I had one in the late 90's...It was new in the box and unfired. I would highly recommend that you do not buy one without holding it in your hands. I say this because I think you will probably be pretty disappointed with the gun. They were only made in 12 ga. The case colors were cyanide, not bone charcoal and tended to rust and rub off very easily. They were double trigger guns, and none had ejectors, yet it was touted as a "Deluxe". Worst thing about it was the wood to receiver fit. It was very poor and Marlin "closed the gaps" with a type of brown colored epoxy that really didn't match the stock at all. I remember reading where gun "experts" called it glass bedding, it wasn't at all in the sense of bedding a rifle. The wood was just fancy American black walnut and had a cheesy dull thin oil finish and was not even sanded very good. The checkering was hand cut and fairly well executed, but nothing to really call deluxe either. I don't know, if you gotta have it go for it, but you could probably get a decent 20ga LC Smith for what you will pay for one of these and have a way nicer, better gun. Best of luck.
Last edited by msinc; 11/05/23.
