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And so it continues.....I am about to return my second 1895 45/70 to Gravel Agency for warranty work. I received the second gun as a replacement to my original purchase on this past Wednesday. The first gun was returned because the front sight was about 5 deg. off center, the rear flip up sight was bent and it wouldn't feed the ammo properly....so off it goes. The response from Gravel was that the gun would be replaced, there's also a headspace issue....hmmmm. Along with a song and dance about I will have to wait six months for a replacement because the US has 15000 of these things on backorder.
My replacement arrived on Wed. much to my surprise because I wasn't expecting it until June.....
This gun is a joke.....the fit of both the butt stock and fore-arm are terrible,....it's very obvious the stocks for the Remlins are being made elsewhere and not in-house......also, I can't load the gun. The loading gate will not allow a cartridge to pass through to the mag tube......WTF...:mad:

After having 'owned' 2 of these 1895 45/70's for the last 5 months and not fired a single shot because of quality issues, I now question how f@#kin safe are these things to shoot????
 
Can you get your money back? I have a new Marlin that is maybe 3-4 years old. Its a Stainless Guide Gun. I am very happy with the fit and finish on the whole thing. You might want to shop around and find one that is lightly used. It would probably serve you better. I use to be a big Remington fan as well, I would touch any of the garbage they are making these days.
 
USP said:
Can you get your money back? I have a new Marlin that is maybe 3-4 years old. Its a Stainless Guide Gun. I am very happy with the fit and finish on the whole thing. You might want to shop around and find one that is lightly used. It would probably serve you better. I use to be a big Remington fan as well, I would touch any of the garbage they are making these days.
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Same here. Two of the not new but 'near' new Marlins I have, a 1895GS and a 444S, no complaints with either.

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I bought a brand new 1895 marlin in 45-70 a couple of years ago. It had a what I would call a indent in the bore, the rear sight broke off twice, that was the end for me. Wholesale sports took it back whithout issue, they said Marlin has had issues in QC the last few years.
 
I second the recommendation to look for a good used gun. I have a stainless guide gun from 2001 and recently started looking for it's little brother, a stainless 1894 in 44mag. I looked at the new ones and said no thank you. Finally I found a 2002 gun that is so far above the newly manufactured guns its embarrassing. Marlins are great guns but for now look for ones with a serial number starting in 92 or higher. Hopefully the new ones will get better.
 
You should still be able to find some good ones in dealer's inventories. I purchased an 444XLR from Lebarons in December, I checked the ser# and it was manufactured in 2007. No complaints with this gun whatsoever.
 
I wish the poster was exaggerating, but he's not. The new Marlins are junk.
I bought my 1895 GS from lebaron last summer, and it was a 2007 model (old stock). And even it had the infamous feeding problem. Thankfully it was quickly repaired at Gravel Agency and aside from that initial annoyance (and subsequent promise to NEVER buy another Marlin for as long as I live), it has been fine and is a great shooter. The fit and finish is also very good for an $800 rifle.

So, even 2007 models clearly had QC problems, and that is ONE year prior to the Remington take-over.
 
Last summer, my friend bought a Remington rifle (one of those green ones with the triangular barrel) in .308 His groups at 100 yards were in the 8-10" area with lots of fliers not even on paper. We thought first it was the scope, then the rings/mounts, then the ammo, then the bedding. We were starting to go crazy figuring out why it just wouldn't shoot. Then we finally looked down the bore..........................................SMOOTH as a baby's arse. (As in NO RIFLING)

Certainly no QC issues at the remington plant as far as I can see. :rolleyes:
 
Last summer, my friend bought a Remington rifle (one of those green ones with the triangular barrel) in .308 His groups at 100 yards were in the 8-10" area with lots of fliers not even on paper. We thought first it was the scope, then the rings/mounts, then the ammo, then the bedding. We were starting to go crazy figuring out why it just wouldn't shoot. Then we finally looked down the bore..........................................shiny and smooth as a babies arse. (As in NO RIFLING)

Certainly no QC issues at the remington plant as far as I can see. :rolleyes:
 
The Kurgan said:
The wood on your 1895GS is WAY WAY nicer than mine. Clearly, Marlin outsources the wood now.
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Thanks, the wood isn't too bad. Concerning the stock configuration though, my preference would be for a pistol grip design as on my 444S rather than the straight stock. Using heavier bullets with the 'warmer' loads the newer Marlins are capable of handling, it can be a little hard on the fingers.
 
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