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Old 05-04-2009, 07:37 PM
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Originally posted by 2152hq:
The Marlin M1 carbine .22 auto look-a-like was the Model '99M1'. That had a tube feed magazine.
A later version with a removeable 'clip' magazine was the Model '989M2'
The 989M2 was originally shipped w/2 magazines.

They're built on the same action as the Model 99 and Model 60 auto loader rifles and can suffer from the same fail to eject problems that the rifles do from faulty feed throats in the tube feed versions. Some work w/o any problems.
2152hq: thank you for the information. I don't recall any FTF or FTEs on my brother's rifle. My 11 year old son asked me yesterday if my brother and I had ever hunted together. I told him yes, we had, but I never really liked to go hunting with him. My son asked if that was because my brother was a better shot than I was, and I told him no, it was because he couldn't control the !@#$%^& muzzle on his rifle. My son knows how serious that is, so he said, well, I guess I don't blame you then, Dad. He's a good kid, and I see a lot of my younger brother in him.

Thanks again,

Dave
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