Hello everyone, I'm new to hunting net, have only been seriously hunting for the last few years but I'm quite consumed with it. I've been involved with firearms most of my life and volunteer as a range saftey officer at a local range. (nutshell hello speech!).

I just bought a Marlin 1894 in .44 mag from my newly local Big 5 store. It has a hardwood stock instead of the nice walnut stock my 336C has but I'm thinking on mostly using it for fairly closeup protection while out scouting and camping and such. (The most I have to worry about here in southern Calif is pot farmers and mountain lions, of which I'm sharing one hunting spot with 2 of the big cats that I know of).

Has anyone had any experience with these bargain Marlins good or bad? I'm thinking that they do come with the Marlin guarantee and Marlin will make whatever right. Am I thinking right?