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Offline 38-55kidd

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CB checkered vs not checkered
« on: December 16, 2007, 06:09:36 AM »
I have been looking at the 38-55 CB models. Can anyone tell me why some have checked stocks and some not?
Do any of the models come with nicer grained wood than others?  I prefer the checkered to match my 45LC and the 1894 44-40 Century. I am just not sure how rare they are.
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Re: CB checkered vs not checkered
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2007, 05:48:39 AM »
"Can anyone tell me why some have checked stocks and some not?"

I think only someone from Marlin could answer that...  I've seen them both ways as well.  Some guys like checkering on a Marlin and some HATE it!  Me?  I do prefer the checkering, and had even commissioned by twin brother to checker my Marlin 39 Mountie a few years back (he did a nice job too -- guess his metal machining training helped).  Then just a few months back, he found me a used checkered Marlin 38-55 Cowboy, which I snapped up in a hurry.

"Do any of the models come with nicer grained wood than others?"

I think the answer is "yes", but unless you can compare more than 2 of the same models in the same shop at the same time, it's probably a luck of the draw when it comes to the wood you get.  You see some good Marlin's, a few great ones, and then a few that make you go "ugh..." -- the problem is, they aren't all in one place except at the shipping dock at Marlin!  (I once had the chance to choose from among 5 Winch Model 70 Featherweight's in caliber 6.5x55mm Swedish, but that's the first and only time that I ever got to "shop" for the wood...  It was a rare treat and I got a good'un!)

"I prefer the checkered to match my 45LC and the 1894 44-40 Century. I am just not sure how rare they are."

You will occasionally see a checkered Cowboy on www.GunBroker.com or www.GunsAmerica.com, I think those sites would be your best bet, and it's where I would look if I was still in the market for one.

Good luck Cowboy!

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