I was in the local Cabelas today and they put a used Marlin 444 18.5" ported barrel on the rack as I was standing there. It was blued with walnut stocks but was pretty clean other that the gummy R3 recoil pad still on it. The price was $339 I hadn't kept up on the price of these but it sounded good to me and it was a JM stamped gun so I went ahead and bought it. Did I do OK?

I have a Stainless 45/70 without ports that I really like so I didn't "need" it but I had a feeling it was a deal. I haven't found one for sale to compare it to so I'm not sure how I did.

Bb