i have the marlin but in 22lr....shoots great....get a trigger job if you need it to be more accurate...even without one at 50ft i can cover my group with a dime all the time....ive shot 1000s of rounds through it...only thing that happend was a screw in the bolt stripped and i had to get it put back in...no big deal....and it was probally my fault...when the shells wouldnt want to go in once in a while i would force the bolt to push them in.....great gun for the money i think...the trigger is fine i didnt have mine done yet but it is pretty stiff...it works though...