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Best "sleeper" you ever bought?

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Guns that "shoot better than they should".
You know, the kind of stuff that you didn't expect much from before you shot it, but proved to be real gems.

I'm lucky enough to have a few, which I stumbled across here and there over the years.
For handguns, I'd say it's my Taurus 96. Much better than expected (or paid).
For rifles, either a FrankenRuger 10-22 or an old Marlin-made Sears bolt .22.
And to sneak in a .22 air rifle, I have an RWS springer that turned out to be much more than I bargained for.

What's yours?
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Marlin 336-44 (yes .44Mag); the most accurate levergun I've ever shot. A friend (a Marlin looney BTW) had the same experience with his, which is why he had me get one. I don't have the records handy, but shot as well as nearly every sporter bolt rifle I've had.
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Every Marlin model 60 I own [...]
Oh, I forgot my Marlin M70P 'Papoose'; once bedded into DIP bottom metal, averaging just under 0.7" with CCI SV @ 50 yds.
I expect that most M60's are comparable - shooting well above their price point. (y)
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