I bought an early production FG with the pistol gripped stock and absolutely hated the way that it looked and handled . I'm fine with the336 being pistol gripped but the shorter action 1894 just isn't right with the pistol grip. I moaned and groaned about it so much on the Marlinowners.com website until a guy traded the lower metal, lever and stock to make mine a straight stock as all the '94s should be.
If it is the Marlin that you truly want don't settle for anything less!
