Another Marlin joins the herd

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Another Marlin joins the herd

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Thanks to a tip from jdad I was able to buy this Marlin 375 off Gunbroker. I was a little reluctant because the seller only had one poor photo and described it as "pretty good shape". But the Buy it Now price was such that I knew it wouldn't be there long, so I took my chances and pounced on it, sorry Blaine :wink: . It showed up today at my FFL and I certainly am not disappointed. I would describe it better than "pretty good" The metal is near flawless and the wood only has the usual dings and light scratches that come with a 30 year old gun. It's a 1980 vintage, pre safety model, has a superb trigger and the action is still very tight, like it's not seen much use. If the snow lets up I plan on wringing it out at the range tomorrow.


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SWEET ! Lookin good. :D
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I LIKE that Sporting Carbine/336A config, Ted - even though the barrel's rifle length. :P :P :P :P

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Me too Pete. This one is a twin to my 356 except it has no safety. They are my favorite Marlin models for sure.
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Son, I would say you done real good, that is a good looking rifle for a Marlin.
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I've gotten some of my best rifles from poorly lit pictures and ridiculously low BIN prices......just like Ted did. :D
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All I can say is----------------WoW! :mrgreen:
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UHHH LUCKY! sweet rifle i have an xtr94 but i love the marlin platform way more
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yoteassasin wrote:UHHH LUCKY! sweet rifle i have an xtr94 but i love the marlin platform way more
Yep, I had a Winchester as well. Sold it to pay for this one. 8)
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Sweet find!
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Nice gun. Looks like your luck held with this purchase. Let us know how it shoots.
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Congrats - looks like a good score! 8)
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Wow, "pretty good" for sure! :mrgreen:

Congrats!!

Now we need the range report :wink:
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Nice! one of the 336s I'm missing.
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very very nice
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Great looking rifle, Congratulations.
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