.... My friend Randy has a marlin M94 that I worked over and lapped the bore on. It shoots just over MOA and he absolutely loves the gun. A group that small at 100 yards is a delight, but in all truth it is not going to any more useful for killing deer out to the practical range of a 44 mag then one that shot 2 MOA....
I had one of the Marlin 1894P's (Blue, 16.x inch barrel, straight grip), I scoped it and tried 3 or 4 loads for it and I could outshoot it with my (unscoped) RugerRedhawk, so I sent it down the road.
Wish I had not, as now I have the time to tinker with it and it was the handiest little rifle I have ever handled.
Jerry
