Has Marlin fixed their damn quality issues yet?

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I have always drooled about owning an 1894 Cowboy in .44 magnum. But I'm not going to allow any junk guns into my safe (funny, as I said that, the 'n' on my keyboard got stuck down, thanks Lennnnnnnovo).

Do I need to hunt for an older one and pay the premium, or sell my body to the night for a Winchester 92 at Miroku's price?
Or are they good to go yet?
 
I bought a new 1894 in 44 mag blued just after Christmas. I had no issues with it other then having to tighten a few screws after a couple hundred rounds. The edges weren't bad on mine either. Took probably 50 rounds to smooth out. Still not as nice to use as my 1894 from 1970 but it doesn't have 40 years of a break in either. I honestly prefer to shoot the newer one.
 
A batch went out shortly after Remington bought them with bad accuracy issues, they found that the recievers were threaded at an angle were the barrel screws on. They are supposed to be ok now.
 
I picked up a new marlin model 60(yes a 22lr) I know its not a center fire but the quality is top notch and not just because of the price. Have yet to find something wrong with it in over 3000 rounds. Accurate as hell and no problems unless using crappy ammo.
 
I haven't been hearing complaints like there were a while back. The last levers I handled in the store looked alright, not exactly hand crafted but nice for the price. Unfortunately I haven't been able to buy one yet. The new Winchesters are priced like crazy but they look good.
 
with all the marlin 336 rifles that come up for sale on the EE, I don`t see why a buyer would chance buying a new gun that could turn out to be a piece of junk. a guy could watch the EE for a few days, and when that smooth as glass late model marlin 336 comes up for sale, it will put new made rifles to shame.
 
I looked at an 1894C (the 1894 in 357 magnum) at my LGS today. Fit and finish appeared excellent. Cycled very nicely (no ammo obviously, so don't know how well it fed). I didn't see any signs of poor quality at all. The LGS just got it in a few weeks ago from an order made LAST YEAR (!) so it was likely recent production.

That said, I don't like the straight stock - I prefer some sort of "pistol grip" thing down there.

Best Regards, Geraldo
 
mr00jimbo said:
Is the C the compact or cowboy? How much was your LGS askin' for it?
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It's the carbine version in .357Mag with an 18.5" barrel. The non "C" models are 44Mag.

There is a Cowboy line as well with 20" octagonal barrels in 45LC and 357Mag

Glad to see they're FINALLY starting to hit the shelves again. I've been looking for an 1894C for some time now.
 
Looked at an 1895 last week. The wood to metal fit was awful, with a gap on one running from about 1/8" down to 0". The checkering was fuzzy, with a spot about the size of a quarter where it was almost non existant. Worked the action a few times and found it a bit gritty. Think I'll wait till the quality gets a bit better.
 
I really want to buy one also and then jam a Nikon Prostaff 2-7 riflescope on it.

I'm scared to buy one after reading all of the negative issues wrt bad quality control on the firearm.

I'm eyeing one up at a local shop. The wood seems to fit fairly well around the metal and the sights seem to be straight. Being new to firearms, I'm not sure how to check some of the issues that people are suggesting to check (cracked receiver, inside action for burrs, e

Lots of discussion about this on the Marlin homepage.

http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/4...-marlinitis-sad-day-team-members-45-70-a.html
 
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