I have the blued version. I love this rifle it was a great shooter right out of the box. The adjustable trigger is a great feature.

As for being muzzle heavy, that is in part due to the plastic stock that comes on the gun. I chose to change mine out to a wood (laminate) stock and now it has a very balanced feel to it. Also having the tube full of bullets gives more weight to the front end, that will be true with any tube fed .22

Good luck with whatever you choose to do, but rest assured these guns are very dependable, accurate, and best of all....affordable.

JMK

6 round group at 50 yards...

 

That is nice shooting .

 

The XT-22 isn't heavy. I don't know how much the tube magazine adds.

 

Is the XT-22 more accurate than the 60 ?

 

I think ammo performance may vary. A bolt action rifle will be reliable with a wider range of ammo. Some of the ammo is very accurate in a XT-22.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Marlin+XT-22+TSR&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

 

All the tube fed Marlins are very well balanced . I have owned a couple dozen in 22 lr and 22 magnum over many years . Nothing like a heavy barreled gun would feel . Accuracy can vary from one gun to another . Any that I have on hand shoot just as good as my model 60's or better . Yes I am a tube fed Marlin addict . Got a couple 39A's also .

 

If you are buying a Remlin made XT-22, look at both sights carefully-- they have been known to be cut yawed about the bore line.

 

About to buy one. I see that Boyd's has finally rolled out drop-in stocks to fit the tube fed XT22.

PD

 

The only thing I didn't like was the weight unbalance and I sold mine just for that reason. Super accurate with CCI Velocitor when I had it. I missed it. If I could come up with another $100 for Boyds stock I'd probably have kept it. For the price of the gun and new barrel though, you might want to look into buying a CZ455. I did and never looked back.

 

I have a 452 , I want a rifle without wood , that can take a little abuse and not show it so much .

 

OK-not to hijack. Rifle is great with LR ammo. I am trying to ammo down so as to not scare the dog when we squirrel hunt. I put an old weaver K2.5 on it. It's a cheap date.

 

Thanks for the review & pictures . That scope looks like a nice fit for a squirrel gun .

 

Love my 981T (similar but older version). I'm not a fan of carrying around mags and prefer the option of shooting LR/L/S(if you can find them).
The med-weight micro groove bbl is surprisingly accurate and a bit nose heavy but once you scope it….it balances nicely.
The adjustable trigger looks like a nice feature. I don't think you will regret getting one.

 

Wow.
I so wish I'd of known about these Marlin xt's
Much rather of had this than that cz I had.
But it's never too late!!
The search is on !
Thinking I need a laminated stock too.