There is one thing I have always noticed about Marlin. Their guns tend to be a little bit more accurate than the competition’s similar models. It is something I am certain about too.
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.
I really like my 336 (30/30). I put a limbsaver recoil pad and good scope on, but don’t shoot it much lately with ammo so high. Marlin makes a good lever carbine.
I don’t know about how accurate the marlins are ... but my first rifle was given to me by my dad when I was 10 years old ...over 40 years ago ... it was his favorite gun to plink with ... a weathered old Marlin 39. I learned to shoot with it .. it had a 4x scope that I later removed.
I could buy a box of 50 .22 lr for 22 cents at our local dimestore (they sold ammo back then) For a buck on a Saturday I could shoot to my hearts content. And perhaps it ws the accuracy of that model 39, I consider myself an excellent shot today because of it. I used to entertain friends by shooting walnuts out of a squirrels mouth. Yeah ... eaten a ton of squirrel over the years as well.
It’s still my favorite gun in my collection.