Its a nice rifle. Better condition than mine.
Mine has good blue all over but my stock has no real shine to it.
Marlin made an error when they did not serialize the rifles. Marlin did a recall but few rifles were sent in for the serial number. When Marlin added the serial number they were put on the barrel.
I believe the rare rifles are the ones sent in for the serial number.
My rifle does not have a serial number but I do not consider this to be a selling point.
The .256 WM Marlins have a chamber which is too large in diamiter at the base and too long from rim to shoulder. The rifles are hard on brass. There is little you can do to exte case life. If you load to full potential you will break cases.
Loaded as a .25-20 I have better case life.
Just something to think about.
For $775.00 you can buy a pretty nice rifle. Personally I would leave it to the collectors.
Last edited by william_iorg; 08/10/17.
