trade my 7mm-08 for a new marlin 917 .17hmr ....i shot it a few times today and am pleased with the rifle the7 shot magizine seems decent and the action is smooth blew a pepsi can apart with the first shot .....whats every one elses thoughts on the marlin 917

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What kind of rifle was your 7MM-08? The Marlin rifles are good rifles for the money, I think. The Marlin company, as well as H&R and New England Firearms, is now owned by Remington Arms. The buy out took effect the first of this year. Is your Marlin a brand new rifle? If so, how is it marked on the barrel? Bull barrel? The .17 caliber is a good plinking round. Most are usually more accurate than the shooter can hold them. Congratulations and good luck with your Marlin rifle.

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I have a 917 in both hmr and mach2 both are great shooting guns did a little work on trigger of hmr now it's nice and smooth I put a nikon prostaff 3x9 scope on hmr awesome all around setup thats still affordable had a savage rimfire shot decent jamed alot have realy abused my marlins and never had any trouble with them love the hmr round have taken fox out to 150yds with it beyond that I don't trust knockdown or my own shooting

its was a remington 770 didnt like it as much as i thought i might have ....to loud ammo is too expensive and i never really cared for having to use a scope....jmo i was raised with shooting irons and i guess thats how it'll stay...maybe ill put a scope on this firearm and just use them quik-sight mounts

im gunna get a bi-pod. the barrel is still stamped with marlin and its brand spanking new its got a 22 inch sporter barrel on it with a 1:9 twist. I'm using varmint express for my choice of ammo.im impressed by it ...i have shot a savage with the same ammo awhile back and wasn't impressed but it does awsomely in the marlin

I understand you like iron sights but, if your going with a bi-pod why not mount a good scope on it and get everything out of the rifle that it's capable of? The closer you mount the scope to the bore, the more accurate the rifle will be at longer ranges. It puts the bore & scope in a closer line of sight than it is with the high mount rings. What was it with the model 770 that you were not pleased with? I know what you mean about the ammo prices, that's why I started rolling my own years ago. I can load a better round than I can buy and do it cheaper in the bigger calibers. The only rounds I don't reload for are .223 Remington and the Russian 7.62x39. I can buy those cheaper than I can reload them. They're not a better round than I can reload but, they can be bought cheaper than I can reload them unless, I bought bullets and powder in very large quantities like Remington, Winchester, or Federal does. About the Marlin rifle's stamping, I was just wondering if they were going to use the old Marlin barrel stamp or add Remington's name on it somewhere.

i dunno i just didnt like the 770 i thought i would have and at first i did but it burned out on me. i was thinking about bying a scope....it needs tip-off type mounts and im not quite sure what that means lol