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Acquired another Marlin for the collection a couple of weeks back. Was giving it a little clean and remembered I hadn't taken a pic for posting..... One from the phone in cloudy conditions...

A 1905 vintage, Model 1892 in .22 LR. A tad unusual as it has a 28" barrel....

Very nice.

Is it a shooter or just for collecting?

So, without your wife seeing, how many L/A's are in your collection now?

Mikaveli wrote:Is it a shooter or just for collecting?

The rifle is a shooter, SimG aint!!

Bit of a shame though, calling it a "collection" when there's no Winchesters in the safe!

Mikaveli wrote:Very nice.

Is it a shooter or just for collecting?

So, without your wife seeing, how many L/A's are in your collection now?

Shooting as well. All of the Marlins have a "shooting condition" attached to them as well as forming part of a collection. The wife mightn't see what I post, but as sure as eggs are eggs, there's a couple of here that would tell her!!

And don't listen to the fat hamster, Winchesters are only for those that believe Gun Smoke, Bonanza and the High Chapparal were documentaries....! :lol:

Lovely rile there Sim G! Pity new Marlin don't share the same build quality!

I have been hearing the rumblings about Marlin build quality recently and decided to have a look at what was going on at the CLA by popping over to the Edgar brothers stand. Frankly I was horrified! Poor fit and finish with chipped wood and scratches/dinks on the metalwork.

The rifle is a shooter, SimG aint!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Happy new rifle, Sim.

Now then,

"Dear Mrs Sim,
Did you know if you look on the forum at full-bore..............".