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johnly
04-26-2009, 12:43 AM
I don't think the wood is correct, but the bore is perfect and there are no extra holes in the receiver. And I wanted a 32-20 for a cast bullet gun. It looks like a mini-50's era Marlin 336 to me.
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Any info would be welcome.

John
Boerrancher
04-26-2009, 10:36 AM
I know for a fact that the but stock is correct for the '94 carbines, but I am not sure about the fore end. My '94 Marlin does not look like that one on the front but I have seen some of them that were of similar design. You will need to have a Marlin Collector look at it to give you the real scoop. It is a nice looking rifle and most marlins I have ever messed with were good shooters, so this one should be no different. Have fun, and thanks for sharing the photos.

Best wishes from the Boer Ranch,

Joe
pumpguy
04-26-2009, 10:49 PM
Where is the mag tube?
johnly
04-27-2009, 12:50 AM
Where is the mag tube?


It's even with the forend cap.
johnly
05-03-2009, 11:23 PM
I took the rifle to the range today and it is one sweet shooter.

First up was a 100 grian LSWC propelled with 3.5 grains of Green Dot. After a fouling shot, the next 5 formed a nice 2" group. That might not sound like much, but this is with the factory buckhorn rear sight and a pretty short sight radius.

Next up was 10 grains of 4227 pushing a 90 grain Sierra HP. Clearly this load had a lot more zip, and printed a nice group that measured a bit under 2".

The last load tried came from Ken Watter's Pet Loads and consisted of the 85 gr. Hornady HP propelled with 7.0 grains of Blue Bot. It was a spectacular shooting load that printed a nice 1.25" group.

With this level of accuracy, I better start looking for a tang peep sight for the rifle.