[Min]

I suddenly had a hankering for one of these. Great for throwing in the back of my car for weekend trips out of town. Anybody got info on these? BTW, I also have a SS 10/22, but it doesn't take down.

[Coltdriver]

I had the AR 7 version of this rifle. It would not feed at all.

I discovered (after I sold it) that the culprit was probably the magazine.

If you pick one up let us know how it works for you because I have been thinking about one again to toss in a side bag on a motorcycle.

[telomerase]

>I had the AR 7 version of this rifle. It would not feed at all.

AR-7 quality control varied (and they've been made by different companies), and many are unreliable. But the Marlin Papoose is a completely different gun, no relation at all. I've talked to a couple of owners and they love the things.

[Kentucky Rifle]

It's a great little rifle. It's different from the AR-7 in that the action doesn't come off the shoulder stock. 3.25 lbs in a soft pouch that floats. A very compact package. Pull the stainless steel barrel from the pouch, screw it in, insert mag, and you've got a great .22 cal auto rifle. Mine has been perfect from the start. The Henry's look like cheap plastic. The Marlin version looks like any other Marlin~Top Notch!

KR

[telomerase]

Kentucky, do you like the sights? Did you scope it?

[VictorLouis]

The rear sight is a typical buckhorn blade, which I find cumbersome to use with a brass bead front post. The front sight on the Marlin is an orange plastic thing moulded into about the same basic shape. Now, I happened to notice the front sight base is loose.:o I suspect the plastic sight would be irrevocably damaged in drifting it out to access the locking screw.:rolleyes:

I found that mine needs the hyper-vel stuff to cycle reliably. Feeding has always been a non-issue, and the mags are some of the finest little sheet-metal gems I've seen for any gun, let alone a mere .22LR.:) Trigger is lawer-proof, but what isn't nowadays? In spite of that, I can manage an inch at 50yds.

I've only done a few limited on-and-offs of the barrel, during one extended range session. However, the indications are that zero will hold. My next check will be from a 'cold' rifle, then off, then reinstall once it cools down again.

Once I get around to it, I'm going to see about lightening up that trigger a bit. If any of you have experience with the triggers of the Marlin 7-series autos, please chime in.:D For that matter, I suspect the classic M60 is the same in the trigger area.

[Kentucky Rifle]

It's just as I purchased it. Just a little soft "bag o' rifle" that fits behind the seat of an airplane or even my truck. Very handy.

KR

[spacemanspiff]

i picked one up last month. its fun to shoot, but i need more magazines. those little 7 rounders are a pain if you have to stop every minute to reload.

i only shot it at 25 yards, and my POI was about an inch left of POA at that distance. i fiddled with the rear sight that is supposed to be adjustable, but it didnt do me much good. ran a couple hundred rounds through it, i think i had one or two failures, chalked that up to being broken in. cleaning it will be the biggest bear, way too many parts to disassemble.

i want to put a scope on it. anyone have suggestions? for 50-100 yards?

edit - i just remembered what the failures were from, the barrel loosens up with prolonged shooting, and needs to be tightened down every once in a while. just a tad loose and the round wont fire. i seem to have misplaced the handy tool that came with the rifle that tightens the nut down. guess i need to dig out a pair of pliers.