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Old 06-07-2017, 08:48 PM
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I have a chance to get one of these. Both are the same price 150.00 each out the door. The marlin is a 22lr and the savage is a 22 Mag. Does anybody have experience with either. Thank you
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Old 06-07-2017, 09:02 PM
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I own the Marlin 25. It's a nice basic bolt action rifle. 22 shorts, longs or birdshot can be shot thru it. 22 magnum ammunition is expensive.
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Old 06-07-2017, 09:08 PM
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My 25 is flawless and very accurate****ns clean and dirty.
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Old 06-07-2017, 09:43 PM
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I'd get the Marlin because it's 22lr.

22 mag isn't something I have a use for. Too expensive to shoot a lot. Has little practical benefit for any application I have.
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Old 06-08-2017, 10:23 AM
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Thank for the info
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Old 06-19-2017, 02:55 AM
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I have a Marlin M 25. Super gun.

Which one did you buu?
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I've had the marlin for 35-odd years. Great gun.

Unless you have a need or want for the magnum, I'd go with the .22 LR.
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Because of the metric system?
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Old 06-19-2017, 06:25 AM
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Get the Marlin you can't beat an older JM .22
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