I picked up a Marlin XT-22 in 22 mag about a year ago, and it shoots great, but....

The front sight was canted quite a bit to the right. Called Marlin and they didn't care...told me that's why the gun has an adjustable rear sight. Since I was scoping the rifle anyway I just removed the front sight and filled the hole with JB weld, but yeah....Marlin's QC (and customer service) hasn't been the best lately.