Doc Shapiro Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I'm looking to get a model '94 (CB in .357) for my son. Nothing is available. What's going on with Marlin and when will rifles be available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Remington has filed for Chapter 11(?) protection while they reorganize could be part of the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Do not buy a Remlin, they are JUNK! Look for a JM marked one.......... OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 52 minutes ago, Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L said: Remington has filed for Chapter 11(?) protection while they reorganize could be part of the problem The Bankruptcy filling has been delayed until this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I talked with the Marlin guy at the NRA convention in Kentucky over a year ago. He said 357 "soon". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Lud Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I disagree...new recent marlin cowboy rifles are very good fit and finish...many who have them would say better than what marlin has ever put out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 minute ago, JD Lud said: I disagree...new recent marlin cowboy rifles are very good fit and finish...many who have them would say better than what marlin has ever put out. Not the ones I have held and looked over myownself. The QC is a joke.......... OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostVaquero Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I have a Remington Marlin limited edition 45 LC with the engraving and all. I use it for WB runs like a champ. That being said, many of them have had no end of problems. As for 357 or anymore well with Remington bankruptcy probably not soon. In another thread sure wish Henry would pick up the 94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Lud Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 i had two 30-30 remlins that were not good....impressed by 45-70 cowboy and very happy with the 45 limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 31 minutes ago, LostVaquero said: In another thread sure wish Henry would pick up the 94. I'm thinking Pedersoli or Miroku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZAD Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I looked at a half dozen 45 cowboy Marlins yesterday, all I can say is the price was right on them for a reason. The bluing did not match at all, receiver, mag tube, and barrel all different shades of bluing. Furniture fit was rough at best as well. Now with that said I do have a2015 1985g that is pretty decent, good fit and finish. It still maybe a hit or miss thing when it comes to the rm quality Marlins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 The first thing I notice is the wood fit and finish. The direction of the grain in the grip area is critical to keep from splitting out. On the Marlins I've looked at, there was no indication the stock maker had a clue. To make matters worse, gaps in the wood to metal fit would insure that the recoil forces would be heavy in some places and not at all in others. With all of the obvious mistakes, I can only conclude there are other problems on the inside unseen. There has been a new 336 setting for years in the used gun rack at a local guns shop. The muzzle crown is cut so poorly it's embarrassing. I can but wonder how a gun manufacturer could let a product go out in that condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 They were so bad after Remington bought Marlin they had to quit making them, I worked on a couple that were rough as a cob. I haven't handled one since they started back, hopefully they got the problems worked out. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Man Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 my wife bought a marlin in 357, we went to fire it at the range, action was so rough it took both hands to work the lever and after several trys she said this damn thing should never left the factory this way and she walked over to the 55 gal drum trash can pitched it in the barrel and said this is where this gun should have been pitched before it ever left the factory. I WOUOD NEVER BUY ONOTHER ONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 i would not hold my breath on these - i had a really bad experience with an order with them , i think when the time comes that everything else gets worked out they may find time to look at these - they are not the high priority , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shapiro Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Can you say "Rossi '92", boys n' girls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostVaquero Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Rossi owned by Tarus is not making much either right now. I think something to do with moving the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 We just made a run to Wally-World. I cycled past sporting goods. There was a Marlin 336 30-30 for $348.00. Just by looking at it in the display I could see many shortcuts taken in putting it together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 So I can easily buy all the ARs I can afford but just finding a decent-quality lever gun at a reasonable price is like pulling teeth. I think Henry is about the only game in town at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: I think Henry is about the only game in town at the moment. If that was truly the case-Why do you not see more Henry's in SASS/CAS shooters hands? Ask the SASS/CAS gunsmiths this......... OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I was talking about the average joe who walks into a gun store, not CAS enthusiasts who are willing to fork over $1000 for a levergun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Winchester & Marlin competed against each other for so long, always aware that the American market is more about "price point" than true quality, they drove each other into the toilet. Today's best leverguns come from Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: I was talking about the average joe who walks into a gun store, not CAS enthusiasts who are willing to fork over $1000 for a levergun. and still spend several hundred more to make it work while praying you don't need a part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 ^ Ain't that the truth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 The lever action design of the 19th century does not lend itself to modern assembly line production by unskilled labor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: I was talking about the average joe who walks into a gun store, not CAS enthusiasts who are willing to fork over $1000 for a levergun. Cry once. Buy quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Ozzy Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 My Miroku 73 in 45 Colt is great. Buds has a 357 Rifle under $1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 If you want a 45-70 look at the Pedersoli 1886 Sports Rifle (Uberti sell them in the USA) a bit more expensive but ver pretty! https://www.uberti-usa.com/1886-sporting-rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Griff said: Winchester & Marlin competed against each other for so long, always aware that the American market is more about "price point" than true quality, they drove each other into the toilet. Today's best leverguns come from Japan. The biggest issue for Winchester, was the patents in place at the time. Marlin was then, and to this day. The KISS of lever guns. To bad their QC went into the crapper......... OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 8 hours ago, LostVaquero said: Rossi owned by Tarus is not making much either right now. I think something to do with moving the factory. Taurus is in the middle of a few law suits. LGS tells me that they won't even accept guns for warranty work. Which there seems to be a LOT of. Same LGS won't even carry Taurus anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostVaquero Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Not being anything close to a gun smith I am not sure what makes the HRAC BB not fully suitable. The action looks like a Marlin 336 to me. I am guessing no smiths and go faster parts perhaps but could be wrong. If the former with Tarus/Rossi out and Remington problems might be a market there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mule Town Jack Sass #20083 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 I recently picked up a new Remlin. I see nothing wrong with it. It looks great, after the usual slicking it runs as well as a JM marlin. I have 4 other jm's in the safe and there isn't much difference. The Remlin has beautiful wood and factory checkering. It feeds 45 colts without a blip. MTJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Friend, SASS #53635 Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 That's good to hear, Jack. All hope is not lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shapiro Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 I heard they were getting everything back together, including QA. I'll stop by the local shop on Saturday and try to get an update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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