I'm sure this will open up many old debates, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Simple question first.
1) What SN/year of manufacture did Marlin start putting Microgroove barrels on their 35 Rem?
2) Is it worth seeking out a non Microgroove 35 Rem to shoot Pb out of? I have no aversion to a used one, but a new one would be easier to find.
Targets include paper, whitetails, maybe some pigs or mulies if you all will stop doing group buys long enough for me to save some money. I'd be using boolits such as the current .360 GBs.
Thanks,
Josh