I have three Marlins in 35 Remington,have had several others. Using plain 200 grain CoreLokts,it is pretty common to shot three shot groups that hover around the one inch mark in scoped marlins.

These rifles will often shoot with lots of bolt action sporters.

I have not shot a current production Marlin,they had some issues when Remington took over,but I think they have solved them by now. Just look closely at wood to metal fit and fit and finish in general.