Never noticed that. My first .44 Mag rifle was a B92 from the mid 80s. It was an excellent gun that I foolishly sold in the 90s. Fit and finsh were far above any Marlin I ever had. I didn't acquire another 1892 until a couple of years ago, a Winchester-marked Browning. Fit and finish is just as stellar as my previous gun. My 1886 and 1894 Miroku-made Winchesters are equally stellar in that regard. No Marlin I've owned or own comes close. There is even a lack of machining marks inside the receiver and the finishes are equally good inside and out.

"To pretty to hunt with" is something I've read with some frequency. The one thing I don't see much is anyone hunting with their Miroku levers. Just curious what that it. All my Mirokus are very accurate guns and I've never had a malfuntion in any of them.

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