Originally Posted by tzone
Are the Marlin's pure junk or a good bang for the buck?

How about the CZ American 457? I have a 452 American. It could be a sweet pair.
Over the years I've had a dozen .22 magnum rifles from Marlin, Ruger, Winchester, Mossberg, Savage and Ithaca. My Marlin 882 is by far the most accurate of the lot {sub MOA} but it's 29 years old and wasn't made by Remington.