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Opinion: Remington 700-SPS vs Marlin X7

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Dave1215:
Looking at potentially getting a basic 270 or 308 WIN bolt action rifle

Currently debating between a Remington 700-SPS and a Marlin X7

If you've experienced both guns weigh in with your thoughts.

Remington 700 is such a classic, but savings with the Marlin X7 can let me put more money towards the scope.

(I realize the Marlin is discontinued - but have a lead on used ones).

Mudinyeri:
I haven't shot the Marlin but isn't it more of a hunting rifle?

gsd:
If your intention is hunting, the Marlin will be fine.

If you intend to step into precision shooting, the aftermarket on the 700 can't be beat.

I've shot both and owned a 700. The Marlin excels at what it was built for, to be a lightweight hunting rifle. The SPS is intended to be a heavy barrel semi-precision rifle. It starts out heavier than the Marlin from day one.

Dave1215:
Not precision shooting.

Just an old man getting back into deer hunting after many decades.

SemperFiGuy:
My deer rifle is a .30-06 Marlin XL7, which is what they were called before they were called X7.

Everything you need in a bolt-action deer rifle is there.   (No need to list all the fine features in this remarkably-valued hunting rifle; you can Google for yourself.)   Plus that great big barrel locking nut.

And.........the Marlins have the Pro-Fire trigger, which many gun writers prefer to the Savage Accu-trigger.   That trigger is sweeeeeeeeeeet.

And the cost of the Marlin X/XL7 is about 50-60 percent of the Remington SPS (altogether a fine, fine rifle, but not the equivalent Bang-for-Buck as with the Marlins.)

You can't go wrong, either way.   But for accuracy and value, the Marlins are pretty much unbeatable.

And I'm traditionally a hardcore Remington Guy  (my main prairie doggin' gun is a Remington 700BDL in .17Rem.................  Have owned Remington 40XB, Remington 03A3, several Remington 788s, Remington this, Remington that, etc., etc.)  But love those Marlins.

sfg




 

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