Marlin Model 20

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Marlin Glenfield Model 20
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Type Hunting rifle
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designer Marlin Firearms
Designed 1960
Specifications
Weight 5 lb (2 kg)
Length 41 in
Barrel  length 21 in

Cartridge .22 S-L-LR
Action Bolt-action
Effective firing range 100 yards
Feed system 7 rounds; box magazine
Sights adjustable open rear, ramp front sight; receiver is grooved for a scope mount

The Marlin No. 20 is a slide-action .22 caliber rifle with an octagonal barrel and tubular magazine, bearing patents of August 12, 1890 through November 29, 1904, produced by the Marlin Firearms Co. of New Haven, Connecticut.

It is not the same as the Glenfield Model 20 (Marlin 780). The Model 20 is a bolt-action rifle that fires the .22 S-L-LR rimfire cartridge. Produced by the Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut, it was in production from 1960 to 1966.

Rifle firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder

A rifle is a portable, long-barrelled firearm designed for long-range precision shooting, to be held with both hands and braced against the shoulder for stability during firing, and with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the bore walls. The term was originally rifled gun, with the word "rifle" referring to the machining process of creating grooving with cutting tools, and is now used for any long handheld device designed for aimed discharge activated by a trigger, such as air rifles and the personnel halting and stimulation response rifle. Rifles are used in warfare, law enforcement, hunting and shooting sports.

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A cartridge is a type of pre-assembled firearm ammunition packaging a projectile, a propellant substance and an ignition device (primer) within a metallic, paper or plastic case that is precisely made to fit within the barrel chamber of a breechloading gun, for the practical purpose of convenient transportation and handling during shooting. Although in popular usage the term "bullet" is often used to refer to a complete cartridge, it is correctly used only to refer to the projectile.

Uses

The Model 20 is well-suited for small-game hunting and vermin control, as well as a target practice gun.

Hunting Searching, pursuing, catching and killing wild animals

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