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PRONGHORNSOUTH
PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 10:03 am  Reply with quote



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https://www.gunbroker.com/item/805350691
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/805876745
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/807936662

One has a poly rib installed.
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Little Creek
PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:08 pm  Reply with quote
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Gotta ask. What's the attraction to Model 90's. The ones i have seen are pretty crude.
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16'er
PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:13 pm  Reply with quote
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They hit where you look.. not much more to ask.
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4setters
PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:56 pm  Reply with quote
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Mine is a bird killing machine. Until I bought recent guns (a-5, BPS, Berretta SXS, etc.) my 90 (actually Sears 103 II) went with me on almost every quail/pheasant hunt. Light (and I don't really like light guns) and well balanced. Beautiful!



[url=https://flic.kr/p/2eddD3t] [/url]DSCF6912 by Michael Widner, on Flickr

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PRONGHORNSOUTH
PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 4:35 am  Reply with quote



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Little Creek wrote:
Gotta ask. What's the attraction to Model 90's. The ones i have seen are pretty crude.


Poor man's over and under. Made in the USA. Lightweight. Easy to work on.
Double trigger design, hurts some's fingers.
Guys love em or hate em, not much in-between.
I love mine,
Very Happy
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Savage16
PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 6:05 pm  Reply with quote
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Little Creek, I asked the same question maybe 4-5 years ago and got similar responses. Took awhile to find a really nice one but glad I did. 4setters, looks like you have a very nice one. I notice the grip seems to have more curve than my Marlin. Were all the Sears variants that way?

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spittinfire7
PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:43 am  Reply with quote



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I just sold one in 12ga because I didn’t care for it. I’ve got a couple in 16ga that I love. I have a soft spot for Marlins though.
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4setters
PostPosted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:59 pm  Reply with quote
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Savage 16,

Haven't a clue on the grip radius. Perhaps someone else can answer--there are numerous folks with M90s/103 IIs on the forum.

mw

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Browning Citori Invector
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BarkeyVA
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4setters wrote:
Savage 16,

Haven't a clue on the grip radius. Perhaps someone else can answer--there are numerous folks with M90s/103 IIs on the forum.

mw

From everything I have read, the Marlin Model 90's and those sold under the Sears trade names (Ranger prior to WWII and JC Higgins after the war) are identical.

The checkering pattern on 4Setter's 103-11 stock indicates it was made prior to WWII. I thought perhaps the stock dimensions changed a little after the war. However, My model 90's made prior to WWII have the same shaped grip as my post-WWII Model 90's.

I have a Sears JC Higgins Model 90 made in 1957 (P-serial number) that has the same grip shape as my Marlin Model 90 that was also made in 1957.

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BarkeyVA
PostPosted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:42 am  Reply with quote
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4setters wrote:
Savage 16,

Haven't a clue on the grip radius. Perhaps someone else can answer--there are numerous folks with M90s/103 IIs on the forum.

mw

From everything I have read, the Marlin Model 90's and those sold under the Sears trade names (Ranger prior to WWII and JC Higgins after the war) are identical.

The checkering pattern on 4Setter's 103-11 stock indicates it was made prior to WWII. I thought perhaps the stock dimensions changed a little after the war. However, My model 90's made prior to WWII have the same shaped grip as my post-WWII Model 90's.

I have a 16 ga. Sears JC Higgins 103-360 Model 90 made in 1957 (P-serial number) that has the same grip shape as my Marlin Model 90 that was also made in 1957.


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16'er
PostPosted: Wed May 01, 2019 6:32 pm  Reply with quote
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https://www.gunbroker.com/item/810590193
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fourtown
PostPosted: Sat May 04, 2019 11:09 am  Reply with quote



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The original 3 Marlin '90s listed here never received a bid.

This last one is much more interesting, with the leather case and a seller who actually wants to sell.
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Charles Hammack
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All of those guns are a good deal if one wants something that shoot as it should.

Regards Nick
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MSM2019
PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2019 7:30 am  Reply with quote



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Loved the feel, hated the triggers.

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16'er
PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2019 5:20 am  Reply with quote
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hope some one here got this, looks like a good deal with the case...
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