Thread: Ringed Barrel thoughts

I picked up a JM stamped Marlin 336 dated 1960 a while back which was clearly ringed 5” from the muzzle. I didn’t mind at the time as it was rather cheap and knew i could just get it cut down if need be. I’ve never had experience with a ringed barrel before but from majority of what I’ve found researching it seems it should be ok to shoot as is. There is a bulge but it’s very difficult to see and can only be felt when running the fore finger and thumb quickly down the barrel.

Would like to hear people’s experience's or thoughts.

Ta