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Don't know why, but I had always fancied a nice, late model Marlin 120 pump-gun. Just always liked their looks. I specifically wanted a late production one with the nicer checkered walnut, rather than the earlier model with the cheap looking impressed "checkering." Last week I found this one on GunBroker and it fit the bill, with the exception of a 30" Full choke barrel. I would have much preferred a 26" IC or 28" Mod but it was too clean to pass up. I figure I'll hunt down a used shorter barrel and probably have it threaded for tubes. Anyway, the gun looks to have seen little use. I did have to tweak the cartridge cut-offs a bit for reliable feeding but it seems to be ok now. Even if I don't find a shorter barrel soon, I may take it on a late season dove hunt or two with the 30" barrel.

They are good shotguns, and yours is super clean. Good find.

Barrels show up here (in Connecticut) from time to time. Great guns much like a Mossburg 500 or High Standard functionally but with a steel receiver.

I used one as a skeet gun in the late 1970's great gun, it reminded me a lot of a Model 12. I consider it much more of a shotgun than the Mossberg or HS. I wore out a HS shooting trap and when I had a gun shop used to trade Mossberg's to tradesmen in lew of cash.