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With lessons learned from the Model 65 takedown 22, they went as easy as they could. Dubbed the Model 100, a super lightweight rifle weighed in at just 4.5-pounds. Equipped with a 24-inch barrel, it had an open adjustable rear sight, bead front, and an uncheckered smooth walnut stock. It could fire 22 rimfire in Short, Long and Long Rifle variants.
A summer biathlon kit, with a five-round magazine, was marketed for the rifle and when found complete is rare. The Marlin 2000A In 1994, a brief update was issued to the series, labeled the 2000A. This rifle was rare and was only produced for two years. The only difference between the standard 2000 and the A model was in the stock.
Marlin made the Model 80DL beginning in 1941 ending in 1964. This rifle is designed to shoot .22 Short, Long & Long Rifles cartridges and has a 7 round detachable magazine. The DL's of any bolt action Marlin rifle came equipped with a peep sight and sling swivels.
Marlin had long had a history with box-mag 22 semi-autos, going back to the pre-War Model 50 and 89. Then in 1962 came the Model 989, which basically used the same action as the 99, but swapped the awkward tube mag for a 7-shot box mag. Moving from this, it was an easy step to come up with an M-1 Carbine version of the 989.
Starting in 1964, Marlin produced a modified variant of their popular Model 99 rimfire rifle, stylized to look and feel like the WWII- M1 Carbine. They took the standard 22-inch barrel of the design and cut it down to 18, the same length as the M1. This also produced an overall length of 37-inches, within a bullet's length of the original.
Competitors such as Remington and Winchester had semi-auto rifles on deck such as the Winchester Model 1903 (it a unique .22 Win Auto loading) which were a hit with small game hunters and target shooters. Marlin thought they could do better. Design The gun that Marlin came up with, the Model 50, was introduced in 1931 and was a gem.
The Papoose! This gun is a classic of Marlin's modern designs. In 1986, they took the basic Model 70 rifle and chopped the stock down to allow easy access to the barrel. The reason you wanted this access is so that you could quickly remove the barrel from the receiver through the use of a tool on a knurled takedown nut.
Stepping up further from the 22, Magnum was the 1964-era Model 62. This box magazine fed lever gun was marketed in .22 Jet, .256-Magnum, and .357-Magnum with .30 Carbine being added later. With a 24-inch barrel in a slightly longer receiver body, the rifle came in at 43-inches overall and weighed a handy 7-pounds.
I am looking at a Marlin Model 57 in .22 Magnum. It has a three digit serial number on it. 773 I believe. The stock is not varnished and there is no white spacer between wrist cap and stock. The rifle is in beautiful condition but the unvarnished stock bothers me. It is very smooth. Did they make these with stocks like this? He is asking $575. ...
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