The newest Marlin 1895 Trapper is very similar to the first iteration of this rifle, which Marlin introduced in 2023. But the company has gussied up this latest version considerably.

Learn more › _ Marlin’s new 1895 Trapper was the only lever-action rifle included in our 2022 rifle test , but it received exceptional marks, quite frankly, because it is an exceptional rifle.

For resurrecting the Marlin lever-gun, and for doing it so well, American Rifleman award the Model 1895 SBL Rifle Of The Year. For more information, visit marlinfirearms.com.

This particular series has a variety of different rifles under the 1895 umbrella. The one we are focused on today is the Model 1895 22-inch barrel. It’s a beauty that packs quite a punch.

A model chambered in .444 Marlin is also available. The basic, traditionally styled 1895 digests .45-70 Gov’t, of course, has a 22-inch barrel, and wears an adjustable (and folding) semi ...