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I was at my LGS doing a transfer. I told him a Marlin was coming in, I bought it as an investment, and he was welcome to put it on the shelf for resale as I was not coming back around for a spell.
I looked around at the weatherbys,coopers, brownings....etc........no Marlins.
He was meowing earlier about a few financial hardships he was going thru.
I spouted off " eureka! That's exactly what this outfit needs! A few Marlins!"
He started laughing so hard I thought his Pepsi was gonna come out his nose!
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Was it a laugh of ridicule or a laugh of appreciation ?
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I hate seeing a Marlin in a store that I have multiples of that has better furniture than the ones I own!
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If people ain't buying he needs to try something else, but Marlins in that part of Idaho probly ain't it.
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Surprises me that here in central Wyoming the lgs keeps a fairly good supply of lever guns in stock. Mulling over a pre safety 35rem in very good to excellent condition.
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You see Marlins all through the woods in the east.
Probably not quite as popular out there.
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They were very popular in Wyoming (at one time anyway). Still fairly popular, but the bulk of leverguns on the shelf here are Henrys. IMHO part of the reason for a decline in popularity is the move to machines instead of horses. No need for a saddle gun.
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I am not sure about the reason for the laugh either. I live in the west and horseback hunt exclusively and a modern levergun suits me. I don't care much for the Marlin but Savage 99's , Win 88's , and especially the Browning BLR's are my choices. They sure enough fit a saddle scabbard well and are capable enough with modern rounds to work anywhere in the west. My elk and Bighorn rifle is a BLR, but I like all leverguns more or less. The levergun is an American invention ...I will stick with it
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