Marlin Model 795
Encyclopedia
The Marlin Model 795 is a .22 LR semi-automatic rifle
produced by Marlin Firearms
Company of North Haven, Connecticut
. Major features include micro-groove barrel, a cross-bolt safety, black synthetic stock, and 10 round box magazine. It is similar to the Marlin 60, with slight barrel and action
differences due to the magazine differences.
(16 grooves). It has adjustable open rear and ramp front sight, but as an alternative to iron sights
, the receiver is grooved for a scope
mount. It has an automatic "last-shot" bolt hold-open feature, a manual bolt hold-open and a cross-bolt safety. It uses a 10 round nickel plated box magazine.
(informal target practice). It is ideal for young shooters since it is small and light-weight.
Semi-automatic rifle
A semi-automatic rifle is a type of rifle that fires a single bullet each time the trigger is pulled, automatically ejects the spent cartridge, chambers a fresh cartridge from its magazine, and is immediately ready to fire another shot...
produced by Marlin Firearms
Marlin Firearms
Marlin Firearms Co., formerly of North Haven, Connecticut, is a manufacturer of high power, center fire, lever action, and .22 caliber rimfire rifles. In the past, the company made shotguns, derringers and revolvers...
Company of North Haven, Connecticut
North Haven, Connecticut
North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut on the outskirts of New Haven, Connecticut.North Haven is less than ten miles from downtown New Haven and Yale University. It is near Sleeping Giant State Park and home the Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences, the School of Nursing,...
. Major features include micro-groove barrel, a cross-bolt safety, black synthetic stock, and 10 round box magazine. It is similar to the Marlin 60, with slight barrel and action
Firearm action
In firearms terminology, an action is the physical mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals the breech. The term is also used to describe the method in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism. Actions are generally categorized by the type of mechanism used...
differences due to the magazine differences.
Features
The Marlin Model 795 features an 18 inch barrel with 1:16 inch twist rate micro-groove riflingRifling
Rifling is the process of making helical grooves in the barrel of a gun or firearm, which imparts a spin to a projectile around its long axis...
(16 grooves). It has adjustable open rear and ramp front sight, but as an alternative to iron sights
Iron sights
Iron sights are a system of shaped alignment markers used as a sighting device to assist in the aiming of a device such as a firearm, crossbow, or telescope, and exclude the use of optics as in telescopic sights or reflector sights...
, the receiver is grooved for a scope
Scope
The word scope may refer to many different devices or viewing instruments, constructed for many different purposes. It may refer to a telescopic sight, an optical device commonly used on firearms. Other uses of scope or Scopes may refer to:...
mount. It has an automatic "last-shot" bolt hold-open feature, a manual bolt hold-open and a cross-bolt safety. It uses a 10 round nickel plated box magazine.
Uses
The Marlin 795 is well suited for small game hunting. It can also be used for low cost but serious target practice for competition or hunting practice, or just plinkingPlinking
Plinking refers to informal target shooting done at non-traditional targets such as tin cans, glass bottles, and balloons filled with water. The term is an onomatopoeia of the sound a bullet or other projectile makes when hitting a tin can, or other similar target, referring to the sharp, metallic...
(informal target practice). It is ideal for young shooters since it is small and light-weight.
Manufacturer Recommended Ammunition
- CCI Mini-Mag
- CCI Mini-Mag Hollow Point
- Federal Classic High Velocity
- Winchester Super X High Velocity
Variants
- Model 795-blued steel barrel and receiver
- Model 795SS-stainless steelStainless steelIn metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French "inoxydable", is defined as a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium content by mass....
barrel and receiver - Model 70PSSMarlin Model 70PThe Marlin Model 70P, also known as the Marlin Papoose, is a .22 Long Rifle semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Marlin Firearms. The rifle is notable for its portability; it is less than in length when disassembled and weighs 3.25 pounds. Disassembly requires loosening a barrel retention nut by...
takedown version, produced from 1984-present. (SS is the stainless steel version) - Marlin 70HC with 20-round magazine (HC stood for High Capacity), produced from 1988-1996.
- Glenfield 70 with 7 & 12-round magazines from 1988-1996.
- Marlin 7000 - Heavy Target Barrel version of the 795, made from 1997-2004