I am a "Marlin Guy."

The first gun I ever bought. A used Marlin 1894 .357 Magnum at a gun show in 1986. I refinished the stock and forearm to a satin oil finish and removed the white spacer. My dad cut the barrel to 16 1/8" and backed up the front sight. I also installed a Williams receiver sight and a dovetail blank.



My custom Marlin 1894 .44 Magnum has a 16" barrel, custom John Wayne lever, saddle ring, refinished satin oil stock, leather butt pad cover, and engraving by Michael Gouse:









My Marlin 336 in .35 Remington is my Scout Carbine. 16" barrel, refinished satin oil stock, leather butt pad cover, and Leupold Scout Scope:



I used it to take a 215 pound red wild boar in Tennessee last year:



Marin 39M .22:



I also have a Marlin Model 36 in .30-30 and a Model 1895 in .45-70, but no photos on hand.

While I love my Marlins, I had a desire to give the Henry Goldenboy a try. I really like the company and the fact that they're proud to be built in the USA. When they came out with their .17 HMR version, that was the excuse I was looking for (I already had my Marlin 39M in .22 and I couldn't justify another .22 lever gun). The Henry's action is super smooth and the gun is amazingly accurate:



The .17 HMR goes through coins like a hot knife goes through butter!





While being a Marlin Guy, I do have one Winchester. A .44-40 Model 1873 half magazine tube version made in 1881: