I saw the old thread about the model 81DL Marlin, so I thought I would post photos of my Model 80 DL. Bought it from a high school friend 50 plus years ago. I think I gave him $25.00 for it, but don't hold me to that.
Years ago I refinished the stock and had the barrel and receiver re-blued. Used to live in the country, and a neighbor and I used to shoot .22's all the time. It shoots a lot better than I can hold. It came with a little Weaver 4x-3/4" diameter scope that I finally removed and replace it with a 1" tube 4x Weaver scope. My eyes are really bad, so I recently put a Leupold 3 x 9 Freedom rimfire scope on it. It's really clear.
The rifle will shoot a lot better than I can hold, without a doubt.
Have a blessed day,
Leon