It's one of those rifles built and bought right during the transition when Marlin/H&R was bought out. It's a half breed, a JM stamped Remarlin heap. The whole Freedom Group mess...
So far it's made 2 trips back for repair, the first time, new out of the box after cleaning, it locked up, lever open and the second time, 2 months later or so, it locked up and would not fire, to add to it, it had a .38 SPL chambered in it, even a local Smith was if'y on dealing with it. So after two trips back, it works fine now short of a crappy trigger, but there is that lingering doubt, a kind of hate and discontent hanging over it.
Since...I have sworn off newer Marlin labeled stuff.. I still have a 795 .22 in the box, literally, still new, wrapped in the plastic, in the box, I have never messed with cause of this one rifle. I bought way back when there was a huge rebate on their stuff.