I have been a long time fan of Marlin firearms, used to hunt geese with a 40" Marlin 120 with poly choke, would drop geese from on high no problems. Still own a 1894C and a Glenfield 60 that my Dad Gave me, and I recently picked up another 60 for $50 that had a really beatdown stock but a little bit of rehab and its back to being a great shooter.