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Through the years, this rifle has suffered the ravages of age and use; the stock had softened below the action, probably from over-oiling, and cracked. When the front action screw snapped in two during a routine zeroing session, it became clear that this old sporter needed a refresh.
Wheelguns are still a viable option for self-defense, offering some real advantages—but keeping them in the fight requires mastering a few tools and techniques.
This Dope Bag review from 1985 delves into one of Marlin’s classics, a blowback-operated repeater in 9 mm known by collectors today as the Camp Carbine.