Hot Iron Hill Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Howdy all, I found great deal on a New Marlin 1894CB non-JM in .357. Are the non Jm’s okay? Hot Iron Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Hot Iron Hill said: Howdy all, I found great deal on a New Marlin 1894CB non-JM in .357. Are the non Jm’s okay? Hot Iron Hill It depends. If it's made within the last year it's probably good; several have reported the latest batch of Remington made Marlins are fine. If it was made more than a year ago, then probably not worth looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 There have been several topics started on the new 1894c and CB and they have been positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Arrow Hombre Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 49 minutes ago, Tyrel Cody said: It depends. If it's made within the last year it's probably good; several have reported the latest batch of Remington made Marlins are fine. If it was made more than a year ago, then probably not worth looking at. It was either made in the last year or it’s 9-10 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Spotty QC at best. You really need to do a hands on. How does the action feel when you cycle it?? The very latest ones seem to be a step in the 'rite' direction for Rem. The older Remlin's are junk........... OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 47 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: Spotty QC at best. You really need to do a hands on. How does the action feel when you cycle it?? The very latest ones seem to be a step in the 'rite' direction for Rem. The older Remlin's are junk........... OLG This is but one example I have seen. Here is picture of some of that fine JM Marlin quality everybody reminisces about. Notice the excellent finish on that bolt complete with tooling marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: This is but one example I have seen. Here is picture of some of that fine JM Marlin quality everybody reminisces about. Notice the excellent finish on that bolt complete with tooling marks. They hold onto the oil- OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: This is but one example I have seen. Here is picture of some of that fine JM Marlin quality everybody reminisces about. Notice the excellent finish on that bolt complete with tooling marks. Those are 'refined and custom' grease grooves..... ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 My point is that JM Marlins have risen to mythical status when it comes to fit, function and finish. Reality is that they were no better or worse than any other firearm. The Rifles made from the time shortly before Marlin was sold up through 2017 have real problems. Mostly because the new owners failed to understand that Marlin was turning out hand fitted firearms and not mass produced ones. Worn out tooling and machinists that made parts according to their own notes and not from standardized drawings resulted in the new owners getting taken big time. Given the state that Marlin was in, I am suprised that the brand survived I truly believe that 1894 Marlins produced in 2018 and later are every bit as good as any other rifle we use for CAS. Because we use firearms in ways that manufacturers DO NOT design for, minor flaws that wouldn't be an issue for the average shooter are major problems when the firearms are used for CAS. When that minor issue is discovered in a Marlin we slam the new rifles for their lack of QC yet over look and dismiss similar QC issues with other manufacturers. I spent a lot of time and effort getting my JM stamped 1895 to the point where it could be cycled with the same speed as my wife's 1894. Not a single issue I corrected would have been noticed by anyone that was not a CAS shooter but were MAJOR problems for me. I lost count of how many times I locked the action up tight because the rounds were too slow coming out of the magazine onto the carrier. Simply because of how fast I was cycling the action and I am not a fast shooter by any stretch of the imagination. Today my 1895 is one slick rifle as are the 4 92s that I own. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Hot Iron Hill said: Howdy all, I found great deal on a New Marlin 1894CB non-JM in .357. Are the non Jm’s okay? Hot Iron Hill Look up the Month and year of manufacture using the link below. If it was made in 2018 I would buy it. If made before 2018 I would pass. https://www.marlinowners.com/forum/1894/333274-new-marlin-mr-serial-number-date-manufacture.html https://www.marlinowners.com/forum/marlin-years-manufacture/435529-how-read-new-marlin-production-year.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D. Daily Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Since all current production firearms are assembled from CNC produced parts, other than fit of stock, forearm stock & finish the quality should be very high. The only possible fly in the ointment is if they don't sample parts frequently enough to find out of spec tooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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