tuned.

10/22? Horrid triggers. But now? I'd STILL buy one over the Marlin and drop in a Volquartsen hammer w/spring.
 
Too bad. With a little fluff and buff, and kept clean Marlin semi's run like sewing machines. They are also way above their class in accuracy. Just a little work makes them a go-to rifle.
 
Look, I was obviously open minded about one and am still as dedicated to this Marlin as it is going to be to me. So people who happen to own a Marlin and thus feel compelled to get defensive should take the short yellow bus to another thread. If my new Marlin shoots as well as I, I keep it. Not? Not. Then for half-price a friend gets a 795 with a non-bubba trigger job and seven factory mags (I bought extras to support folks who shoot in Appleseeds).

As for the 10/22, it is a better gun and, on sale around here, would end up being almost as expensive as this professionaly tuned 795 when all was said and done.
 
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I have reworked the trigger on my Marlin 60 and Model 70, the forerunner of the the 795 and they are both down to about 3 1/2 pounds and it took under 30 minutes, very simple. The beauty of it is if you want to sell the rifle you can buy a new trigger for a couple of bucks and you are back to the factory pull weight. Do a little research and you will be surprised at what the novice can do to a Marlin trigger without causing any permanent damage. Just my $0.2
 
Gehrhard,

Sorry to hear about your trouble. I must have lucked out and purchased both my Marlins before Remington got to screw with the production.

One of my favorites to shoot is a Marlin Model 983S Micro-Grove Barrel in 22 Win Mag Rimfire. Super accurate at 100 yards.

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The other is a Marlin 336C in 35 Remington, also mfg before Remingtom bought them. Excelent hunting rifle.

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It is a shame that a company with a history of excelent production was bought buy one of the worst bunch of pencil pushers with a very poor safety record (Model 700).

It is a shame.
Jim
 
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"...worst feeling trigger..." All new firearms require a trigger job due to frivolous U.S. law suits. Ruger's and every other company's MBA's are terrified of law suits. Costs big money even when they win.
3.5 lbs is good enough for a hunting rifle too.
 
It is a shame that a company with a history of excelent production was bought buy one of the worst bunch of pencil pushers with a very poor safety record (Model 700).
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Over five million Rem 700's out there over half a century of use and the "journalists" can only list around 24 deaths that they think was caused by a safety issue instead of an idiot violating the FOUR RULES.

That is a helluva safety record, no matter how hard someone with an anti-gun agenda tries to paint it as "irresponsible" or whatnot.

However, it is because of irresponsible journalists and lawsuit happy lawyers that you end up with 7 pound triggers on new rifles.

Jimro
 
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