First gun

NINJA_SUPREME · 04-26-2008, 10:44 AM

I found a very nice looking rifle for small game and targets to get some skill in shooting before I move on to larger game and guns, it's a Marlin 982VS .22 bolt-action rifle --- Marlin Firearms: 22 WMR Magnum Rifles : 982VS-CF

What interested me was it's great feel and the barrel, I was just wondering if you guys think this would be a good gun.

Legba · 04-27-2008, 10:05 PM

Those are nice guns. You looking at the bull barrel? They are good for practice and are cheap to shoot. I love the bolt guns. What ever you get post a photo for us.

DWARREN123 · 04-28-2008, 04:42 AM

The 22 WMR is quite a bit more expensive than 22 LR but does have a power advantage. I like the 22lr better. For longer ranges and bigger game I like the 223/5.56 better yet.

webs · 04-28-2008, 07:45 AM

The Marlin .22 rifles are decent rifles.I had a model 581T a few years and hunted Squirrels with it.Although it wasn't as accurate as some of my other .22's,it was plenty accurate enough to bring home the tree bacon.I give it to my Grandson for his 1st Squirrel rifle and he loves it.The .22 wmr IMO is a little too much gun for Squirrel size small game unless head shots are the rule.

sell33 · 04-28-2008, 09:30 AM

Looks like a nice gun, I have a bolt action ruger in 22 wmr that i love. I haven't used it on small game yet, i just got it after season last year so this fall we will see. Most marlins usually have decent accuracy i believe (i know my little bro.s 22 does anyway), so you should be able to pull off headshots i would think

andrew cochran · 04-28-2008, 09:51 AM

That is a nice gun! Looking to buy one of them for myself really soon. After I get a mosin. LOL

SwedeSteve · 04-30-2008, 01:09 PM

You gotta love those Marlins!

NINJA_SUPREME · 04-30-2008, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWARREN123

The 22 WMR is quite a bit more expensive than 22 LR but does have a power advantage. I like the 22lr better. For longer ranges and bigger game I like the 223/5.56 better yet.

It was actually pretty cheap at Gander Mtn. (only around $300) and it also has a heavy stainless steel barrel (which most likely would at to the cost) so I think it's a very good deal. The only thing I don't like is the carbon-fiber pattern but those were the only ones in stock, I like the plain black style much better (the same gun but not with the CF on the link)

egef · 05-12-2008, 08:45 PM

That's a nice buy for your first gun 22's are pretty cheap to shoot
and they are nice target guns.

mitch_mckee · 05-12-2008, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NINJA_SUPREME

I found a very nice looking rifle for small game and targets to get some skill in shooting before I move on to larger game and guns, it's a Marlin 982VS .22 bolt-action rifle --- Marlin Firearms: 22 WMR Magnum Rifles : 982VS-CF

What interested me was it's great feel and the barrel, I was just wondering if you guys think this would be a good gun.

Yes!

sell33 · 05-12-2008, 08:53 PM

you know the one you looked at is a 22 mag not a 22lr?? that is a big difference in ammo price

bigbuddy21 · 05-12-2008, 10:20 PM

another thing to consider, it doesn't have any sights. you'll have to put a scope on it. if it was me i would go with the henry leveraction .22 in either lr or mag. you can find them for a lot less than $300, and they are really fun to shoothttp://henry repeating arms.com

NINJA_SUPREME · 05-31-2008, 09:50 AM

Just to tell everyone I got the gun and a scope for it, not the best scope but it's still pretty good, I havent shot the gun yet though

forestgleaner · 06-22-2008, 04:14 PM

I would have went with the bolt for my first gun, but if and when you ever want a second, that herny gun is beautiful, and even can be engraved for a small fee at the factory. The 22mag does cost more for ammo, as does the 17 hmr. I have had all three, and have to say, the cost of the ammo never really mattered. I have not shot the 17 nearly as much as the other two, but that is cause of kids, and all, not the price.

LiveToShoot · 06-22-2008, 04:31 PM

My first rifle was a bolt action...which taught me to be accurate, instead of how to send out a spray of lead.

...while I've never shot the rifle you're considering, I have had very good results with the Marlins that I own/shoot, and would fully recommend buying a Marlin firearm.

Cleankill47 · 07-20-2008, 03:53 PM

You will definitely want to make nothing but headshots on squirrels, as the .22 mag will destroy any meat it comes in contact with. Bunnies, too. But, the good thing about you having the mag is that later in the year you can get some fox and coyote pelts and use them to pay for your expensive ammo. (.22 mag ammo costs about 3 times as much as .22LR.

coyote man · 07-23-2008, 07:01 PM

ive got a marlin 80 great gone with no scope
good luck

04-26-2008, 10:44 AM	#1
NINJA_SUPREME Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5	First gun I found a very nice looking rifle for small game and targets to get some skill in shooting before I move on to larger game and guns, it's a Marlin 982VS .22 bolt-action rifle --- Marlin Firearms: 22 WMR Magnum Rifles : 982VS-CF What interested me was it's great feel and the barrel, I was just wondering if you guys think this would be a good gun.

04-28-2008, 04:42 AM	#3
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 774	The 22 WMR is quite a bit more expensive than 22 LR but does have a power advantage. I like the 22lr better. For longer ranges and bigger game I like the 223/5.56 better yet. __________________ Have a nice day!

04-28-2008, 09:51 AM	#6
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 2,141	That is a nice gun! Looking to buy one of them for myself really soon. After I get a mosin. LOL __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

04-30-2008, 01:09 PM	#7
SwedeSteve Bullet Maintenance !! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The anchor point, Alaska Posts: 10,309 Images: 1	You gotta love those Marlins! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

05-12-2008, 10:20 PM	#12
bigbuddy21 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new albany in. Posts: 973 Images: 5	another thing to consider, it doesn't have any sights. you'll have to put a scope on it. if it was me i would go with the henry leveraction .22 in either lr or mag. you can find them for a lot less than $300, and they are really fun to shoothttp://henry repeating arms.com __________________ LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!

04-27-2008, 10:05 PM	#2
Legba Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 172 Blog Entries: 1	Those are nice guns. You looking at the bull barrel? They are good for practice and are cheap to shoot. I love the bolt guns. What ever you get post a photo for us.

04-28-2008, 07:45 AM	#4
webs Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 253 Images: 3	The Marlin .22 rifles are decent rifles.I had a model 581T a few years and hunted Squirrels with it.Although it wasn't as accurate as some of my other .22's,it was plenty accurate enough to bring home the tree bacon.I give it to my Grandson for his 1st Squirrel rifle and he loves it.The .22 wmr IMO is a little too much gun for Squirrel size small game unless head shots are the rule.

04-28-2008, 09:30 AM	#5
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,181	Looks like a nice gun, I have a bolt action ruger in 22 wmr that i love. I haven't used it on small game yet, i just got it after season last year so this fall we will see. Most marlins usually have decent accuracy i believe (i know my little bro.s 22 does anyway), so you should be able to pull off headshots i would think

05-12-2008, 08:45 PM	#9
egef Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 49 Blog Entries: 1	That's a nice buy for your first gun 22's are pretty cheap to shoot and they are nice target guns.

05-12-2008, 08:53 PM	#11
sell33 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,181	you know the one you looked at is a 22 mag not a 22lr?? that is a big difference in ammo price

05-31-2008, 09:50 AM	#13
NINJA_SUPREME Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5	Just to tell everyone I got the gun and a scope for it, not the best scope but it's still pretty good, I havent shot the gun yet though

06-22-2008, 04:14 PM	#14
forestgleaner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 167	I would have went with the bolt for my first gun, but if and when you ever want a second, that herny gun is beautiful, and even can be engraved for a small fee at the factory. The 22mag does cost more for ammo, as does the 17 hmr. I have had all three, and have to say, the cost of the ammo never really mattered. I have not shot the 17 nearly as much as the other two, but that is cause of kids, and all, not the price.

06-22-2008, 04:31 PM	#15
LiveToShoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northwest USA Posts: 2,064	My first rifle was a bolt action...which taught me to be accurate, instead of how to send out a spray of lead. ...while I've never shot the rifle you're considering, I have had very good results with the Marlins that I own/shoot, and would fully recommend buying a Marlin firearm. __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

07-20-2008, 03:53 PM	#16
Cleankill47 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 73	You will definitely want to make nothing but headshots on squirrels, as the .22 mag will destroy any meat it comes in contact with. Bunnies, too. But, the good thing about you having the mag is that later in the year you can get some fox and coyote pelts and use them to pay for your expensive ammo. (.22 mag ammo costs about 3 times as much as .22LR.

07-23-2008, 07:01 PM	#17
coyote man Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 34	ive got a marlin 80 great gone with no scope good luck