HAVE HAD MY MARLIN C/B 38/55 FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, IF MEMORY SERVES. HAVE SHOT NOTHING BUT LEAD BULLETS OUT OF IT POWERED BY XMP5744. MY BEST GROUP TO DATE IS .55" C-T-C.
THIS PARTICULAR MARLIN MAY WELL BE THE NICEST OUT-OF-THE-BOX LEVERGUN I'VE EVER OWNED. IT WAS LITERALLY PERFECT. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT IRRITATED ME. IT IS BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER, SMOOTH AS BABY'S SWEET PATOOTIE, THE BARREL INTERIOR IS GORGEOUS, THE TRIGGER WAS JUST FINE AS IS, THE WOOD IS PERFECT STRAIGHT GRAINED BLACK AMERICAN WALNUT, AND EVERTHING LINES UP PERFECTLY STRAIGHT FRONT TO BACK, OR VISE-VERSA IF YOU PREFER.
OTHER THAN PUTTING ON APERTURE SIGHTS I'VE CHANGED NOTHING ON IT, THOUGH I DO LOOK AT THAT FRONT SIGHT AND WONDER HOW LONG IT'LL BE BEFORE I CANCEL ITS' TENURE...