If anyone is interested, the article about my 16 ga. Marlin Model 90 Skeetking is in The Sporting Shot, Issue No. 5 starting on page 68.
http://sportingshot.imirus.com/Mpowered ... rt10/i5/p1
Marlin Model 90 Skeetking Article
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Marlin Model 90 Skeetking Article
BarkeyVA
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Re: Marlin Model 90 Skeetking Article
Thank You for the posting. A very interesting article. That was one heck of a buy.
It's a chancey job and it makes a man watchfull....and a little lonely.
Re: Marlin Model 90 Skeetking Article
Thanks for the compliment. I was also surprised that the gun went so cheap. However, at the time neither I nor apparently anyone else at the sale in rural ND knew for sure that it was a Skeetking. It was just advertised as a 16 ga. Marlin Model 90. Also, the auctioneer said the top lever wouldn't return to center, but the gun would lock up tight by manually pushing the lever back to center. I actually prefer Model 90 DT's, but what really got me interested in this gun was its connection with Ole Horsrud, inventor of the Model 90.
The first time I shot it, something jammed the trigger so it would not shoot. I sent it to Gunter Pfrommer (Pfrommer Gunworks in Rocky Mount, VA) who determined that a piece of the broken top lever spring had wedged the trigger, which he promptly fixed.
The first time I shot it, something jammed the trigger so it would not shoot. I sent it to Gunter Pfrommer (Pfrommer Gunworks in Rocky Mount, VA) who determined that a piece of the broken top lever spring had wedged the trigger, which he promptly fixed.
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Re: Marlin Model 90 Skeetking Article
You did good. I also would have been willing to pay more for it.
It's a chancey job and it makes a man watchfull....and a little lonely.