I prefer my pistol caliber carbines with 16" barrels, so mine are Winchesters. 357 and 44.

Never come across a Marlin 94 with 16" barrel.

Rimfire is a different story. Prefer the Marlin 39 there, 16" TDS and 20" D.

Take kids shooting and hunting.

Join the NRA and GOA.
https://gunowners.org/donate/donations/join/?src=32018
https://membership.nra.org/Join/Annuals