The Marlin Model XT is a series of rimfire

bolt-action Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt via a bolt handle, which is most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon (as most users are right-handed). Most bolt-actio ...

rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ( rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with ...

s produced by

Marlin Firearms Marlin Firearms Co. is an American manufacturer of semi-automatic, lever-action, and bolt-action rifles. In the past, the company, now based in Madison, North Carolina, and formerly based in North Haven, Connecticut, made shotguns, derring ...

, first saw production in 2011. The rifle comes in several different models in both the .17 (XT-17s) and

.22 caliber .22 caliber, or 5.6 mm caliber, refers to a common firearms bore diameter of 0.22 inch (5.6 mm). Cartridges in this caliber include the very widely used .22 Long Rifle and .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm NATO. .22 inch is also a popular ...

s (XT-22s), with either a

detachable box magazine A magazine is an ammunition storage and feeding device for a repeating firearm, either integral within the gun (internal/fixed magazine) or externally attached (detachable magazine). The magazine functions by holding several cartridges with ...

or a fixed

tubular magazine A magazine is an ammunition storage and feeding device for a repeating firearm, either integral within the gun (internal/fixed magazine) or externally attached (detachable magazine). The magazine functions by holding several cartridges with ...

, and with various stocks and finishes. It has Marlin's patented Micro-Groove riflings, and the Pro-Fire® Adjustable trigger, which is similar to the Savage AccuTrigger.

Models

* XT-22 — Chambered for

.22 Long Rifle The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR or 22 (metric designation: 5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smo ...

, 22" blued sporter barrel with 16-groove riflings in 1:16"

twist rate In firearms, rifling is machining helical grooves into the internal (bore) surface of a gun's barrel for the purpose of exerting torque and thus imparting a spin to a projectile around its longitudinal axis during shooting to stabilize the pr ...

, adjustable

iron sights Iron sights are a system of physical alignment markers (usually made of metallic material) used as a sighting device to assist the accurate aiming of ranged weapons (such as a firearm, airgun, crossbow or even compound bow), or less commonly ...

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-finished

hardwood Hardwood is wood from dicot trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen. Hardwood (which comes from ...

Monte Carlo comb stock and a 7-shot

, and the receiver grooved, drilled and tapped. Variant models with straight comb black

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stocks are named XT-22R ** XT-22VR — Synthetic stock with heavy varminter barrel with recessed muzzle and no iron sights ** XT-22YR — The "

youth rifle A rifle is a long-barreled firearm designed for accurate shooting, with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves (rifling) cut into the bore wall. In keeping with their focus on accuracy, rifles are typically designed to be held with bo ...

" version of the standard XT-22R, with a shortened 16.25" (instead of 22") blued barrel and 12" (instead of 13.25")

length of pull Length of pull (sometimes abbreviated as LOP) is the distance from the trigger to the part of a rifle or shotgun which fits against the shoulder of the shooter. Length of pull is an important ergonomic factor for ease of use; and optimum length of ...

** XT-22TR — Black synthetic stock with a 17-shot

, also chambered for

.22 Short .22 Short is a variety of .22 caliber (5.6 mm) rimfire ammunition. Developed in 1857 for the first Smith & Wesson revolver, the .22 rimfire was the first American metallic cartridge. The original loading was a bullet and of black powd ...

(25-shot) and

.22 Long 22 Long is a variety of 22 caliber (5.6 mm) rimfire ammunition. The 22 Long is the second-oldest of the surviving rimfire cartridges, dating back to 1871, when it was loaded with a 29 grain (1.9 g) bullet and 5 grains (0.32 g) of black po ...

(19-shot). There is also a

stainless steel Stainless steel is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion. It contains at least 11% chromium and may contain elements such as carbon, other nonmetals and metals to obtain other desired properties. Stainless steel's r ...

barrel version named XT-22TSR * XT-22M — Chambered for .22 WMR, 22" blued sporter barrel with 20-groove rifling in 1:16" twist rate and adjustable

-finished hardwood Monte Carlo comb stock, and either a 4-shot or 7-shot box magazine. Models with straight comb black synthetic stocks are named XT-22MR ** XT-22MTR — Black synthetic stock with a 12-shot tubular magazine ** XT-22MTW — Wood stock with a 12-shot tubular magazine * XT-17R — Chambered for

.17 HMR .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, commonly known as the .17 HMR, is a rimfire rifle cartridge developed by Hornady in 2002. It was developed by necking down a .22 Magnum case to take a .17 caliber (4.5 mm) projectile. Commonly loaded with a 1 ...

, 22" blued sporter barrel with 1:9" twist rate and adjustable

, black synthetic stock, and either a 4-shot or 7-shot box magazine ** XT-17V — Blued heavy varminter barrel with no iron sights, with

-finished hardwood Monte Carlo comb stock. There are also a synthetic stock version named XT-17VR and a stainless steel version with

laminated Lamination is the technique/process of manufacturing a material in multiple layers, so that the composite material achieves improved strength, stability, sound insulation, appearance, or other properties from the use of the differing materia ...

hardwood stock named XT-17VSL ** XT-17VSLB — Stainless steel heavy varminter barrel with no iron sights, with grey laminate thumbhole stock

References

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