current Marlin quality?

sobo4303 said:
I call bullsh!t to those statements. You made your point, you dislike Marlins...maybe you need to think first before you exaggerate your lies.

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I agree.
I question the amount of rounds he quoted simply because of the cost.
If he has the $40k+ for all of the supposed ammo he shot why is he buying a $450 rifle when there are higher quality and more accurate rifles available starting at a few $hundred more.


gtrussell said:
Quite a little rant.Small man syndrom?
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Do you always post such helpful on-topic information?
 
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Ok OK, I am wrong to openly challenge like that. I apologize.

The irritating aspect of this format is that the OP asks an honest question and then, as a result of the anonymity of the internet, wild and sometimes false claims are made to back up a a point or others are denigrated for simply owning or having a positive opinion (in this case, a Marlin) about a firearm.

Maybe the fellow did put 20,000 through his pistol, but we all know that did not occur without maintenance and/or repairs or without wear. Those kinds of statements are misleading and false in the context of the original question.

Someone else had a bad experience with a Marlin...so did I, but that does not mean that it is a non-functional rifle, that all of them are "boat anchors" or the rifle is only fit to be relegated into extinction.
 
I don't know about current production, but I owned a 2007 model year Marlin 1895 guide gun. This model pre-dates the Remington purchase of Marlin, and it was still a piece of steaming crap. Basically, it wouldn't feed anything I loaded into it, the rear sight was canted to the left, and the finishing was ok, but certainly not like the Marlin of yester-year. I sent it off to Gravel Agency to have it fixed under warranty. While Gravel did a bang-up job and I got the rifle back in proper order (minus the lack luster finishing), I eventually sold it. Sad, as I wanted to love it, and it was very accurate for a 45-70, but that extreme inconvenience coupled with learning about other member's negative experiences with Marlin products, soured my taste for Marlin. I will never own another Marlin for as long as I live.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511423
 
Good to hear that the Marlins are getting better again.

I'm going to be looking for a 1895SBL. I'm still resigned to taking it apart polishing it and maybe a tiny bit of tuning, but that's not a big deal if it will enhance reliability and smoothness.

I think if a person goes into it with certain (low) expectations, expecting to do some tuning, then a bit of work isn't a big deal. Yes, I realize that shouldn't be the case when buying a brand new gun, but.....

As for number of rounds fired? I haven't gone through many the past few years, but I have lots of components. ;) . Even for 50bmg :eek: :cool:
 
Marlin has got to get proper, long time machinists and tool setters into their factory.
They have far too many low time & unskilled workers in their operations.
I have owned many Marlins since the early 70's and have seen the steady decline in
the QC in the company over the years first hand.

If I had control over their operation, I would make sure that the product would be first rate, BUT, as with Harley Davidson, the company would have to be owned by the employees and restructured to suit demand of the customer, NOT Wall Street!
 
I think some perspective is needed here as well.
A Marlin 336C .30-30 Walnut is ~$490.
A Remington 700 BDL or CDL wood in a .30 caliber (.308, .30-06, etc.) is ~$900-$1200.
Will the Marlin be constructed cheaper? Of course, it's half the price.

Almost everything consumers get these days is built to the high chinese standards (sarcasm), so quality control is usually not very high on most corporate lists.
 
I have a new production Marlin 336. I was expecting the worst. After a bit of working in, the action is just as smooth as its brother, the 1947 Marlin 36. Accurate as hell too. With the williams FP-336 it shoots 170gr round nose federal to 1/2" three shot groups...only off a rest though. The 8lb trigger is a little crazy.

Some of the wood stands tall on one side of the tang and shy on the other but - looking at the 1947 specimen, it's the same.

All in all, a good rifle. Need to install a 'happy trigger' though.

Oh, I guess the sights aren't indexed perfect. Then again, they're virtually exactly the same on the one from 1947.
 
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