Marlin Model 995

About the Marlin Model 995

The Marlin Model 995 is an American semi-automatic .22 Long Rifle carbine introduced in 1979 as the detachable-box-magazine sibling of Marlin's tubular-fed Model 60. It uses a simple blowback action and an 18-inch Micro-Groove rifled barrel, feeding from a 7-round detachable box magazine. Early guns wore a Monte Carlo American black walnut stock with a checkered pistol grip and forearm, a hooded ramp front sight, an adjustable open rear sight, and a receiver grooved for scope mounting. Light, accurate and affordable, it served as a plinking and small-game rifle before being discontinued in the late 1990s and later superseded by the synthetic-stocked Model 795.

The 995 gave Model 60 plinkers what the tubular magazine could not: a fast detachable box-magazine reload, a formula Marlin carried forward into the budget-friendly Model 795.

Marlin Model 995 specifications

Effectively the box-magazine version of the Model 60 action. Ships with a 7-round detachable magazine and an 18-inch (457 mm) Micro-Groove barrel. Weight commonly cited around 5 lb (2268 g); overall length about 36.8 in (935 mm). The stainless Model 995SS added a stainless barrel/receiver and a black synthetic stock.