This week, on the range, the American Rifleman staff had a chance to shoot Marlin's new 1895 Trapper, a short, handy version of the company's longer SBL model, and like the first of the Ruger-made ...

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. All of the ...

But of all the lever guns offered by Marlin since the turn of the century, this is my favorite. It’s also a hell of a lot of fun to shoot. The only thing I didn’t like about the Trapper was ...

The Marlin 1895 Trapper is a delightful reminder of why lever guns continue to enjoy such popularity. It is a nimble rifle that embodies all the qualities that lever-action fans associate with the ...

The original SBL model, which was given a Golden Bullseye award as the “2023 Rifle of the Year,” was soon augmented by Guide Gun and Trapper models. New for 2023, Marlin is giving the 1895 the ...

It is also very reliable and was build with recent advances in mind ... between the lever-action and the modern age than in Marlin’s 1895 series. This first appeared in 2020 and is being ...