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I don't know about that model, but my first rifle was a Marlin 18 shot 22. It cost $60 and came with a scope. I never learned how to use a scope, but I was dead on iron sights.

My brother and I would go plinking cans every weekend. When 100 22 shells cost $1, it was easy to go through a whole box and go home to clean it.

After 10 years, the firing pin wore out and it began to jam. Never figured out what started to make it jam, but it still made a decent squirrel gun.

"After 10 years, the firing pin wore out and it began to jam. Never figured out what started to make it jam, but it still made a decent squirrel gun."

That is the reason the MR-7 didn't sell very well, people were too used to Marlin building low end 22 cal rifles to pay $700 for the MR-7.

The MR-7 is a high powered rifle built to compete with the Remington 700, the Browning etc.

I think the calibers offered were 25-06, 270, 280 rem.,and 30/06 but there may have been a few others.

The quality and features are there to stack up to any top of the line bolt action on the market, they just wouldn't sell with the Marlin name attached.

( this is the cool part) Most of the rifles that were sold were deeply discounted when Marlin was dumping the line, so if you find a used one you may get a $600-$700 rifle for $200! I bought one new ( in 280 rem.) when they were closing them out for just under $300.

They were built in the mid/late 90's.