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Thismanualcontainsoperating,careandmaintenancein.
structions.Pleasereaditcarefullyandkeepithandy.To
insurewarrantyprotectionforyourrifle,thewarrantycard
atti:l(;heutotilebackcovershouldbefilledoutandmailed
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1.Treateverygunwiththerespectduealoadedgun.
2.Keepthesafety
ONSAFE
untilyouarereadytoshoot.
3.Besureofyourtargetbeforeyoupullthetrigger.
4.Useonlyclean,dry,factory-loadedammunitionof
thepropersizeandcaliber.
5.Dontusemodifiedormutilatedammunition.
6.Whencarryingyourgunneverpointitatanything
youdonotwanttoshoot.
7.Besuretokeepthebarrelandmechanismcleanand
freeofobstructions.
8.Beforecleaningbesureyourrifleiscompletelyempty.
9.Neverclimbatreeorafence,orjumpaditchwith
aloadedgun.
10.Neverpullaguntowardyoubythemuzzle.
11.Whenshootingalwayswearprotectiveshooting
glasses.
12.Avoidricochetsbynevershootingabulletataflat,
hardsurface;orwater.
13.Besureyourbackstopisadequatebeforebeginning
targetpractice.
14.Besurenooneisstandinginthepathofejecting
shells.
15.Storegunsandammunitionseparately;beyondthe
reachofchildren.
16.Avoidalcoholicbeveragesbeforeandduringshooting.
17.Completelyunloadyourgunbeforestoring,traveling,
standingitagainstanobject.layingitdownorhand.
ingittosomeone.
18.Neveruseagunthatfailstofunctionproperlyorforce
ajammedaction.
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HowyourMarlinismade
NowthatyouareaMarlinowner,youshould
knowalittlebitmoreaboutthecompanythat
makesAmericasfinestfirearms.Andwe
dontsaythatlightly-
overfourgenerations
ofMarlin.totinsportsmensayitforus!For
over100years,Marlingunsmithshavebeen
turningoutthekindofqualityfirearmsthat
havemadeoursymbolfamous.OnlyMarlin
givesyouMicro.Groove~rifling
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anexclu
siveadvanceinbarrelmakingthatsproven
upto25%moreaccurateinrangeandlabora.
torytests.NowthatyouareaMarlinowner
youwillseejustwhatwemean!
MarlinWarranty
Thisrifleiswarrantedtotheoriginalregis-
teredownerforaperiodoftwoyearsfrom
thedateofpurchaseagainstdefectsinma.
terialandworkmanship,excepting,however,
suchconditionsasnormalwearordamage
resultingfromneglect,abuse,orrepairsnot
madeorauthorizedbyMarlin.
ItsPurpose
YourMarlinautoloaderhashadlightweight
andfastactionbuiltintomakeitagreiJt
smallgamerifle.Largecapacitytubularmag-
azinesorconvenientcliploadingmakeitan
idealrifleforplinkingorinformaltarget
shooting.
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YourMarlinAutoloader
YourMarlinautoloaderisasemi.automatic
.22caliberrimfirerifleusingeitheratubular
orcliptypemagazine.Vourrifleisdesigned
for.22LongRiflecartridgesonly.Itis
shippedcompletelyassembledandshould
notbeusedordisassembledwithoutfully
readingandunderstandingtheinstructions
inthisOwnersManual.
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Specifications
Fr,.tRurItc.MJI.
MII-:1l(tlll.Wet.
Barrel
Sililt$ilt.StueTne
49401/1SVllbs.
22~Ramp
Adj.
OpenMarlin
300.4X
Tubular

99C0Slb..22

RampAdj.OpooMarlin300.4XTubular

99Ml3741hIbs.18
Ramp
Adj.
Open
M~Hlin
300,4XTubular

989M23741/1Ib,.18RampAdj.OMn
Marlin
300.4X
Clip
AllMarlinAutoloadersaregroovedfortipoffscopemounting.Refer
topages12and13forillustrationsandspecificationsofthescopes
werecommendforyourautoloader.

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22
LoneRifle
18
nlong
un,18
12LoneRifte
22Lon!Rifte

MId!1TriaerStOtk

492.kfoldplatedSelettedAmelican
walnut.
99C
4
Ka:oldplated
Selected
American
walnut.

99Ml
24KcoldpliltedSelectedAmetiun
walnut.
989M224KloldpljtedSelectedAmerican
walnut.

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HowtoOperatetheSafety
Thesafetymechanismisaroundbuttonlo-
catedbehindthetrigger.Toputyourauto-
loaderONSAFEholdyourrifleinthenormal
shootingposition,pointedinasafedirection,
andpushthesafetybuttonfromlefttoright
asfarasitwillgo.ThesafetyisnowON
SAFE.
TomoveyoursafetytotheOFFSAFEposi.
tion,pushthesafetybuttonfromrighttoleft
asfarasitwillgo.Aredringaroundthe
safetybuttonwillbevisiblewhenthes
						

							
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Withthegunpointedinasafedirection
replacetheloadedmagazinebeingsureit
locksinplace.
Note-
yourautoloaderisnotdesignedtobe
single.loaded.Alwaysloadcartridges
throughthetubeorclipmagazineas
directedabove.
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CockedandReady
WiththesafetyONSAFE,andtherifle
pointedinasafedirection,pullthecharging
handlefullytotherear(photoD)andletit
snapforwardfreely.YourautoloaderIsnow
cockedandreadytofirewhenthesafetyis
pushedtotheOFF
SAFE
position.
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ToFire
PushthesafetytotheOFF
SAFE
position
nndwiththegunpointedntthetorget,
squeezethetrigger.Sinceyourrifleisan
autoloader,aftereachshotisfireditisready
tobefiredagain.Ifyouhavenotfiredall
cartridgesatthetarget.besuretoputthe
safetyONSAFEuntilyouarereadytoshoot
again.
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HowtoUnload
Beforeyouunload.besureyourrifleisON

SAFE
andpointedinasafedirection.Toun.
loadyourautoloaderyoumustfirstunload
yourmagazine.Thiscanbeaccomplishedby
eitherremovingyourcliporunlockingand
removingtheinnermagazinetubeandempty.
ingallcartridges.Thenreplaceandlockthe
tubebackinposition.Next,theactionmust
beclearedbygraspingthecharginghandle,
pullingitfullytotherear(boltopen)and
lettingitsnapforwardfreely.Thismustbe
donerepeotedlyuntiltheejectionofcor.
tridgesceases.RefertophotoEwhichillus.
tratesclearingtheaction.Finallyyoumust
checkthechamberandfeedthroatvisually
tobesurethatnocartridgesremain.The
visualcheckmaybeaccomplishedmore
easilybylockingtheactionintheopenposi.
tion,(bolttotherear).First,pullthecharging
handlerearwordandholditopen.Nowen.
gagethelockbypushingthecharging
handletotheleft,towardreceiver(photoF).
Torelease,pullthecharginghandleout
totherightandletitsnapforwardfreely.

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WhattodoifyourRiflefailstofire
A.Misfires
Ifyouhavesqueezedthetrigger
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andnothinghappens,remaininshooting
position,pointingtheguninasafedirec-
tion.Countto10,thencleartheaction.
B.UnderpoweredshotAsquib,orunder-
poweredshot,shouldnotoccuriftheam-
munitionisclean,dry,andfactoryloaded.
Youcantellifashotisunderpoweredby
theunusuallowreportitmakes.Because
thebulletmayactuallystillbeinthebar-
rel,youmustunloadcompletely,clearthe
action,emulookthroughthebarreltosee
ifthereisanyobstruction.Ifthereis,it
shouldberemovedbyaMarlinRecom-
mendedGunsmith.
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Sighting
Yourriflehasbeensighted-inandtest.fired
atthefactory.Duetoindividualshooting
characteristicshowever,sightingshouldbe
rangeverified.
A.VerticalCorrection:Toraisethepointof
impact,raisetherearsight.Tolowerthe
pointofimpact,lowertherearsight.
B.HorizontalCorrection:Tomovethepoint
ofimpacttotheleft,movetherearsight
totheleft.Tomovethepointofimpact
totherightmovetherearsighttothe
right.
Windageandelevationadjustmentstothe
rearsightofModels99Mland989M2Cd
bemadebyturningthewindageandele-
vationadjustmentscrews.
Windageadjustmentstotherearsightof
Models49and99Ccanbeaccomplished
bygentlytappingthedovetailportionof
therearsightinthedirectiondesired.Ele-
vationadjustmentstotherearsightofthe
Model49and99Cmaybeaccomplished
bymovingtheelevatortothedesired
height.
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CleaningYourRifle
WiththesafetyonSAFE,cleartheaction
severallill1t:5tobesurenocartridgesre-
main.Pullthecharginghandlebackandlock
theactionopen.
Beforeshootingthisoranyotherfirearm,
alwayschecktheboretobesureitisfreeof
grease,oil,oranyotherobstruction.With
normaluseitisnotnecessarytocleanthe
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boreofyourautoloader.However,ifyourrif,e
getswet.orifanyforeignmaterialgetsinto
theactionorbarrel,cleaningasdescribed
belowisrecommended.
A.CleaningtheBoreandtheBarrelUseany
stamJaru.22calibercommercialcleaning
rodandcleaningpatches.Cleanthebarrel
withpowdersolventandwipelightlywith
.gunoilaftercleaning.
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CleaningtheAction
Thestepslistedbelowshouldbefollowed
carefullytoassureproperdisassembly,clean.
ingandreassembly.
Step#1-WiththesafetyONSAFE,clear
theactionseveraftimestobesurenocar.
tridgesremain.
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Step.;1:2
-Themagazineshouldberemoved
inaccordancewiththcproceduredc~cribcd
onpage4.,
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Step:t3
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(Model49only).Unscrewthe
~.~frontandreartriggerguardscrewsaishown
inphotoGandremovetheactionfromthe........
receiver(photoH).
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(Model99Conly).Unscrewtake.downscrews
AandBasshowninphotoI.Separatethe
rifleintotwosegments,thefirstconsisting
ofthestockandtriggerassembly,theseconctJ
consistingofthebarrelandaction.Unscrew
theassemblyscrewsDandEaswellas
assemblypostscrewFasshowninphotoJ.
RemoveassemblypostG.Theactioncan
nowberemovedfromthereceiver.
(Models99M1.989M2).Removethetwo
handguardscrewsandbarrelbandshown
inphotoK.Youmaynowproceedinaccor.
dancewiththedisassemblyinstructionsde.
scribedabovefortheModel99C.
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yourotherhand,liftthemuzzleendofthe
breechboltfromthereceiver(photoL).As
youbegintolifttheboltout,thecharging
handlewillbecomefreeandcanberemoved.
TherecoilspringInd
springguidearenow
withineasyreachf~removal(photoM).
Step#5
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Thebarrel,receiverandaction
arenowreadyforthoroughcleaning.Theac.
tionshouldbecleanedinsolvent,dried,and
oiledlightlypriortoreassembly.
Caution:Furtherdisassemblyoftheactionis
notrecommendedandshouldonlybeat.
temptedbyaMarlinRecommendedGun.
smithorthefactory.
Step#6
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Toreassemble,firstinsertthe
recoilspringandspringguideintothehole
attherearofthereceiver.Caution.shouldbe
exercisedsoastopreventkinkingofthere-
coilspringduringthisphaseofreassembly.
Thecharginghandlecannowbepositioned
throughtheejectionportasshownonphoto
N.Tocompleteinsertionofbreechboltbe
surethecharginghandlefitsintotheslot
providedforitinthebreechbolt.Nowinsert
theactionintothereceiverandreversethe
disassemblyproceduredescribedforyour
particularmodel.
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Maintenance
Avoidtheuseofoilduringbelowfreezing
conditions.Adrygraphiteusedsparinglyis
recommendedforcoldweatherlubrication.
Condensationdropletsmayformsoonafter
therifleisbroughtintoawarmroomorthe
riflemaybecomewetduringinclement
weather.Inanycase,allmoistureshouldbe
removedfromtheaffectedareas.Exterior
metalfinishesmaybewipeddownwitha
slightlyoiledcloth.Forlongtermstorage,
lightlyoilbore,barrelandactionwithgun
oil.Yourrifleshouldbecompletelyunloaded
andstoredinadryarea.
InstructionsforFactoryMaintenance
Part178.147oftheInternalRevenueService,
Rules&RegulationsGoverningCommercein
FirearmsandAmmunition,entitledRepairof
Firearm,states,Apersonnototherwisepro-
hibitedbyFederal,Stateorlocallaw,(such
asaconvictedfelon,drugaddict,ormental
incompetent)mayshipafirearmtoalicensed
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