yeah its late in this post but I just recently picked up a Marlin Guide gun and it handles so close to my 94's that it is fast becoming my "grab it" gun on the way out of the house.
I have a 336 and am thinking of doing a makeover on it to match the 1895GG

the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded. Robert E Lee
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