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TThis m

anual contains operating, care and

maintenance instructions. To

assure safe operation, any user of this firearm m

ust read this manual careful-

ly. Failure to follow the instructions and w

arnings in this manual can cause

accidents resulting in injury or death. This manual should alw

ays accompany

this firearm, and be transferred w

ith it upon change of ownership.

The warranty card

attached to the cover m

ust be filled

out and m

ailedw

ithin 10 days of p

urchase. W

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1.After notice of defect in material and/or w

orkmanship is received by The M

arlin Firearms Com

pany, Marlin shall

send instructions for shipment of the firearm

; and repairs will be m

ade and the firearm returned w

ithin a reasonable tim

e after the firearm is received. Cost of shipping, insurance charges, etc. involved in returning the

firearm to the com

pany shall be prepaid by the original owner.

2.Cost of parts and labor performed shall be provided w

ithout charge by The Marlin Firearm

s Company.

3.If The Marlin Firearm

s Company, after receipt of the firearm

, determines that the defects in m

aterial and/or w

orkmanship w

ere the result of abuse and/or neglect, or otherwise not covered by the w

arranty set forth above, M

arlin shall notify such owner to that effect and give an estim

ate for repair. In such cases, repair, return shipping and insurance charges, etc. shall be paid by such ow

ner.4.In the event that The M

arlin Firearms Com

pany is unable to make w

arranty repairs to the firearm, it shall, w

ithin a reasonable tim

e after its receipt, notify the owner to that effect and give him

the option either to receive a replacem

ent of the same m

odel, if then available in its inventory, or to receive a refund, either of which,

if feasible, will be m

ade through the store of purchase.

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ith The Marlin Firearm

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anship mustbe received by the com

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1

Am

mu

nition

1.U

se only high quality, original, factory-m

anufactured shotgun shells. Do not use

cartridges that are dirty, wet, corroded,

malform

ed or damaged. D

o not oil car-tridges or spray aerosol type lubricants,p

rese

rvative

s or cle

an

ers d

irectly o

nto

cartrid

ge

s or w

he

re e

xcess sp

ray m

ay

flow into contact w

ith cartridges. Lubricantor other foreign m

atter on cartridges cancause potentially dangerous am

munition

malfunctions. U

se only amm

unition of thegauge or caliber for w

hich your firearm is

chambered.

2.T

he use of reloaded, “remanufactured,”

ha

nd

loa

de

d, o

r oth

er n

on

-stan

da

rda

mm

un

ition

vo

ids

all

wa

rran

ties.

Improperly loaded am

munition voids all

warranties. Im

properly loaded amm

unitionca

n b

e e

xtrem

ely d

an

ge

rou

s. Se

vere

damage to the firearm

and serious injuryto

the

sho

ote

r or to

oth

ers m

ay re

sult.

Alw

ays u

se a

mm

un

ition

tha

t com

plie

sw

ith the industry performance standards

esta

blish

ed

by th

e S

po

rting

Arm

s an

dA

mm

unition Manufacturers’ Institute, Inc.

of th

e U

nite

d S

tate

s (SA

AM

I), or th

eequivalent from

other countries.

3.F

irea

rms m

ay b

e se

vere

ly da

ma

ge

dand serious injury to the shooter or to oth-ers m

ay result from any condition causing

excessive pressure inside the chamber or

barrel during firing. Excessive pressure

can be caused by obstructions in the bar-rel, propellant pow

der overloads, or by theuse of the incorrect cartridges or defec-tively assem

bled cartridges. In addition,the use of a dirty, corroded, or dam

agedca

rtridg

e ca

n le

ad

to a

bu

rst cartrid

ge

case

an

d co

nse

qu

en

t da

ma

ge

to th

efirearm

and personal injury from the sud-

den escape of high-pressure propellantgas from

the firearm’s m

echanism.

4.Im

mediately stop shooting and check

the barrel for a possible obstruction when-

ever:

•Yo

u h

ave

difficu

lty in, o

r fee

l un

usu

al

resistance in, chambering a cartridge, or

•A cartridge m

isfires (does not go off), or

•The m

echanism fails to extract a fired

cartridge case, or

•Unburned grains of propellant pow

derare discovered spilled in the m

echanism,

or

•A sh

ot so

un

ds w

ea

k or a

bn

orm

al. In

such cases, it is possible that a wad is

lodged part way dow

n the barrel. Firing a

sub

seq

ue

nt

sho

t ch

arg

e

into

th

eo

bstru

cted

ba

rrel ca

n d

am

ag

e th

efirearm

and cause serious injury to theshooter or to bystanders.

5.If there is any reason to suspect that

something is obstructing the barrel (this

can be anything – dirt, mud, snow

, sand,w

ater, a wad, etc.), im

mediately unload

the firearm and look through both bores. It

is no

t sufficie

nt to

me

rely lo

ok in

the

chambers. A

n obstruction may be lodged

some distance dow

n the barrel, where it

can not easily be seen.

IF S

OM

ET

HIN

G IS

IN T

HE

BO

RE

, DO

NO

T A

TT

EM

PT

TO

SH

OO

T IT

OU

T B

YU

SIN

G A

NO

TH

ER

CA

RT

RID

GE

, OR

BY

BLO

WIN

G IT

OU

T W

ITH

A B

LAN

K O

R A

SH

ELL F

RO

M W

HIC

H T

HE

SH

OT

HA

SB

EE

N R

EM

OV

ED

. SU

CH

TE

CH

NIQ

UE

SC

AN

GE

NE

RA

TE

EX

CE

SS

IVE

PR

ES

-S

UR

E, D

AM

AG

E T

HE

FIR

EA

RM

AN

DC

AU

SE

SE

RIO

US

PE

RS

ON

AL IN

JUR

Y.

6.D

irt, corrosion, or other foreign matter

on

a ca

rtridg

e ca

n im

pe

de

com

ple

techam

bering and may cause the cartridge

case to burst upon firing. The sam

e is trueo

f cartrid

ge

s wh

ich a

re d

am

ag

ed

or

deformed.

2 7.D

o n

ot o

il cartrid

ge

s an

d b

e su

re to

wip

e th

e ch

am

be

r clea

n o

f an

y oil o

rpreservative before com

mencing to shoot.

Oil interferes w

ith the friction between car-

tridge case and chamber w

all that is nec-essary for safe functioning, and subjectsth

e fire

arm

to stre

ss simila

r to th

at

imposed by excessive pressure.

8.U

se lubricants sparingly on the moving

pa

rts of yo

ur fire

arm

. Avo

id e

xcessive

spraying of any aerosol gun care product,especially w

here it may get on am

muni-

tion. All lubricants and aerosol spray lubri-

cants in particular, can penetrate cartridgeprim

ers and cause misfires. S

ome highly

pe

ne

trative

lub

rican

ts can

also

mig

rate

inside shell cases and cause deteriorationo

f the

pro

pe

llan

t po

wd

er; o

n firin

g, th

epow

der may not ignite. If only the prim

erignites, there is danger that the w

ad may

become lodged in the barrel.

•WA

RN

ING

: Disch

arg

ing

firea

rms in

po

orly

v

en

tilate

d

are

as

, c

lea

nin

gfire

arm

s, or h

an

dlin

g a

mm

un

ition

ma

yresult in exposure to lead and other sub-stances know

n to cause birth defects,re

pro

du

ctive h

arm

, an

d o

the

r serio

us

physical injury. Have adequate ventila-

tion at all times. W

ash hands thoroughlyafter exposure.

Assem

bly

In order to attach the barrels to the receiv-er, the ejectors m

ust be positioned out ofthe cham

bers (see A). T

o accomplish this,

push the forward end of the ejectors rear-

wa

rd w

ith a

screw

drive

r (see

B), a

nd

mount the barrels and forearm

.

How

to Op

erate the S

afety

Prior to firing, know

and understand theoperation of the safety by practicing w

iththe shotgun unloaded.

The safety is a rectangular sw

itch locatedon the tang of the action, directly behindthe top lever of the shotgun, w

hich slidesforw

ard and backward. W

hen the switch is

at th

e re

ar e

nd

of its tra

vel, th

e le

tter

“S”a

pp

ea

rs imm

ed

iate

ly in fro

nt o

f the

switch (see C

). This m

eans the shotgunw

ill no

t fire w

he

n th

e trig

ge

r is pu

lled

.W

he

n th

e sw

itch is in

its forw

ard

-mo

stposition, the “S

” is covered. This m

eansthe shotgun is N

OT

ON

SA

FE

and will fire

when the trigger is pulled (see D

).

Safety O

N

C

Screw

driver

Ejectors

A

In order to attach the barrels to the receiver, the ejectors m

ust be positioned out of the chambers.

Screw

driverE

jectors

B

Push the ejectors rearw

ard w

ith a screwd

riverto p

osition them out of the cham

bers.

the FIR

E position. T

he only time the safe-

ty should be placed in the FIR

E position is

when you intend to shoot.

•WA

RN

ING

: Ne

ve

r dis

as

se

mb

le th

esafety m

echanism. It has been correctly

de

sig

ne

d,

fitted

a

nd

te

ste

d.

An

ym

echanical device can fail, however, so

never rely on the safety to justify care-less handling. N

ever use a firearm w

itha safety that does not function properly.

How

to Load

•WA

RN

ING

: Never attem

pt to load yourshotgun w

ith amm

unition that does notm

eet the cartridge designation stamped

on the inside of the action. This designa-

tion is only visible when the shotgun’s

action is open.•W

AR

NIN

G: B

efore loading this firearm,

always check the bores to be sure they

are

free

of g

rea

se, o

il or a

ny o

the

robstruction. B

e sure the chambers are

empty and the safety is on S

AF

E.

To open the action of the shotgun, first

make sure the gun is pointed in a safe

direction. With one hand, m

ove the toplever to the right as far as it w

ill go (don’tuse excessive force – it should m

ove eas-ily). W

ith th

e o

the

r ha

nd

, pu

ll do

wn

on

the barrels until the action is fully open3

•WA

RN

ING

: Th

e sa

fety sw

itch is n

ot

au

tom

atic. In

oth

er w

ord

s, it do

es n

ot

au

tom

atica

lly go

to th

e S

AF

E p

ositio

nw

hen the shotgun breech is opened andclo

sed

. It mu

st be

ma

nu

ally m

ove

d to

the SA

FE

position.

Never try to put the safety sw

itch between

the SA

FE

and FIR

E positions. U

nless thesafety is positioned all the w

ay forward or

all the way to the rear, you cannot be cer-

tain whether it is on S

AF

E or F

IRE

.

The safest w

ay to carry this shotgun isw

ith NO

shells in the chambers. If you feel

tha

t you

mu

st carry th

e sh

otg

un

with

shells in the chambers, then the safety

must be on S

AF

E. W

hen you are ready tofire, the safety can quickly be m

oved to

(see E &

F). Insert one or tw

o shells ofthe proper gauge into the cham

bers.

Keeping you fingers aw

ay from the trigger

and out of the action, close the action byp

ullin

g u

p o

n th

e b

arre

ls un

til it sna

ps

Safety O

FF

D

Action fully op

en

E

Top lever in action-op

en position.

F

How

to Un

load

With the safety on S

AF

E, and the shotgun

po

inte

d in

a sa

fe d

irectio

n, o

pe

n th

eaction and m

anually remove the unfired

shells from the cham

bers. The shells w

illbe extracted from

the chambers so that

they can be removed by hand.

•WA

RN

ING

: Before placing the gun in a

vehicle or returning it to storage, always

unload it and visually inspect the interiorof the cham

bers to make sure that they

are empty.

4 shut. Do not use excessive force in clos-

ing the action – it should close easily andyou should hear an audible “click” as theaction locks. W

hen the action is closedand locked, the top lever w

ill return to itsform

er position, pointing towards the rear

(see

G). If it d

oe

s no

t do

so, d

o n

ot

attempt to fire the gun as the action is not

fully locked. Dam

age to the gun and seri-ous injury to you or others m

ay result. The

lever may be slightly off center in som

efire

arm

s to a

llow

for b

rea

king

in o

f the

locking mechanism

.

Closing the action autom

atically cocks thefiring pins on both barrels. A

s soon as theaction is loaded and fully closed, the gunis cocked and ready to fire. U

nless you

inte

nd

to fire

the

gu

n a

s soo

n a

s it isloaded, the safety sw

itch should be keptin the S

AF

E position.

How

to Fire

With the gun pointed at the target, m

ovethe safety to the F

IRE

position (all the way

forw

ard

), aim

, an

d p

ull th

e trig

ge

r. Th

eright barrel w

ill fire. To fire the second bar-

rel, pull the trigger again. If you don’t fireboth shells, be sure to put the safety onS

AF

E until you are ready to shoot again.

Selective E

jectors

Your shotgun is fitted w

ith automatic ejec-

tors that eject fired shells when the action

is opened (see H). T

he ejectors will not

eje

ct un

fired

she

lls. If two

she

lls are

loaded, but only one has been fired, onlythe fired shell w

ill be ejected.

•WA

RN

ING

: Ta

ke ca

re n

ot to

po

int th

ere

ar o

f the

actio

n to

wa

rd yo

urse

lf or

an

oth

er p

ers

on

wh

en

op

en

ing

the

actio

n. T

he

fired

she

lls are

eje

cted

with

en

ou

gh

force

to ca

use

po

ssible

eye

inju

ry.

Selective ejectors

H

Top lever in action-closed

position.

G

5

Wh

at to do if

Your S

hotgu

n Fails to Fire

1. Misfires:If you squeeze the trigger and

the cartridge does not fire, remain in the

shooting position and count to 30. Then

move the safety sw

itch to SA

FE

and openthe action to rem

ove the misfired cartridge

from the gun.

2. Un

derp

ow

ered S

ho

t:A

n underpow-

ered cartridge is unusual if the amm

uni-tion is fresh, clean, and factory loaded.H

owever, if you hear an unusual sound or

low report, you should stop im

mediately

and proceed as follows: B

ecause the wad

and powder from

the shell may still be in

the barrel, you must unload the gun com

-pletely and then look through both barrelsfrom

the action end (not the muzzle) to

see if there is any obstruction. A w

ad canusually be successfully rem

oved with a

cleaning rod. If not, it, or any other stub-born obstruction, should be rem

oved byan authorized gunsm

ith.

How

to Clean

Your S

hotgu

n•W

AR

NIN

G: B

efore cleaning your shot-gun, be certain it is com

pletely unloadedand the action is open.

Never attem

pt to wipe dow

n or clean aloaded firearm

. Follow

instructions under“H

ow to U

nload” before cleaning.

Regular, proper cleaning of your shotgun

will help to extend its useful life and assure

proper functioning. Cleaning is especially

important if the gun gets w

et or if foreignm

aterial gets into the action or barrels.

To clean the cham

bers and bores, youw

ill need a standard comm

ercial shotguncleaning rod, a bronze bore brush of thep

rop

er d

iam

ete

r, a co

mm

ercia

l po

wd

er

solvent, and cleaning patches. Never use

a steel bore brush as it may dam

age thebore. It is usually w

ise to use a solventthat also rem

oves the traces of plastic thatare som

etimes left in the bores during the

passage of the wads.

First, run a patch saturated w

ith solventthrough the bores and let it stand for a fewm

inu

tes. T

he

n ru

n th

e b

ron

ze b

rush

through the bores, followed by clean, dry

patches. Use additional dry patches until

they come out clean. If necessary, repeat

the entire procedure. Finally, run a patch

through the bores that has been saturatedw

ith light gun oil to protect them from

rust.

Dry and clean the outer surfaces of the

gun with a soft cloth, rem

oving all mois-

ture and fingerprints. You m

ay find an oldto

oth

bru

sh u

sefu

l for cle

an

ing

ha

rd-to

-reach crevices. F

inally, apply a light coatof gun oil to the action and all externalm

etal surfaces. Do not over-oil. A

pplyinga sm

all amount of light gun grease to the

action hinges and to the surfaces where

the metal of the forearm

and the actionm

eet once or twice a year (m

ore often ifthe gun is heavily used) w

ill help to make

the gun open and close smoothly.

It will help to keep the w

ood of the stockin good condition and preserve its beautyby occasionally rubbing in a light coat oflinseed oil.

Take-D

own

Instru

ctions

If you wish to take-dow

n your shotgun fortransport or storage, proceed as follow

s:

1. Place the safety sw

itch on SA

FE

.

2. Make sure the shotgun is unloaded.

3.T

he hamm

ers must be cocked before

disa

ssem

bly, o

r the

gu

n ca

nn

ot b

ereassem

bled. Open and close the action

once to cock the hamm

ers.

4.P

ress the release button on the tip ofthe forearm

while pulling the front end of

6 the forearm aw

ay from the barrels (see I).

With the forearm

removed, m

ove the toplever to the right and open the action. T

hebarrels m

ay then be lifted away from

theaction.

5. Reassem

ble in reverse order. It is notn

ece

ssary to

pre

ss the

rele

ase

bu

tton

when re-installing the forearm

. Place the

rear end of the forearm in position, then

pu

sh th

e fo

rea

rm to

wa

rd th

e b

arre

ls. Itshould snap easily into place. D

o not useexcessive force.

NO

TE

: Further disassem

bly of your shot-gun is not recom

mended, and should be

done by an authorized gunsmith.

During freezing conditions, oil m

ay congealand cause sluggish operation of your gun.It is recom

mended that only a very thin

coat of light oil be used in these conditions.

Condensation droplets of w

ater will form

soon after a cold firearm is brought into a

warm

room. T

he gun may also becom

ew

et d

urin

g in

clem

en

t we

ath

er. In

the

seca

ses, a

ll mo

isture

sho

uld

be

rem

ove

dim

mediately to avoid the form

ation of rust.E

xterior metal finish m

ay be wiped dow

nw

ith a lightly oiled cloth.

For long term

storage, lightly oil the bore,b

arre

l an

d a

ction

with

gu

n o

il. Yo

ur

firea

rm sh

ou

ld b

e co

mp

lete

ly un

loa

de

dand stored in a dry area. N

ever store yourfirearm

in a carrying case.

Use of S

teel Sh

ot•W

AR

NIN

G: S

tee

l sho

t is sub

stan

tially

harder than lead shot. It is enclosed in aplastic w

ad in most reputable shotshells

to help protect the barrel from scoring by

the hard steel shot. How

ever, when the

stee

l sho

t cha

rge

pa

sses th

rou

gh

the

choke constriction in the barrel, the bar-rel or screw

-in choke may be dam

aged ifa

tigh

tly-con

stricted

cho

ke is in

pla

ce.

For that reason, w

e strongly recomm

end

that a choke of no greater constrictionthan M

odified be used when firing steel

sh

ot

in

yo

ur

sh

otg

un

. U

se

o

f a

nIm

proved Modified or F

ull choke when

firing steel shot will void your w

arranty.

Ch

oke Tu

be S

ystem

Yo

ur sh

otg

un

wa

s pro

vide

d w

ith th

ree

choke tubes (IC, M

, F) to m

eet varyingshooting and hunting situations.

A unique notching system

allows choke

tub

es to

be

ea

sily ide

ntifie

d in

min

ima

llight conditions, as show

n in the following

chart.

NO

. OF S

LOT

SC

HO

KE

ON

CH

OK

E T

UB

ED

ES

IGN

AT

ION

I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F

ullII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Im

proved Modified

III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M

odifiedIIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Im

proved Cylinder

IIIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C

ylinder

Yo

ur sh

otg

un

ba

rrels a

re th

rea

de

d to

accept chokes that are unique to the L.C.

Sm

ith m

od

el. C

all 1

-80

0-5

44

-88

92

for

information about additional choke tubes.

Forearm release b

utton

I

7

•WA

RN

ING

: Alw

ays open the action andu

nlo

ad

you

r sho

tgu

n b

efo

re ch

an

gin

gchokes. N

EV

ER

fire your shotgun with-

out choke tubes installed. Doing so m

ayd

am

ag

e th

e th

rea

ds a

nd

/or b

arre

ls.A

lways m

ake sure the choke tubes arefirm

ly screwed into the barrels, but do

not over-tighten. Never use a choke that

is bent or out-of-round.

Rep

air Instru

ctions

Yo

ur fire

arm

ha

s be

en

de

sign

ed

, en

gi-

neered and manufactured in accordance

with M

arlin's rigid quality control standards.H

ow

eve

r, an

y me

cha

nica

l de

vice m

ay

occasionally require adjustment or repair.

Qu

estio

ns re

ga

rdin

g th

e p

erfo

rma

nce

and serviceability of your firearm should

be addressed to our Service D

epartment.

Yo

u sh

ou

ld in

clud

e th

e S

eria

l Nu

mb

er,

Model N

umber and a full description of

the conditions and problems involved.

Warran

ty Rep

airsO

ur W

arra

nty

po

licy

co

ve

rs a

ll ou

rfirearm

s against defects in workm

anshipor m

aterial for a period of five years fromth

e d

ate

of p

urch

ase

to th

e o

rigin

al

owner. S

ee the inside front cover of thism

anual for warranty details.

Guns requiring w

arranty repairs shouldbe returned to the factory. B

e sure to fol-low

the “Shipping and H

andling” instruc-tions in this m

anual.

Non

-Warran

ty Rep

airsY

ou

r loca

l gu

nsm

ith m

ay b

e a

ble

torepair your gun. If not, ship it to the facto-ry, follow

ing the “Shipping and H

andling”instructions in this m

anual.

After receiving your firearm

, we w

ill sendy

ou

an

es

tima

te o

f the

rep

air c

os

t.R

epairs will begin upon receipt of your

check or money order. If repairs are not

possible, your firearm w

ill be returned.

Sh

ipp

ing an

d H

and

ling

When sending your firearm

to the facto-ry, please follow

these instructions:

1.P

rior to shipping, be absolutely certainth

at

the

fire

arm

is

c

om

ple

tely

unloaded (See “H

ow to U

nload”).

2.P

ac

k y

ou

r firea

rm c

are

fully

. Us

eam

ple cushioning material and a stur-

dy outer cardboard box. Do not ship in

a sp

ecia

l con

tain

er w

hich

you

wa

nt

returned.

3.A

ccesso

ries su

ch a

s scop

es, sco

pe

mounts, gun case, quick-detach type

sw

ive

ls,

slin

gs

, e

tc.

sh

ou

ld

be

removed prior to returning the firearm

.

4.In

side

the

bo

x, inclu

de

the

follo

win

gin

form

atio

n: m

od

el n

um

be

r, seria

ln

um

be

r, de

scriptio

n o

f da

ma

ge

or

pro

ble

m, a

nd

un

de

r wh

at co

nd

ition

sproblem

occurs.

5.K

eep a record

of your serial n

um

ber

wh

en retu

rnin

g a firearm

.

6.C

learly mark your return address on

the

ou

tside

of th

e b

ox a

nd

on

you

rinstruction sheet.

7.D

o not ship live amm

unition under anycircum

stances.

8.S

hip

you

r firea

rm via

insu

red

Pa

rcel

Post or U

.P.S

. Shipm

ent must be pre-

paid and addressed to:

MF

C IN

C.

AT

TN

: SE

RV

ICE

DE

PT

.100 K

EN

NA

DR

IVE

NO

RT

H H

AV

EN

, CO

NN

. 06473

8

IMP

OR

TA

NT

If you have any questions or prob-lem

s relating to your new M

arlin,w

ould like additional information on

safe operation, or wish to order parts

or accessories, just call our Customer

Service

Center.

A

Service

Representative can be reached at thenum

ber listed below, betw

een 8 A.M.

and 4:30 P.M

. (Eastern Time),

Monday through Friday.

1-800-544-8892(To

ll Free)

Please record the firearm

serial number, date of purchase and w

here purchased below.

Serial #:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Date of P

urchase: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Purchased F

rom:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

In case of lo

ss or theft, sup

ply this info

rmatio

n to the p

rop

er authorities.

9

Th

e Fascinatin

g History of M

arlin

Writte

n b

y the

late

Willia

m S

. Bro

ph

y, Ma

rlin’s S

en

ior Te

chn

ical M

an

ag

er a

nd

Officia

l Co

mp

an

y Histo

rian

for m

an

y yea

rs, this p

rod

igio

us b

oo

k de

tails th

eh

istory o

f the

Ma

rlin F

irea

rms C

o. a

nd

its pro

du

cts. Th

e h

ard

bo

un

d

volu

me

con

tain

s mo

re th

an

60

0 p

ag

es a

nd

ove

r 10

00

illus-

tratio

ns. M

ust re

ad

ing

for a

nyo

ne

inte

reste

d in

all th

em

od

els —

pisto

ls, rifles a

nd

sho

tgu

ns —

ma

de

by M

arlin

,a

nd

in th

e sto

ry of m

ore

tha

n a

cen

tury o

f firea

rms

pro

du

ction

in A

me

rica.

For m

ore information, w

rite:M

arlin Firearms C

o.

Dep

artment O

M

100 Kenna D

riveN

orth H

aven, CT

06473

Printed in U

.S.A

.2/06

4850090-01

Health W

arning:D

ischarging of firearms in poorly ventilated areas

and handling amm

unition may cause exposure to lead and/or lead

compounds. E

xposure may cause cancer, birth defects or dam

ageto the kidney, nervous, blood form

ing and reproductive systems.

Have adequate ventilation at all tim

es, especially in confined areas.W

ash hands thoroughly after shooting, handling amm

unition, orcleaning a firearm

. Do not eat or sm

oke during these activities.S

afety Warning

:Marlin strongly recom

mends that you take a hunter

safety course, taught by a certified instructor, before you use thisfirearm

. Your S

tate Fish &

Gam

e Dept. or a local gun shop can sug-

gest courses in your area.S

afety Warning

:Keep this firearm

out of the reach of children,unauthorized individuals, and others unfam

iliar with the safe han-

dling of firearms.

Children are attracted to and can operate firearm

s that can cause severe injuries or death.P

revent child access b

y always keep

ing g

uns locked

aw

ay and unlo

aded

when no

t in use. If you keep

a load

edfirearm

where a child

ob

tains and im

pro

perly uses it, yo

u m

ay be fined

or sent to

priso

n.

WA

RN

ING

A los niños los atraen las arm

as de fuego y las pueden hacer funcionar. E

llos pueden causarses lesiones graves y la m

uerte.E

vite que los niños tengan acceso a las armas de fuego

guardándolas siempre con llave y descargadas cuando no

las esté utilizando. Si usted tiene un arm

a de fuego cargadaen un lugar en que un niño tiene acceso a ella y la usa inde-bidam

ente, le pueden dar una multa o enviarlo a la carcel.

AD

VE

RTE

NC

IA

1.R

ead and understand the owner’s m

anual before using a firearm.

2.If you are unfam

iliar with firearm

s, attend a firearms safety class taught by a

certified instructor.3.

Handle every firearm

as if it were loaded and ready to fire.

4.C

ontrol the muzzle, and never point a firearm

at anything you don’t want to shoot.

5.K

eep the safety on SA

FE

until you are ready to shoot.6.

Unless you are hunting, carry your firearm

empty, w

ith the action open.7.

Before shooting, be sure you have an adequate backstop. A

ll amm

unition is dangerous beyond your line of sight.

8.A

void ricochets by never shooting at water or any hard, flat surface.

9.D

o not run, climb, or jum

p over an obstacle with a loaded firearm

.10.

Do not clim

b into or out of a tree or tree stand with a loaded firearm

. D

o not allow others to pass loaded firearm

s to you while in a tree stand.

11.D

o not enter or ride in a motor vehicle w

ith loaded firearms.

12.D

o not lean a loaded firearm against anything.

13.D

o not bump, drop or jar a loaded firearm

.14.

Do not pull a firearm

toward you by the m

uzzle.15.

Wear hearing protectors w

hen shooting.16.

Wear im

pact-protective glasses when shooting, disassem

bling or cleaning firearms.

17.A

void alcoholic beverages and drugs before and during shooting.18.

Use only am

munition of the correct gauge, caliber, size and bullet shape

for your firearm.

19.D

o not use damaged, dirty, m

odified, or improperly handloaded am

munition.

20.K

eep the barrel and mechanism

of the firearm free of obstructions.

21.D

o not use a firearm that fails to function properly. D

o not try to force a jamm

ed action.22.

Be sure no one is in the path of ejecting shells or cartridges.

23.D

o not interchange parts between firearm

s, and be sure disassembly and reassem

-bly are correct and com

plete.24.

Before cleaning, be sure the cham

ber, action and magazine are com

pletelyunloaded.

25.U

nload firearms before storing, transporting, or leaving unattended.

26.S

tore firearms and am

munition separately, locked and out of the reach of children.

Failure to follow

these ru

les, or other in

struction

s in th

is man

ual,

can resu

lt in p

ersonal in

jury.

Marlin

's Guid

e to

Gun S

afe

ty