Bolt Actions

The Marlin Model 65 was a fantastic single shot .22 bolt action, part of the trifecta of rifles that Marlin introduced in 1935 that included the Model 80 and Model 100. Walnut stocked with a schnabel forend and finger grooves, it was a quality rifle with a self-cocking bolt, nestled firmly between the manually cocked Model 100 and the magazine …

This Model 80 was originally equipped with sling swivels, and the buttplate is long missing, but with the Lyman 66MC peep sight continues to print admirable groups and bag squirrels, when the author pulls his weight. This specimen predates the microgroove barrel. The Marlin Models 80 and 81 were some of the most prolific rifles of the 20th Century. Produced …