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Handguns, Rifles & Shotguns => Rifles => Topic started by: shooter on February 20, 2014, 02:08:03 PM

Title: 450 marlin
Post by: shooter on February 20, 2014, 02:08:03 PM

 has anyone messed with the 450 marlin? I been offered one in trade. I have a 45-70 guide gun, so I guess that's close, but need input on what this is worth

Title: Re: 450 marlin
Post by: landon410 on February 20, 2014, 02:11:31 PM

the marlin owners forum would be a really good place to start on that.

Title: Re: 450 marlin
Post by: Mudinyeri on February 20, 2014, 04:15:01 PM

Quote from: landon410 on February 20, 2014, 02:11:31 PM

the marlin owners forum would be a really good place to start on that.

... or Gunbroker completed sales.

Title: Re: 450 marlin
Post by: shooter on February 20, 2014, 09:28:17 PM

 well I now have a blued marlin 450 marlin cal, barrel is stamped jp. it has a safety, 18 1/2 inch barrel . got 4 boxes of brass and 2 boxes of hornady ammo, just ordered a set of dies, already have a bullet mold. well see how this thing works,

Title: Re: 450 marlin
Post by: landon410 on February 21, 2014, 08:06:05 AM

its stamped JP? or JM? (John Marlin)

Title: Re: 450 marlin
Post by: shooter on February 21, 2014, 11:06:53 AM

ok ok, so Im old, its stamped JM, was tired when I looked, yea that's the ticket, I was tired

Title: Re: 450 marlin
Post by: landon410 on February 21, 2014, 01:13:04 PM

JM stamp is one of the 3 most important things when shopping a used Marlin.
The other is a serial number older than 92xxxxxxx

2100 - 92 = production year 2008
2100 - 91 = production year 2009
and so now

etc you want a serial of a gun made in 08 (some 09's are good) or older, it needs a JM stamp and a CT barrel roll

but those are valuble guns to the right people, and those people are hard to find sometime, which is why i'd tell anyone intested in those types of guns to go to marlin owners forum for information.