Ruger Guide Gun vs Marlin 1895 Guide Gun

[Coho]

Ok boys & Girls.... lets hash it out.

In the Red Corner : Marlin 1895 Guide Gun (45-70)

VS.


In the Blue Corner : Ruger Guide Gun (pick your Calibre)

Are

You

Ready.....?






LETS GET IT ON !

 

[Armafield]

In a close quarters bear incounter I would favor the marlin,cartridge capacity,faster shot follow ups and handling.

Reaching out past 100 meters I'd go with Ruger in 338mag.

 

[bearkilr]

Can we add the Mossberg Tactical Lever? It's even a hair uglier than the Ruger.

Which is why my vote easily goes to the Marlin.

 

[whitetailwoodsarcher]

marlin all the way. the ruger guide gun looks so fugly.

 

[8mmpeter]

Marlin, because I prefer guns that are not butt ugly.

 

[mlehtovaara]

There is also the Ruger Alaskan, and the Savage Brush Hunter. Both come in .375 Ruger, and a couple other choices

I personally would prefer the Marlin, or Savage for the shorter barrels, and would lean towards the Savage in .375 Ruger.

 

[Iron Glove]

A classic lever action vs. a glossy bolt action in some sort of fugly pumpkin coloured stock ??
Do you really have to ask ??

 

[bearkilr]

There is also the Ruger Alaskan, and the Savage Brush Hunter. Both come in .375 Ruger, and a couple other choices

I personally would prefer the Marlin, or Savage for the shorter barrels, and would lean towards the Savage in .375 Ruger.

The Alaskan is discontinued. Ruger decided to drop them as they couldn't keep up with demand, or so it seems. I'll keep comments to myself on the Salvage.

 

[hawk-i]

My vote is for the Marlin 45-70....that new ruger is, to be polite not the best looking gun!!!

 

[armorman]

Wow, is that Ruger ugly! No contest who wins on looks alone...

 

[philthygeezer]

Id take the Ruger in .338 Win Mag

250 grain Nosler Partitions are hard to argue with, plus better ergonomics for recoil and scopes.

People seem to handle elephants, lions and hippos with bolt guns OK, so I don't see why it should be such a bad choice in North America.

Like the laminate better than the Hogue. Would probably lose the brake.

 

[1899]

The Alaskan is discontinued. Ruger decided to drop them as they couldn't keep up with demand, or so it seems.

There is a lot of win in this comment.

Luckily the demand for the .375 H&H is low, so Browing, Winchester and Remington (among others) will be able to keep making them.

Gatehouse...where are you?

 

[Kevan]

The Alaskan is discontinued. Ruger decided to drop them as they couldn't keep up with demand

Watch the EE for the price of these to rise dramatically because of that ??

 

[Gatehouse]

When the Ruger Alaskan (now Guide Gun) was introduced, it made the Marlin Guide Gun obsolete.

 

[Colquhoun]

Coho.....nice Marlin! That is beautiful...
Who built that...looks like some Yost work maybe??

 

[HOSSONE]

Marlin all the way...Those rugers are extremely fugly.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

Marlin all the way...Those rugers are extremely fugly.

X2. From what I see, as far as the #2 Guide Gun is concerned, I'll stay with what I have thank you.

Nothing against that Ruger rifle in general, with one exception and that is the 'strainer' attached to the end.

 

[Rugerman]

Can we add the Mossberg Tactical Lever? It's even a hair uglier than the Ruger.

Which is why my vote easily goes to the Marlin.

NOTHING could be uglier than that.

 

[pazzo]

I'd say the Guide Gun for sure. It's just such a shame the newer GG's are sh!te compared to the older ones. I kick myself all the time for selling my older but mint GG...and I'll never buy a newer model so I'm SOL until another mint older one appears on the EE.

 

[Coho]

Coho.....nice Marlin! That is beautiful...
Who built that...looks like some Yost work maybe??

That one's not mine - lol, I wish !! It's a sample from a Grizzly customs :

ht tp://www.grizzlycustom.com/packages_custom_lever_action_rifle.html

Mine is a Pre-Rem, JM stamped 1895GS with an XS sights small Ghost ring rear sight and tall front post. I am about to make a similar stock shell holder & matching sling for mine though...