Congrats on your new/old Model 80 22 Marlin boltaction. No I don't have one but I have the newer 981 T and it shoots shorts, longs or long rifles.
Thats interesting they still build them to shoot all those lenght 22 rim fires.

I went squirrel hunting down in the river bottoms a couple years a go with my Step Father.
To my surprise he brought along his ole Winchester lever action 22 rifle.
I noticed when he was loading it he loaded it with 22 shorts.
We split up and after a liitle while I hear "pop" and later "pop" I got tickled hearing the gun when he shot it, it sound more like a very quick fart LOL when he shot it.
He did a lot of missing that day and I didn't even see a squirrel. LOL...A.H

 

If you load the bullets one at a time like a singleshot bolt action, you can use shorts. The magazine may not hold them but the chamber will.

 

I've shot Remington Hi-Speed Shorts in my Model 80DL - but accuracy suffers. You really need a dedicated rifle with the proper rifling to short Shorts accurately.

I haven't seen .22 Longs in decades . . .

 

I believe midway sells some longs. Big dog is absoutly correct. Accurcy will suffer in some guns with shorts.

 

Yeah I'll just stick to long rifle anyway, I was just kinda curious as it seemed funny for it to be stamped S-L-LR as it has a clip.

 

The Marlin 80 dl .22 cal bolt rifle was made after WW11 approx 1946 to to 1968 s ... Hard to accu.date them as Marlin did not have to by law put serial numbers on the rifles.... Have had my 80 DL since I was 13 yr. Would not give it up for the world... Abused it as a kid will do and it is a tough little machine... Now in my ripe age I have restored it and even though I get a sometimes grin and laugh at the target range ,,, that soon goes away when it out shoots the new ones... You can shoot what ever .22 round you want but the clip will only load without stove piping ( jamming sideways ) when you shoot LR ammo.... If you have a 80 DL Marlin and need parts,,,, good luck is all I can say.... Would be best to purchase a used one and scavage the parts off it ... Clips are avail.... The gun was made before scopes were top mounted,,, ( at least mine was ) and the barrel was side drilled for a JC Higgins 4x scope...

Hope this helps someone... Would if I had the chance to purchase one again jump on it... Nice over all gun in my opinion....

 

Just to add a P.S. to my prior posting on the Marlin 80 DL .22 cal rifle..... The gun was also sold under the name of Glenfield... Was sold as a kids beginners rifle ,,,, have a walnut full sized stock... It was designed to be field cleaned with just the min. time and tools... The gun was sold alot by Dept. Stores... It was also marketed under the tube feed model # 80 that,,, and was discontinued about the year 1968... To answer the question about the diff ammo sizes better,,,, you can load what ever .22 size round you want to but in a single shot loading by hand method... Only LR and Long rifle loads are clip feediin with out jamming

 

marlin model 80

This was also sold as jc higgins model 103.19800. I had one in 1965 and still have it.

 

The best use of .22 shorts & longs comes from revolvers, then lever & bolt-actions.

Semi-autos tend to have issues with anything other than LR's. Just because you CAN use it, doesn't mean you should.

 

The best rifle you can own.

I brought my model 80 in 1964 for $5. It is the best little rifle I have ever owned. I still use it to hunt small game. In this rifle 22 short are great for shooting small game up to about 80 to 100 feet (squirels, crow, etc.). It makes very little noise. I use it to train for long range shooting (100 yds to 200 yds). It gives the same profile of higher calibar rifles at 400 yds to 800 yds and cheaper to shoot. The model I have was sold by Sears & Roebuck & Company, just to give you an idea of its age. It is great for teaching kids to shoot.

 

Congrats on your new/old Model 80 22 Marlin boltaction. No I don't have one but I have the newer 981 T and it shoots shorts, longs or long rifles.
Thats interesting they still build them to shoot all those lenght 22 rim fires.

I went squirrel hunting down in the river bottoms a couple years a go with my Step Father.
To my surprise he brought along his ole Winchester lever action 22 rifle.
I noticed when he was loading it he loaded it with 22 shorts.
We split up and after a liitle while I hear "pop" and later "pop" I got tickled hearing the gun when he shot it, it sound more like a very quick fart LOL when he shot it.
He did a lot of missing that day and I didn't even see a squirrel. LOL...A.H

That is the saddest excuse for a hunting story I have heard in a long time.Why do you tell the truth in a hunting story?Couldn't you have at least bagged a bear with that .22short at 500yds or maybe a bigfoot?You definitly earned demerits on this one! sam.

 

any ideas on where i could find a magazine for my model 80, one that holds more than 4 rounds if thats possible?

 

You could contact the Marlin Firearms company - their online store no longer carries rifle parts, but they may have some left.
Or check with Numrich (e-gunparts.com) - they should have the older magazines. I really doubt any higher-capacity mags were ever produced for the Marlin bolt rifles - I've NEVER seen any.

 

alright ill check those out. thanks

 

This thread really oughta be in the Manufacturer's - MARLIN section

 

I have had my Marlin model 80 for pushing 15 years now and when I go .22 shooting it is usually the plinker of choice. I have the required model 60's and they are great in themselves but I like the clip fed and bolt action fun of the model 80.


The fellow I bought the model 80 from had some CB shorts, of which I had never seen before. I soon found the CB's much more accurate and actually less noise than an air rifle for taking care of... I mean shooing away pesky varmits. A little gun shop that I used to frequent I got him to order some bricks of CB's and when I got there to pick mine up that is all he had left, seems others already knew the value of the little round. I have shot 1000's of CB shorts thru my model 80 with not one blip of a jam, etc. I have always made sure when loading the magazine that the rim of the cartriges are against the back of the magazine and the rim of the upper cartriges are in front of the ones below so they don't move the cartridge below the one being pushed into the chamber by the bolt. As for .22 long rifle rounds I have shot all the usual brands and it doesn't seem to care what you put in it.


I had wanted a model 39 for years and finally found a nice deal on an older one. It would shoot LR's fine but you had to load shorts one at a time into the chamber, they just would not load thru the tube magazine. My desire for the 39 quickly faded and I got rid of it. I find it too bad Marlin doesn't build the 336 size rifle with an option for .22 and .22 mag.

tim

 

If you want a lever rifle to handle ALL variations of .22Short, .22Longrifle and even CB caps and Colibris - get the Henry! Works fine.

That being said, I have only one Henry to eight rimfire Marlins!

 

I brought my model 80 in 1964 for $5. It is the best little rifle I have ever owned. I still use it to hunt small game. In this rifle 22 short are great for shooting small game up to about 80 to 100 feet (squirels, crow, etc.). It makes very little noise. I use it to train for long range shooting (100 yds to 200 yds). It gives the same profile of higher calibar rifles at 400 yds to 800 yds and cheaper to shoot. The model I have was sold by Sears & Roebuck & Company, just to give you an idea of its age. It is great for teaching kids to shoot.

i call bs i do not beleive that you shoot 4-800 yards with any rimfire 22.

 

If you want a lever rifle to handle ALL variations of .22Short, .22Longrifle and even CB caps and Colibris - get the Henry! Works fine.

That being said, I have only one Henry to eight rimfire Marlins!

Shame on ya, what's that Henry doing in there??? :wizard:

The Marlins will eat it

Getcha a Marlin 39A (preferrably pre-crossbolt safety) :saevil:

 

i call bs i do not beleive that you shoot 4-800 yards with any rimfire 22.

i don't believe he said he was shooting .22's at that range..... as i read it, he was referring to similar trajectories at the different distances...

 

i call bs i do not beleive that you shoot 4-800 yards with any rimfire 22.

Ooooh, I'ma gonna haveta shoot a video...LOL
Actually, I'd haveta find a place near here that would allow me to even do it...lol

It's entirely possible to "walk" shots into Watermelon with a .22lr at even 1000 yards...but the trajectory is almost like a mortar

We used to do it in Tennessee in the backwoods...just for squish & giggles.
Shooting from hill to hill at pumpkins & whatnot...

There is a reason they say that a .22lr is still deadly at a mile...

 

Shame on ya, what's that Henry doing in there??? :wizard:

The Marlins will eat it

Getcha a Marlin 39A (preferrably pre-crossbolt safety) :saevil:

My Marlin 39A is a '52 model - and the Henry is just as accurate. Lighter and handier too - so the Henry goes to the range far more often! :13:

Like Starwolf, I like the huskier stock of the Model 80DL - it feels more like a full sized rifle than a mere .22. Mine is fitted with a Lyman peep sight and globe target front sight. Doesn't shoot quite as tight as a true target rifle, but it puts the Model 60 and Ruger 10-22 to shame!

 

My Marlin 39A is a '52 model - and the Henry is just as accurate. Lighter and handier too - so the Henry goes to the range far more often! :13:

Like Starwolf, I like the huskier stock of the Model 80DL - it feels more like a full sized rifle than a mere .22. Mine is fitted with a Lyman peep sight and globe target front sight. Doesn't shoot quite as tight as a true target rifle, but it puts the Model 60 and Ruger 10-22 to shame!

Wimp Gonna make you go back to the gym

I just got a Marlin 989-M2, theoretically, since it's a clip-fed, it should do better than my 60's (tube-fed)...after I pillar bed it & do a trigger job on it

But I did work on my 60's & 99-G to get them to where they shoot dime groups as well...I think I'll be happy any way I slice it

The fun thing about Marlins...they're just so darn easy to work on to get the most potential out of 'em...VERY inexpensive to maintain and trick out

Take yer average model 795...
Tapered .22lr Target Barrel...$32
Or the .22lr Bull Barrel...$54
Ramline Tactical stock...$24
Rimfire Technologies Anodized Trigger Guard...$25
6/32 setscrews to turn the trigger into an Adjustable Trigger...$0.05 each
TA DA, yer done!!

Why pay more?

Read the 60/795 Accessories post in the Marlin section...and even more detailed ones at RFC's Marlin section & the Marlin Owners.com forums.

Inexpensive...fun...easy to maintain...and they'll outshoot dang near anything when tuned a bit

 

Shrek, I also have the Marlin Model 99M1 - similar Carbine styling but using the tube magazine. Very light and handy, and an excellent 'bunny buster' in the field. I sometimes use a scope on it, but generally prefer the original open sights (often missing on these carbines).
My Marlin Model 60SB (stainless barrel and birch stock) will pop golfballs on the 110 yard berm four out of five times, so it isn't any slouch either!
Gotta love the cheap Marlins! :heart:

 

I've gotten as good as I'm probably going to get at improving the model 60/99 series...so now I'm switching over to the 70/795/700/7000 series to see how far I can go with them

Probably the two best mods for 60/99's are pillar bedding & a good trigger job. Heck, just the trigger job works WONDERS for precision shooting. The pillar bedding tends to tighten groups up by 1/3 to 1/2...so there's love there

And a Bipod...almost a requirement. Love my bipods

With the same action being used...just different ammo feeding systems, it makes things Really Easy

I've got a Ramline stock on the way from Numrich for a 70/795...I just have to find a Stainless 70/795 at a price I like

I'm also planning on a Bullpup stock from www.BullpupStocks.com, so I'll have to get a blued 70/795 for that. They make 'em for 60's & Camp9/45's as well