New Marlins

sgt.rock said:
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:
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Brutal!

For shipments outside the USA they should be even more concerned about quality control as "ship it back to the factory for repairs" doesn't fly so easy once it's outside the US...

No excuse really.
 
I kinda saw the light in regards to Remingtons "state of mind" when I first saw those model 710's first roll out. The rest is self-explanatory. The pride is gone. Its all about the Benjamins now. How can the countries oldest manufacturer of firearms (that is still going today) take that hard earned reputation, pull down their pants, take a big ol' crap, then wipe said area with that very same reputation. It took a couple of hundred years to build it, and a matter of a few years to wreck it. Geez, what a friggin shame.
 
Another picture of what Marlins should look like.
From top, 1895- 45-70, 30-30, 1894- 44 magnum and a 39A .22.

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Johnn Peterson said:
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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I noticed that on my arthritic pinkie finger! Personally, I like the feel of the straight grip stock, but for 45-70 warm loads, I need to remember to keep a kung-fu grip!
 
H4831 said:
Another picture of what Marlins should look like.
From top, 1895- 45-70, 30-30, 1894- 44 magnum and a 39A .22.

MAR006.jpg
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....is the top one for sale?....:D
just kiddin'.......
On a lighter note, Gravel Agency is going out of their way....I never asked and assumed I would be out of pocket once again....they've offered to pay (reimburse) for the shipping this time around....it wasn't offered the first time,..... but I'm still hopeful....at this rate perhaps I'll get to hunt with it this year:rolleyes:
 
New Marlin rimfire:
Tapped in rear sight so at least flush with the barrel.
Centered front sight.
Filed off rough edges from casting.
Brushed away metal shavings from where threading was cut.
Dont know about filling gap between stock and receiver yet.

New H&R shotgun:
Pulled trigger on snapcap, transfer bar safety broke.
Replacement transfer bar installed (they send it on my request rather than ship the shotgun back). Pulled trigger on new transfer bar and...
Shipped shotgun back to Gravel ($30) will get replacement in about 8 weeks...

Just have to think of it as a combo gun smithing course / do it yourself kit.
 
I just saw a 1895 GBL in 45-70 in my local shop on the weekend. I asked to see it and the manager told me straight out "You'll be dissapointed.". The loading gate looked like it had either already seen 400 rounds or was finished by a kid in his first metalwork shop; the manager told me it came like that out of the box. The action was seriously stiff, and, just for fun, I worked the action half open and tried to close it and it siezed right up. The follower also looked like the cheapest pot-metal I'd ever seen and was clearly very rough. The store manager told me he had already spent considerable time working the action that day, since when it came out of the box, it simply would not cycle at all.

Such a waste, as this is really a great design...
 
It might be a conspiracy of Remington's parent company which is owned by a group of anti gun left wing people. They bought the biggest gun manufacture, destroy its quality and market, buy another gun manufacturer, do the same thing,.......

No one can give any reasonable explanation to dispute this claim. Quality control issue? Yes, they control the quality to make sure it is bad
 
Update

I received my 1895 back from Gravel today.... the invoice descibes the work as follows:
Replace trigger guard plate
Recut feeding ramp
Adjust extractor
Adjust loading gate
Feeding test
Now....is it just me being fussy, or is this the kind of stuff that could have/should have been found at the place of manufacture through the QC process???
Keep in mind from my original post, this is my second go at this and have yet to fire a single round:(
I have to say that Gravel Agency has been quite responsive and understanding through all of this.....
The range test will be on the weekend sometime....wish me luckcp:
 
Going through the exact same thing right now Bassmaster. Brand new SBL 45-70 and it won't allow me to load the tube cause of feed ramp issues. Off to Reliable gun in Vancouver. I knew I was taking a chance with this rifle, but I've always wanted one and decided to take that chance of a dud. The thing shoots incredibly though so hope they have these fixes down now and it will be a quick return.
 
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