Marlin_Model_25MG

Marlin Model 25MG

Marlin Model 25MG

Shotgun

The Marlin Model 25MG is a smooth bore, bolt-action, .22 WMR rifle manufactured by Marlin firearms Company.[4] It was designed to shoot snake shot and marketed as a "Garden Gun" for use in dispatching small garden and farm pests.[5] It also has been used for airport and warehouse pest control.[2]

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Based on earlier Marlin .22-caliber designs, the Garden Gun was equipped with a high-visibility front sight but no rear sight.[2][3] It was available with either a black synthetic stock or a straight-combed hardwood stock.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Shideler, Dan (2010). 2010 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide. Gun Digest Books. p. 725. ISBN 0-89689-825-3.
  2. [2]
    Eger, Christopher (28 July 2013). "Marlin 25MG Garden Gun". Marlin Firearms Forum. Outdoor Hub LLC. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. [3]
    Rees, Clair (March 2000). "Marlin's 'Garden Gun' - Model 25MG". Guns Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2016. Alt URL
  4. [4]
    Lermayer, Ralph M. (July 2010). "Evolution of the .22". GunHunter Magazine. Buckmasters Ltd. Retrieved 17 September 2016. … take a .22 rimfire smoothbore (like the Mossberg or Marlin's Garden gun), and patterns will be surprisingly good out to 15 yards.
  5. [5]
    "Marlin's .22 Mag Garden Gun". Fieldandstream.com. Field & Stream. December 1999. Retrieved 17 September 2016. A gopher-getter? Get serious.

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