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I went carousing the other day, and stopped at two local sports dealers, and at the first one, looked and looked, and finally asked to hold a Marlin w/20" octagon barrel in .45 Colt. I have desired one like this for some months now. Finally got enough courage to hold one.
Yuck! I just did not like the nose heavy feeling, and the sideways looseness of the lever. Looked real nice, but that decieved me.
So I left that store, and stopped at another a bit later, and was looking at the lever guns, and saw a .444 Marlin - had a custom stock - Winchester looking fore end, and monte carlo butt. With scope, nice, but I am sticking to .45 caliber, even if my first choice turned out to be a turkey (for me). Kept looking, there was a Marlin in 35 Rem, a Glenfield, and another 30-30. Then the owner handed me a Marlin from a couple of rows over. It was an 1895.
Now I'm gonna die! That is one sweetly balanced rifle. And it is new. Like I said, now I am gonna die. Gotta have it.
Yuck! I just did not like the nose heavy feeling, and the sideways looseness of the lever. Looked real nice, but that decieved me.
So I left that store, and stopped at another a bit later, and was looking at the lever guns, and saw a .444 Marlin - had a custom stock - Winchester looking fore end, and monte carlo butt. With scope, nice, but I am sticking to .45 caliber, even if my first choice turned out to be a turkey (for me). Kept looking, there was a Marlin in 35 Rem, a Glenfield, and another 30-30. Then the owner handed me a Marlin from a couple of rows over. It was an 1895.
Now I'm gonna die! That is one sweetly balanced rifle. And it is new. Like I said, now I am gonna die. Gotta have it.