Be sure and get an older one (buy it used). The newer ones are not so good anymore. Marlins quality and customer service has been going downhill in recent years. They still make pretty decent rifles, but not up to the standards they set in years past. My Marlin 981T (bolt action tube-fed .22) is my favorite Marlin. But even that one came to me with problems from the factory. The crown looked like a monkey created it with an off balance hand drill. But after I recrowned it myself, it's been a sweet shooter. And sadly it's not just Marlin - I've noticed quality dropping off with other manufacturers as well. Sigh...

This thread has strayed way off target. Enjoy your new Marlin 795! They are fun guns to plink around with. They are surprisingly accurate and don't jam when fed decent ammo. It's hard to believe they can sell this rifle as cheap as they do. I put a WGRS-54 rear aperture sight and a TechSight front post sight on my 795 and I love shooting it with that setup. A small scope would be nice too (I like the inexpensive Simmons 22Mag 4x32 for .22 plinking). The one thing I am looking to change on my 795 is the magazine catch. I hate that. But I haven't figured out how to alter it yet. Maybe somebody will come out with a third party replacement release. I'd snap one of those up in a hurry.

If they have Appleseeds in your area, I highly recommend attending one of those shoots. You will learn a lot and have a mess of fun! Your 795 is the perfect rifle for an Appleseed.