Longbeard,
It shoots real good. Sometimes I scope it and shoot off the bench in between barrel coolings. What I like most about the gun is the deal I got on it. I wanted one for a long time. I was in the local gun shop one afternoon, and I found this gun on the used rack. It looked as if someone had put it behind the seat of their pickup and forgot about it. The barrel had rust spots, the stock was so dirty the wood was a very dark color. The Marlin birds eye was missing out of the stock, and the dealer said it would not cycle and would jam. I bought it for $175.00. The barrel was still shiny even in that condition.
I got it home and found it's serial # made it a 1967 model. The same year I was born. I stripped it down and cleaned it up. I reblued all the steel, and refinished the stock. I found that the cartridge cut off piece was missing, which is whyit would jam, and ordered from brownells that and a bird eye for the stock. It was a fun project. It shoots and cycles longs, shorts and anything you want to shoot in it.
When I was done I took it to my friends back at the gun shop and they asked if I wanted my $175.00 back.
Here it is.
C. Davis
22 CCI short
