[ButThreeLeftsDo]

A friend of mine took out a porcupine that had been killing some pines on his property. Way up in a tree. With a Marlin .22 rimfire. One shot. Left ear.

Crack. Thud.

[ErnBatavia]

With a Marlin .22 rimfire

I wanted one of those so bad many moons ago when I was a teenager -- the ads were very inticing; never did get one.

Got myself a Ruger "single-6" pistol which is now (gulp) about 45 years old....my older brother got me a Ruger .22 rifle, but that is a piece a crap - have had that one for close to 40 years, and never have been able to fix the load/jam prob.

[yarddog]

I have owned several model 60 Marlins and they are probably the best buy in a .22 rifle out there. I generally like the Ruger 10/22 better but the Marlins are more accurate. I know there are all kinds of tricked out 10/22's that can be real tack drivers, but as they come out of the box the Marlins are quite a bit more accurate.

I agree with Rio that the Winchester model 92 along with it's big brother the model 86, are the best lever guns ever. That doesn't mean the Marlins aren't really fine guns tho, as is the Winchester model 94.