Ashley, one of my firearm instructors, used a Marlin 1894 44mag in sport shooting matches for some years. Several years ago he gave it to me .

It has been my go-to rifle, in the woods and carried in a scabbard, riding. It's been fired so much the action is butter smooth. Nothing stiff to be smoothed out from being new.

It's dependable, easy to swing in small spaces, and dead on accurate every time.

A short compact but powerful caliber rifle can't be beat. Well, except for a 1911.

Lever rifles are a favorite. 44 mag is easy to shoot and recoil is practically nothing. I prefer a pistol grip stock, but such a nice rifle as a gift , Im not complaining.

I think you would like one.

Smasho bite the bullett and go buy you a lever 22 and 22 mag and a 33-30 and heck thrown in a 44 mag and you got it covered !!! You’ll thank us all later when you shoot them all and fall in love like a school girl

A friend with no heirs left me a Marlin 336 in 35 cal.

Can you point to a particular reason that you disliked it? I'm not trying to argue with you, just an opinion I've not often heard and it riles my curiosity.

I disliked the way it loads/unloads, I dislike the hammer/safety, I find it very awkward, much harder to operate quickly.

I spent most of my deer hunting days using a 870 , where i live was shotgun only for most of my life.

Seeing how I used a 870 or a 1100 for all sorts of other hunting from Sept till Feb. going to a lever gun for deer hunting was night and day difference.

I have used other Guns for deer hunting but none were as awkward (different) as the Marlin to use.

I see no reason why I should bother with a lever gun.

Just my .02 for what little its worth.

It’s unanimous smash you need lever gunssssssssss!!!!!

this one use to be my favorite, then I got old and my eyesight failed, sold it to a young veteran. a winchester model 71 carbine in 348 win.

I disliked the way it loads/unloads, I dislike the hammer/safety, I find it very awkward, much harder to operate quickly.

I spent most of my deer hunting days using a 870 , where i live was shotgun only for most of my life.

Seeing how I used a 870 or a 1100 for all sorts of other hunting from Sept till Feb. going to a lever gun for deer hunting was night and day difference.

I have used other Guns for deer hunting but none were as awkward (different) as the Marlin to use.

I see no reason why I should bother with a lever gun.

Just my .02 for what little its worth.