Marlin Firearms Rifle Models
Posted by Ranger Point Team on Jan 4th 2023
The major models of Marlin rifles include:
- Marlin No. 20, a .22 caliber pump-action rifle with a tubular magazine
- Marlin Model 20, a .22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle bolt-action rifle
- Marlin Model 27 and 27s, Pump-action rifles chambered in several smokeless powder cartridges. Early models had octagon barrels.
- Marlin Model 1881, lever action repeater, the first commercially successful lever action that could handle big bore cartridges such as .38-55 and 45-70.
- Marlin Model 1893, lever action repeater, the precursor of the Model 36 and 336, identifiable by the square flush bolt.
- Marlin Model 1894, lever action carbines in revolver calibers — .357 Magnum (1894C), .41 Magnum (1894FG & 1894S), .44 Magnum (1894SS or plain 1894), and .45 Colt (1894 Cowboy) Based on the original 1894.
- Marlin Model 1895 Several versions like 1895, G, GBL, GS, M, SBL, CB. All are chambered for the .45/70 caliber except for the "M" (.450) Introduced in the 1970s, based on the Model 336 and named after the original 1895.
- Marlin Model 1895 Square bolt. The original rifle introduced in 1895, based on the 1893 action but scaled up for larger cartridges such as 45-70 and 45-90 to replace the Model 1881.
- Marlin Model 444, produced from 1964 to present date. Variations include (from oldest to newest) 444T, 444S, 444SS, 444P (Outfitter) and 444XLR
- Marlin Model 1897, lever action repeater, the precursor of the Model 39 and 39A
- Marlin Model 25M, .22 WMR bolt-action rifle
- Marlin Model 25MG, .22 WMR, smooth bore, bolt-action shotgun. It was designed and marketed as a "Garden Gun"
- Marlin Model 25N, now the Model 925, a .22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle bolt-action rifle
- Marlin Model XT-22 available in long rifle and .22 WMR, There are 15 variations of this rifle available
- Marlin Model XT-17 chambered for .17 HMR, There are several variations of this rifle available
- Marlin Model Golden 39A, lever action repeater, the longest continuously produced rifle in the world
- Marlin Levermatic, an innovative short-throw lever-action rifle in a variety of small cartridges
- Marlin Model 60, a popular .22 LR caliber semi-automatic rifle
- Marlin Model 336, one of the most popular lever-action hunting rifles in the world includes the Marauder, Trapper, Model 336Y and 336Carbine which feature a shorter barrel. Marlin also offered a less expensive version of the Model 336, called the Model 336W and a less-expensive Glenfield line of Model 336 rifles for retail at mass merchandise and department stores including: J.C. Penney, Sears Roebuck & Company, Western Auto, K-Mart and Wal-Mart. Marlin sold these rifles as the Glenfield Models 30, 30A, 30AS or 30AW. Other Model 336 production rifles were stamped with names chosen by the retailer, such as the J.C. Higgins (Sears) Model 45 and Model 50, the Montgomery Ward Western Field Model 740-A EMN, the J.C. Penney Foremost Model 3040, the K-Mart Model 30TK and the Model 3000 for Big 5 Sporting Goods.
- The Marlin 336 XLR and SS options featured stainless steel.
- Marlin Camp Carbine, a discontinued model
- Marlin Model 70P "Papoose", a lightweight, magazine-fed, .22 LR carbine with a detachable barrel; it is designed to be taken down for easy transport while camping, backpacking, etc.
- Marlin Model 795, a .22 LR semi-automatic rifle.
- Marlin Model 700, a .22 LR semi-automatic rifle, similar to the Model 795, but has a heavy tapered target barrel
- Marlin 780, a bolt-action hunting rifle
- Marlin Model 80 (and subsequent 80C etc.) Bolt action .22 rimfire using 7-capacity detachable magazine introduced circa 1939, the predecessor to later versions such as Model 25, etc.
- Marlin Model 7000, a .22 LR semi-automatic rifle, similar to the Model 795, but has a heavy non-tapered target barrel
- Marlin Model 2000, a .22 LR bolt-action rifle, designed for competition target shooting (biathlon version available)
- Marlin Model MR7, a long action center fire bolt-action rifle available in .30-06, .270,and .25-06 manufactured from 1996-1999 A few were offered in .280 Remington in 1999
- Marlin Model XL7, a long action center fire bolt-action rifle available in .30-06, .270, and .25-06
- Marlin Model XS7, a short action center fire bolt-action rifle available in .308, .243 Win, and 7mm-08
- Marlin Model 1881, one of the earliest large caliber lever-action repeating rifles