Checked my Blue Book nix. Made the Model 80,80E,80C,80DL,and 80G. Not sure which is yours. THe Model 80 G was from 1960-65. Bolt action repeaters.Mybook is a few years old but your price is good. Any other letters after Model No?

 

i got to get the magnifying glass to read whats on the barrel. ill post what i see. thanks mauser9. i think its a DL.

 

If its a DL the book states 1940-1965 nix. My book is a bit dated but gives a value of $95 in good shape. Think you did well.

 

If the fore arm is wider than the rest of the stock its pre WW2

 

this is what i got.this is on the barrel. Ranger 22 S-L-LR Model 103-2. the tag on it when purchased says marlin model 80. same rifle "I think". I guess i should have looked it over a little better. old eyes.

 

Post some pics of that beauty!

 

I had to add the scope so I could see what the heck I'm aiming at. I'm not worried about it's value. Still got the original sight. Looks like I got a decent shooter. It does have the plastic trigger guard.

A blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while.

 

Just checked on line and Blue Book nixpap. Too bad about the wrong tag. Checked on line and found out your gun appears to be a Marlin Model 100 sold through Ranger Distr. These were made for 1936-1941.

 

It is exactly what it says it is on the barrel...a Ranger Model 103-2, made by Marlin and the same as the Marlin Model 80, distributed and sold by Sears. The Marlin Model 100 was a single shot, not a magazine fed repeater as is this rifle.

nixpap, that is a nice find in what appears to be excellent condition, and well worth the modest purchase price. A wood-stocked, man-sized, bolt action .22 for a c-note is a bargain in my book. You will enjoy that rifle as you wander the fall squirrel woods.

I lack a Model 80, but I do have a pre-war Model 81DL, that is the tube-fed cousin of the Model 80.

Roe

 

hmmm, I found a cross reference that identifies it as an 80. either way, I going to try my hand at squirrel with it. I never hunted(city boy) before, but I'm going anyway. thanks you guys.

 

Looks like an 80 to me. These old rifles are noted for their accuracy and dependability. Yours should make a fine squirrel gun. Just keep an eye on the magazine. If it were to fall out in the woods someplace it might be impossible to find. Replacements run around $20.

 

It is an 80 and should be a great shooter. Mine is my favorite bolt action.

Mals

 

Looks just like my Glenfield 25

 

I thumbed through Brophys" book and found these:
The model 80 trigger guard is "forward" a distinct feature of a lot of firearms of the time, the buttstock is not that curved, that's from the page in the book. By 1957 the 80DL and 80C were walnut stocks, so I'm thinking pre '57.

A model 80, notice the trigger guard compared to the Model 80C, I think the man may have an 80C 1st variation. Matters not as the 80 series is the grandpa and was a shooting son of a gun. Good score!! Mr fixit

 

Barenjager your 80 is just like mine , with the wider fore arm. I been looking at the original peep sight for those rifles come and go on ebay for some high prices. I wish mine looked as good as yours but she shoots straighter than I can.

 

Not a Model 100, your's has a mag, the 100 was single shot. Ranger was a store branded rifle made for Sears.

 

They are very accurate old rifles and mine is no exception. I bought mine a few years ago for $125, a price I though was very reasonable considering it's condition and the fact it retained it's original rear sight.

I have noticed that these wide forend pre-war models differ some in the way each one is inletted for the bolt handle, and may or may not have a relief cut under the ejection port...a sure sign that each stock was hand fit to the barreled action.

Roe

 

Yep. In my humble opinion thats what makes them so good. And I will say it again. yours is in wonderful condition. a great example.

 

Ranger was the prewar (WWII) Sears brand, post war were JC Higgins, Ted Williams or just Sears.
I'd love to see a reissue or aftermarket beavertail stock. I'd put one on my M25.