Re: MARLIN XL7C 30-06, 270, 25-06 CAL. Tactical??
I do believe the barrels for savages are interchanable. Its like Rem picked up the savage pattern and make good use of it.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The marlin XL7 Bolt Action Rifle It comes in a short and long action .
O K fellaers I went on the Marlin site and could not find any info on the XL7 barrel nut or the thread size so here it is , I bought one and as all guns I clean and check them over very good before I shoot them I E headspace Freebore and genral cond , And when I did The headspace was way off the No Go Gage shut just like it was a Go Gage , So My plain with the Rifle has Changed .
I will try to put all the info I can Remember well here Goes I then removed the stock and the scope I had installed
I then Found some Things out The Savage barrel Wrench works just Fine on the Marlin , also Marlin is just like Savage They have a 700 pound Monkey who puts the nuts on They are tight Here is what a XL7 looks like apart
Here is the XL7 308 win Barrel with a Savage nut screwed on it Pretty Coooool Ha
Marlin Nut on the left Savage on The Right
The box magizine slips in the ft with a tab and a bolt on the rear
a shot of the ft of the magizine
Setting the headspace on the Marlin is The same as The Savage But it does not have a locking tab on the recoil lug and It has to be held in place , But the recoil lug is a little better It is thicker and longer so here is what I did I got the head space set and put a sight leveal on the sight and on on the bottom of the recoil lug and set it up that way , When I tightened the nut I used a large cressent wrench to hold lug see photo
After setting the head space I then removed the pressure point out of the stock and bedded the recoil lug and Action , also I set the trigger at 1 lb and 9 oz It is much smooter than the Savage acu Trigger and works much better than the Savage trigger with My fat fingers .
I am shure I could have sent the Gun back But I was Going to take it apart anyway , The barrel threads I have several used savage barrels and they measure from 1.052 to 1.042 Threads 20 per inch , The Marlin Measures 1.054 with 20 TPI , and all the nuts fit the same Marlin and Savage I tryed about 6 of them new and used The Marlim barrel is a little bigger at the rear by .045 .
Here are some photos of the stock It has steet pillers rear and ft and a slot for the recoil lug and a fair recoil pad all in all not a bad stock for cheeper stock Heck I paid 279.00
With the headspace off I looked at the bolt I don't think they test fired this one no marks at all on the bolt
Here is a shot of the bolt
As You can see now the Headspace is on and the barrel wrighting is off
I installed a Nikon 3X9X40 scope weaver mounts and weaver grandslam rings I will post a range report latter , And for all You Home gunsmiths You all should love the new Marlin Dangerous Dan
O K Feller Here Is The Range Report I did My Dangerous Dan Barrel Breakin And Cleaned Her , I love The trigger It this Gun When folks Use these they will like then Alot I did I shot 40 Winchester 150 gr Silvertips factory loads And 20 Hand loaded150 gr Nozloer B/T Packed with 44.0 grs of Tac Fed Mag Primer seated to 2.820and 20 Handloaded 155 gr Hornday A Max with 44.0 grs of Tac and Mag fed Primer seated to 2.820, The Gun started to settel in at about 20 rounds and it just got better , All in all the Little 279.00 Gun past all the test with flying Colors I was very impressed , I have seen this same thing with Savage Rifles I thing this Gun would be a great foundition to build on Or a great pack Rifle so here are whe targets The Hornadys won hands Down and the Winchesters come in 2 nd Nozlers last place They all shot very good But I have always liked Hornady Bullets and I do even more Dangerous Dan
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