Although it is not the high arctic we deal with a lot of p bears here. I have never had a problem with my Marlin. Carry it almost every day,I do have other rifles .416 Ruger & this year a few 9.3x62's.BUM is right Inuit don't really like big bores like any .3o cal. 22-250 up to .243 is what we see north of us.
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Nice Marlin Pounder! Is that 22" barrel with a full length mag tube installed? If so I'm in the process of building one like it myself. My 1895GS is nice, but a little light to point well off hand, and my 1895CB is too nice to take into the hills.























































