I had eyed a 1895 Marlin, JM vintage at my LGS. The actions was slick as slobber, blue and wood about 95% or better, you really had to nit pick it to find the slightest thing wrong with it, one owner, who I know, who took great care of it. He had traded it in in a impulse buy. It had sat there 3 weeks, and no takers, because no one could find ammo, online, or anywhere else, including the owner. I offered him a slick 141 Remington ,.35 Remington caliber, that had a Redfield peep sight. Blue was 85%, just thinning slightly from age, with a great bore. He said I cant get ammo in that caliber, to which I replied by placing 2 boxes of Federal 200gr Roundnose, on the counter. I said that will sell a lot faster with 2 boxes of ammo, than that 45/70 with nothing to run thru it, and It will be here long after deer season. So I exited the store with the 45/70. Got it home and shot some 350gr cast with 15 grns of Unique, and had to move the rear sight up 2 steps on the elevator, spot on at 140 yds, and put 3 shots into 3" leaning against a post for a rest. This one may have found it a home, as it is one of the slickest working 1895's I have run across in years, and has a sweet looking stock, with layers of grain that look like different colors of caramel.