12-16-2009, 07:36 PM
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#1 | | Firearm Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NNY |  Trying to decide between 2 bolt actions
I am thinking of getting a new bolt action .22LR after the holidays but am not sure which one I want. I don't have a lot of money and am thinking either the Savage MKII or the Marlin 981T. I am kind of leaning towards the Marlin because it says it will shoot .22 shorts and if I want to use it for trapping then that will come in handy. What is everyones opinion and experience with the two rifles.
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12-16-2009, 09:23 PM
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#2 | | Firearm Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Antonio (Somerset) | Go with the Marlin
I have had the Marlin for about 15 years...it is a great gun...shot many limb rats in PA
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12-16-2009, 09:31 PM
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#3 | | Firearm Enthusiast
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ventura, CA |
Geez, why don't you ask me to pick a favorite kid. I prefer Savage, but mostly because thats what my grand-dad shot. They are both great guns, if it were me I'd look for the best deal. Whichever gun you find the best deal on first!
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12-17-2009, 01:51 AM
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#4 | | Firearm Zealot
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northwest, FL |
Marlin wins dang near everytime on precision 
The only downside to buying a Marlin is that they become addictive and you end up with a half-dozen in the safe after a few years...it's like they get in there and multiply like bunnies!! 
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Last edited by big shrek; 12-17-2009 at 02:33 PM.
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12-17-2009, 02:27 AM
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#5 | | Firearm Zealot | Well,
they are each a quality gun. I would advise handling them then choosing what "fits" you best in terms of trigger pull, stock to your body and arm length, balance, pointability, and so on.
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12-17-2009, 08:11 AM
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#6 | | Firearm Zealot
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Blair, NE |
981T is quite prevalent amongst our group of shooters. Great shooter out of the box and it has a better finish than savage.
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12-17-2009, 08:17 AM
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#7 | | Firearm Zealot |
I favor the Marlins, but the Savages are equally good. I agree - handle both and see which you prefer! You can't go wrong with either.
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12-17-2009, 05:45 PM
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#8 | | Firearm Aficionado
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: michigan |
MARLIN,MARLIN,MARLIN, need I say more...
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12-17-2009, 05:59 PM
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#9 | | Firearm Aficionado |
i vote marlin too. especially if you want some fun plinking using shorts
plus the marlin are dead easy to modify trigger pull on
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12-17-2009, 06:02 PM
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#10 | | Firearm Aficionado
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NE OK | Dittos.
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Originally Posted by nathangdad  | they are each a quality gun. I would advise handling them then choosing what "fits" you best in terms of trigger pull, stock to your body and arm length, balance, pointability, and so on. | Listen to Nathangdad, and JoeStratton1.
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12-17-2009, 06:03 PM
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#11 | | Firearm Zealot
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida |
why wont the savage shoot shorts? I have never seen a .22 lr. chambered bollt gun that wouldn't.
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12-17-2009, 06:09 PM
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#12 | | Firearm Aficionado
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: michigan |
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Originally Posted by blaster | why wont the savage shoot shorts? I have never seen a .22 lr. chambered bollt gun that wouldn't. | There is a lot of them out there that only shoot long rifle, I have quite a few that only chamber for the LR. it is a feeding issue..
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12-17-2009, 06:13 PM
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#13 | | Firearm Zealot
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida |
what could be the difference? if the chamber is cut for long rifle on both guns, why wouldnt a short fit in either? oh, maybe they won't function thru the magazine.
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12-17-2009, 06:40 PM
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#14 | | Firearm Aficionado
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: michigan |
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Originally Posted by blaster | what could be the difference? if the chamber is cut for long rifle on both guns, why wouldnt a short fit in either? oh, maybe they won't function thru the magazine. | Even if it says .22 lr only, you can shoot shorts or longs, you just have to load them individually into the chamber by hand. They will not feed into the chamber via the clip or tube feed mechanism......
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12-17-2009, 08:04 PM
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#15 | | Firearm Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NNY |
Well..looks like the majority says Marlin which is what I was leaning towards anyways. Plus I don't have to worry about remembering the clip if I go anywheres. I am going to get a price from my dealer tomorrow on both but I am pretty sure I am going with the Marlin.
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12-17-2009, 08:39 PM
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#16 | | Firearm Aficionado
Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: michigan |
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Originally Posted by NNYRebel13 | Well..looks like the majority says Marlin which is what I was leaning towards anyways. Plus I don't have to worry about remembering the clip if I go anywheres. I am going to get a price from my dealer tomorrow on both but I am pretty sure I am going with the Marlin. | You wont be disappointed with the Marlin... let us all know when you get her and how it performs.. Good luck...
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12-17-2009, 09:31 PM
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#17 | | Firearm Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NNY |
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Originally Posted by rimfirenut | You wont be disappointed with the Marlin... let us all know when you get her and how it performs.. Good luck... | It will probably be a month or so..gotta sell some stuff to get my toys....that is what I promised the wife, at least till the bills are caught up.
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12-17-2009, 11:39 PM
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#18 | | Firearm Enthusiast |
I have the savage and love it, it got moved up to truck gun. I have shot it in comparison with many others and none add up. mine is the fv, the tube on the marlin is nice (my son has one) but after firing the savage the trigger on the marlin feels like the pull is at about 26 lbs.
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12-18-2009, 12:08 AM
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#19 | | Got Bagpipes?
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Watertown, WI |
Get both. I say any excuse to get more guns is a good excuse!
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12-23-2009, 05:33 PM
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#20 | | Firearm Enthusiast
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Alabama |
If you want it to feed shorts, go with the Marlin tube repeater. I was shooting LRs the day of the picture below but it fed shorts quite well when I tried a box or two a couple of months ago:  | |
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