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A friend offered me one of these. Were these just a novelty or were they mass produced. I'm just curious what y'all 22 rimfire experts say.

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They are nice rifles. I had one for a while. It was the precursor to the Model 60. Same receiver and barrel, but nice walnut stock instead of birch.


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I've seen really nice ones fetch anywhere from 200 to 350


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I had one when I was a teen. It was a very accurate rifle Unfortunately it was stolen while I was away at college.

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Back in the early 70s, I killed about a million ground squirrels with one of those.
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I've got one, sorta. It's a Marlin 99 but not the M1. Accuate rifle. Has the original Marlin branded scope still on it and functioning. 1967 DOM according to date stamp on barrel. Mine hasn't been used in some time. Might have to get it out this spring.

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I'd like to have mine back.

Great rifle.


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I have owned four may five over the years and wish i had keep one of them .


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I have the clip fed version model 989m2. My first .22 bought new in 1976. Very light weight, handy, dependable and quite accurate. Still one of my favorite small game rifles.

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Is there anyway to date the one I have?

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If it has a serial number yes. Just subtract the first two numbers of the serial number from 2000. If for instance the first two numbers were 24, 2000 - 24 = 1976.

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My m99 doesn't have a serial number. I searched the web and found that Marlin stamped the barrels with a two letter date code before 1968 GCA. Don't have it in front of me but I think it's stamped AK which translated to 1967.

Found it. Here is a link.

http://marlin-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2288

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Originally Posted by ring3
My m99 doesn't have a serial number. I searched the web and found that Marlin stamped the barrels with a two letter date code before 1968 GCA. Don't have it in front of me but I think it's stamped AK which translated to 1967.

Found it. Here is a link.

http://marlin-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2288


Looks like May 1967. Thank you sir.
Thanks to all who contributed.

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