A Marlin XLR 30/30 Review

[wrenchman]

when the marlin xlr come out i had read that it was made with the hornady flex round in mind and that is one of the hi end guns and it does seem to shooting well for you
i have a old 336 that was gifted to a freind it was in the rafters down in the basement of a guys grandfather rust all over it i got it tore down soaking in oil for him.
i dont think it has seen day light in 30 years that is one thing you wont have to worry about with that ss that is a nice looking gun

[in2anity]

when the marlin xlr come out i had read that it was made with the hornady flex round in mind and that is one of the hi end guns and it does seem to shooting well for you
i have a old 336 that was gifted to a freind it was in the rafters down in the basement of a guys grandfather rust all over it i got it tore down soaking in oil for him.
i dont think it has seen day light in 30 years that is one thing you wont have to worry about with that ss that is a nice looking gun

I've bubbad it a bit now TBH I free floated, then RTV bedded the forend. Helps with consistency over longer strings.

Right now I've also got a JM 30AS that received the same RTV treatement; at closer distances that gun is just as accurate. However the XLR is a superior open-sighted gun - better for comp.

[marcus_pearce07]

hey in2anity

i was just wondering how you can get that sort of bluey-grey design on your stock. everything i've searched up just shows the default brown wood design

thanks

[in2anity]

hey in2anity

i was just wondering how you can get that sort of bluey-grey design on your stock. everything i've searched up just shows the default brown wood design

thanks

A mixture of horse semen and gold dust panned from the Macquarie river... nah jokes mate - that’s just how it came from the factory

[solarpak]

All the second hand ones i have seen are around the 1200-1500 price point ........you would be very lucky to score a VGC or better unit for under $1K.
A good mate has a XLR in 3030 and its his go-to goat hunting rifle and had taken many stinkies with it over the years. I was looking for one but opted for a Howa Mini in 7.62x39 - ballistically very similar to the 3030 . My mate with the XLR also bought a Mini Action in the Russian calibre and for ammo, we sourced a crate of 1200 steel cased Norinco ammo, pulled the projies and reseated 123 gr Hornady ZMax and 125 gr Sierras. Both loads shoot under an inch for three shots all day in both Mini Actions......and i dare say we have enough ammo to see us out a while.

C.

[in2anity]

solarpak my Marlin 3030 was my goto hunter for years. And indeed they won't let you down. However Marlins are a little weighty by modern standards - notably heavier than a whippy sporter wearing plastic. And cartridges like the 762x39 and 300bo do essentially the same thing, just in a smaller package. 762x39 is awesome - we have a club Lee-Enfield 762x39 conversion that holds its own even on the 200m mound. Meanwhile, these days I use a little 16" Ruger 300bo out in the paddocks. Extremely light and pointable, and hits pretty much the same as the old 3030. It's also more consistent than a lever - my handloads will consistently group into close to a minute. Best part about the 300bo is I can reanimate my expired 223 comp brass into the 300bo! That and I consume the uber-cheap, Speer .308” light hunting bullets which do great!

Compact 16” Ruger 300bo - very good hunting package

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