When I was 12 years old my Dad bought me a Marlin 30-30 for deer hunting.My youngest brother turned 12 and it seems he was left handed so Dad traded me my Mothers 1903--A3 he had sporterized nice gun but I missed my Marlin youngest brother gave my old Marlin to my grandson a couple of months back so I won't be getting it back went down to the gun shop last week and they had a Marlin 30AS on the used rack it came home with me waited 50 years for my original Marlin but it's still in the family.