current Marlin quality?
- Thread starter Big Mike
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canadaman30
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100yards 2-7x32 at 7x.
I have a "Remlin" XLR in 45-70 and it's been a fine rifle. I bought it in person and I'd suggest anyone with any reservations do the same. I just got a Vortex 1.5-4X scope for it to put on there before deer season so I can't wait to get it out to the range and sight it in, maybe I'll even snap a pic or two! The fit and finish isn't even close to some of the supposed horror stories that are presented here. Everything fits nice and tight, no mismatched stock or fore end. All in all I'm quite satisfied for the price I paid for such a fantastic calibre.
I have a 336C 30-30 on its way and plan to buy an 1895 SBL 45-70 this fall. Both online sales.
Even after reading the few "stories" on the interwebz I have no reservations about buying them.
They have the look and style and caliber that I want. And I trust the store that I am buying them from, I know they would make right any issues if there are any.
Plus I have no qualms at all with having to polish up the action myself.
A decent pellet gun costs as much so what are you expecting for your $400.
If I listened to all of the armchair generals on the various firearm forums I would not have bought some of my other rifles that I really like, and I have had zero issues with them.
Even after reading the few "stories" on the interwebz I have no reservations about buying them.
They have the look and style and caliber that I want. And I trust the store that I am buying them from, I know they would make right any issues if there are any.
Plus I have no qualms at all with having to polish up the action myself.
A decent pellet gun costs as much so what are you expecting for your $400.
If I listened to all of the armchair generals on the various firearm forums I would not have bought some of my other rifles that I really like, and I have had zero issues with them.
Just bought a 336y. Fit and finish look good, sights look straight. The screws are not scratched or stripped. Going to shoot it tomorrow and see how well it cycles and fires. Is it as nice and does it cycle as smoothly as a new Winchester? No, but it is also 1/2 the price.
This is a brush gun, not a trophy piece.
This is a brush gun, not a trophy piece.
I've posted this before but this is from my Remlin GBL. The groups were fired on different days and I was messing with my scope, thus POI changes. However, this was the third rifle as the first two were returned because they both had poor workmen ship and were found to be defective. I also did do some tinkering with this rifle.
100 yds. 9X scope.
100 yds. 9X scope.
My 336C .30-30 showed up today.
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For under $500 I am happy.
The rifle looks nice, fit and finish is good.
The only complaint I could have is that the blueing on the receiver is not totally uniform across the flat side surfaces.
The action works well, smooth in each of the stages, with some force required between stages as expected with a new firearm.
The mag load spring is really strong so it takes some pushing to get cartridges loaded.
I spent 20 minutes cycling snap-caps through it with zero fail-to-feeds or fail-to-ejects.
I'll be taking it out to the range in over a week to see how she shoots. I bought some 150gr and 170gr to try out.
So far no "issues" as trolled by the nay-sayers.
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For under $500 I am happy.
The rifle looks nice, fit and finish is good.
The only complaint I could have is that the blueing on the receiver is not totally uniform across the flat side surfaces.
The action works well, smooth in each of the stages, with some force required between stages as expected with a new firearm.
The mag load spring is really strong so it takes some pushing to get cartridges loaded.
I spent 20 minutes cycling snap-caps through it with zero fail-to-feeds or fail-to-ejects.
I'll be taking it out to the range in over a week to see how she shoots. I bought some 150gr and 170gr to try out.
So far no "issues" as trolled by the nay-sayers.
5,000 ?!?
That's 250 boxes of ammo. Considering most people shoot three or four boxes a year...that'd be about 62 years. So maybe in the year 2074, you can still check with the OP in the old age home, if the Marlin was a good deal. Sheesh, approaching 5,000 would test any modern rifle! Reality check...please. We all note that you dislike the new Marlins but can you avoid the goofy opinion test. It has no relevance whatsoever.
Trolls gotta be trolling.
People like you should be banned hard. And have your PAL revoked for stupidity.
Too bad you are talking out of your arse and with this post you just proved that you don't know a single thing about firearms.
So why are you even on these forums? Just to troll with completely bogus posts?
99.99% of people don't shoot 5000 rounds through any hunting rifle over their entire life.
Most hunting rifles passed down through families never get 5000 rounds over multiple generations.
Lucky if its 1/10th that amount.
I'll be dead and gone long before the rifle could get 5000 rounds through it.
.30 calibers are typically $1 to $2 per, that's $5k to $10k just in ammo.
You must be a newb. That is the only reason I can think of for so much fail. Go back to your pellet gun.
I've been shooting/hunting for 40 years, so your lame post just proves you fail.
It is completely relevant.
Lol. I can tell from your comment that you are a very intelligent person.
Arguing on the internet over a Marlin? Really?
I have 5000 through my 336C which has been sitting in pieces for the last few years.
But you're right, run a few snap caps through it and take it hunting. That's a true test of a firearm
Justin Black
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- Grande Prairie, Alberta
Lol. I can tell from your comment that you are a very intelligent person.
Arguing on the internet over a Marlin? Really?
I have 5000 through my 336C which has been sitting in pieces for the last few years.
But you're right, run a few snap caps through it and take it hunting. That's a true test of a firearm
TACTICAL111,
Not all of the Marlins currently found on the market are lemons. A few weeks ago I posted a short review (300 Round Remlin Report) on my recently purchased Marlin, and while I did not fire 5000 rounds through it, the rifle performed as well as I had expected it to.
Also I must say setting the bar for a rifles reliability at 5000 rounds is somewhat unrealistic for the average rifleman. Myself and most folks I know, only fire on average about 80 rounds through our centerfires a year. None of us would consider ourselves expert riflemen, but this level of practice is more than enough to prepare us for the hunting situations we encounter. And we also find this amount of shooting keeps us confident in our choices of rifle.
I heard a man at a rifle range once say "Hunters shoot their rifles so they can hunt, and shooters hunt so the can shoot their rifles". Its a generalisation of course, but you can see where he was coming from.
Justin Black
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- Grande Prairie, Alberta
Not a lot for some. Firing 5000 rounds through a hunting centerfire rifle would be considered a great deal for many, myself included.
Please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that it can't be done or that it should not be done. Its just that I don't think it is a fair way to compare the relative merits of various firearms, escpecially those firearms which are used seasonally for putting meat in the freezer.
But you're right, run a few snap caps through it and take it hunting. That's a true test of a firearm
I will put 5000 rounds through it if you will pay for the ammo.
Different firearms are made for different uses.
Anyone who buys a $450 hunting rifle for heavy down-range lead use deserves to have problems.
Not to mention putting $5k-$10k in ammo through a $450 dollar rifle and then #####ing about it. Maybe you should have spent some of that ammo money on a high-end target rifle instead.
If I were planning on throwing as much lead down-range as possible, I would not be using a $450 hunting rifle, I would be using a precision firearm in the $2k+ price range.
And even a $2k+ firearm can have something break after a few rounds, that doesn't mean they are all poo.
Just because you had an issue with a firearm, doesn't automatically mean they are all junk.
I wish that the world revolved around me too.
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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.
Lets see, lets test your 20,000 round statement for your G34. Of course, I do not know when you purchased it, but it's only been around for about 14 years (1998 was year of introduction). Now, having plenty of experience with mechanical devices, I do know that the Glock springs generally need to be replaced after several thousand rounds (ya, they tend to weaken and "gasp" fatigue). Barrels tend not to like all the friction jacketed bullets produce (but you probably shoot leads) and over time the bore becomes smooth like a baby's bum, nothwithstanding your groups go to hell in a hand basket.
No, don't embarrass yourself further by making grand exaggerations to make your points of fantasy. Away with you Troll...You're nobody's hero!
Oh wait, I forgot, one of those goofy shoot'em up games on the PS3 records shots....maybe....nah, can anyone be that stoopid?!?
