There is another problem. The barrel is 20" long, measured from bolt face. If you take it to Canada for a black bear hunt it will be measured by Canadian Customs, who measure barrel length from the front of the receiver. RCMP form 5589 shows measuring barrels from bolt face and the barrel must be 20" long. My old 1895 has a 22" barrel from bolt face, but measured from the receiver it loses about 3/4". If the Ruger Marlin loses that much, it won't be allowed across the border. I suppose you could take a dowel so they could drop it down the bore, but I wouldn't bet money on winning that arguement, even though you would be correct.