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iF you haven't already bought one TAM you might take a look at this from Mossberg. It's far from a traditional setup in fact it's so ugly it make me want to get one so Mrs. Jusme can tell me I have no taste.

http://www.mossberg.com/category/series ... re-rifles/

It loads rounds like the marlin, 16.5 inch barrel, but then it kinda strays off the reservation after that.

The Annoyed Man wrote:Who here owns a Marlin 336BL, and how do you like it?

I don't own one, and I don't know if they have gotten production up and running on this model since they were bought out. From what I have heard, all of the Marlin lever actions were very suspect, with multiple issues, before the buy out and afterwards with old equipment being blamed.
Are you looking at a new one, or used? Check the interweb, they have several horror stories regarding Marlin QC as well as the new owner's issues, so much so, that they stopped production on several models until the bugs could be worked out.
I know that much older Marlins, were better made, but I would be leery of anything within the last 15-20 years. I'm sure there are some on here who can give you better first hand info.