I have a Marlin (right before Remington)....not even close in quality to my 40 yr old .30-30, but...
Wasn't happy with it "out of the box".... feeding issues, but all it needed was breaking in....and it also shot 7" to the right at 40 yds
. Sorted out...it's great. Not a classic....but I love it now....in fact, it's the one that resides outside my safe...loaded for 2 or 4 legged predators. Sorta like my baby Ruger (LC9S) that lives in my truck tool box....they serve me well...and I don't treat them as tenderly as I would a Colt or Winny ($$$).
Oh yeah....dang you Higgins, Nostatic, et al
