current Marlin quality?

gtrussell said:
Did you talk yourself into a believer?Glad you have had good luck with marlins,as I have not.
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100+ yard, gopher's head, iron sights, 1972 Marlin 336. Keep on trolling, GT.

The old Marlins were excellent rifles, haven't handled a new one yet so I can't make a comment on them, but there is enough talk about the Remlin gremlin that I can believe it. Hopefully they sort out the issue and get back to top-end rifles.
 
Nice 336 Texan 762, and great shooting.

Island'r, to find the year a Marlin was made subtract the first two digits of the serial number from 100. That'll be the year it was manufactured. Also, on the side of the barrel the proof mark that Real Marlin used was JM. New Remlin's are proofmarked REM
 
For what it's worth, I have an 08/JM 336C and it's worked perfectly since I bought it.

200+ cartridges through it without a problem, fit and finish is good.
 
Phantom Power said:
Nice 336 Texan 762, and great shooting.

Island'r, to find the year a Marlin was made subtract the first two digits of the serial number from 100. That'll be the year it was manufactured. Also, on the side of the barrel the proof mark that Real Marlin used was JM. New Remlin's are proofmarked REM
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Thanks Phantom Power! Thats exactly the info I needed.... NOW, fingers crossed I can find one for a good deal... Possibly from a disgruntled owner like there seems to be a few of around here!

But, hey... I'm drive a ford truck....... And have never had a problem! sometimes people get one bad egg, and think the whole egg farm must be off... Quality is hit and miss with everything in todays world...

"They don't make em like they used to" Pretty much applies to everything...

And if you CAN find something that is built "like they used to" then yer average working man usually doesnt have deep enough pockets to buy it!
 
Good used Marlin's come up all the time in the EE. Or post a WTB add and I'm sure you'll get tons to choose from. Anything made pre-82 will not have the crossbolt safety if you're interested in that. Anything made from 56 onwards in 30-30 will have microgroove rifling. Anything made from 55 onwards will be drilled and tapped for a scope. Some will have slimmer wood fore ends some fatter. I think the 70's ones are slim, since mine are 78 and 80 and have the slim ones.
 
Admit that marlins have had, and still do have a problem, and move on.More people with complaints, than happy,in these posts.Try some other manufacturer,you might be surprised what you have been missing.
 
I handled a new one yesterday at lebarons in ottawa the action was far from smooth with the fit and finish of the rifle to be poor not worth the $400 price tag
 
I picked up a new 1895SBL with the old man last week and finaly got a chance to blow the dust out of it today. Functions flawlessly. Accuracy dead on. The finish on the forearm and stock is 3.5-4/5. Looks like they were cranked out of the production line and slapped on without any final fitting. But minor nagging aside what a nice rifle!
 
08 is when the remington takeover kaiboshed all quality.

Basically, all the knowledgable employee's left, and whoever was left was left working on broken equipment. All the bad ones are between 2008-2011.

The newest 2012 models are tooled on new equipment and are of decent quality. I had the chance to look at an 1895G 2012 manufacture and it was just fine in fit, finish and quality, no complaints, no rough edges, no gaps.

Just avoid 08-11 and you should be fine.
 
J.G. said:
I briefly handled a 1895 SBL a couple of weeks ago. The sights seemed to be o.k., it cycled o.k., but what really got my attention was the way the stock and rubber buttpad looked to have been assembled by a 9 year old.

Looking up at the sales guy I asked him if all the bad press lately around Marlin was true.....He told me the first batch from Remington had some issues but everything was fine now.....B.S. in my books.....
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This was my experience with one. It cycled fine but the stock fit and finish left A LOT to be desired. It did not come home with me unfortunately even though I badly want a 45 70 lever.
 
Basically, all the knowledgable employee's left, and whoever was left was left working on broken equipment. All the bad ones are between 2008-2011.
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Researching online, some Marlin workers were posting that 2008 was not really an issue, because although Marlin had been purchased by Remington, the same workers were doing the same jobs as they had all along. Apparently the guns with serial numbers beginning with 92 were pretty much unaffected, but the 91 series guns were staring to show the effects of the changes at the plant. Apparently the rifles assembled at the Remington plant really took a dive in quality.
 
Hmmm I'm going to have to see one of these 2012 production models, thats good news that things are on the upswing. That 1895 SBL has been calling my name for a couple years now.
 
gtrussell said:
You might be better off not listening.You will be doing the name calling if your unfortunate enough to get one.
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^ This guy is on a mission from hell to routinely troll and harass this thread.

You've made your point, we all got your point of view....something like 20 posts ago.

This is just getting strange now, like someone at Marlin personally touched you as a little boy and you have a lifelong vendetta against them that must be taken out on an internet forum.
 
^ This guy is on a mission from hell to routinely troll and harass this thread.

You've made your point, we all got your point of view....something like 20 posts ago.

This is just getting strange now, like someone at Marlin personally touched you as a little boy and you have a lifelong vendetta against them that must be taken out on an internet forum.
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He appears to feel the same way about Zeiss scopes.:D
 
Chuck3436 said:
^ This guy is on a mission from hell to routinely troll and harass this thread.

You've made your point, we all got your point of view....something like 20 posts ago.

This is just getting strange now, like someone at Marlin personally touched you as a little boy and you have a lifelong vendetta against them that must be taken out on an internet forum.
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Now that was funny ! :D:D:D

With all being said I would be very reluctant to buy a Remlin. I would only consider it if I was able to return it to the dealer for a straight across trade for a new rifle if something was wrong.
 
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