If I am ever going to own another 30-30 levergun it will either be an older Marlin of a new Winchester Miroku. I have a Browning SRC made by them and it makes a Winnie look shabby. Extra money is well spent and they tend to be accurate too. They sure are purdy.
Jeezuzz - WTF Happened to Marlin?
- Thread starter sobo4303
- Start date
So again I ask, where are the pictures of the so called poor fitting wood to frame or the misaligned drilled base holes?
Funny, I was at Reliable today and the store has a whole new look , the scopes are in a counter display, the firearms rack runs to the front of the store, new lighting and low and behold a used Marlin 336 in the rack.
Perfect filling wood, perfectly drilled and aligned holes for bases, the only thing I couldn't see or test was the feed function.
But, then again I am a Union Thug and wtf would I know!
Tight Groups,
Rob
Funny, I was at Reliable today and the store has a whole new look , the scopes are in a counter display, the firearms rack runs to the front of the store, new lighting and low and behold a used Marlin 336 in the rack.
Perfect filling wood, perfectly drilled and aligned holes for bases, the only thing I couldn't see or test was the feed function.
But, then again I am a Union Thug and wtf would I know!
Tight Groups,
Rob
stickhunter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Victoria, B.C.
I can't provide pictures of the rifles that the OP examined, but here are some from a 2007/2008 Marlin 1894c that I ordered. This was actually just before Remington officially purchased Marlin, but gives you an example of some of the poor workmanship. I got dicked around for 6 months by the western Canada Marlin warranty agent, but to Remington/Marlin's credit, when I raised the issue to the corporate level, they quickly replaced the rifle with a Remington 700 stainless (I had already bought a replacement *used* 1894c, so didn't want another)...
I dearly hope Marlin has turned the bend, as they were one of my favourite firearm manufacturers; however, they've definitely soiled their reputation. Fortunately, there's an ample supply of used Marlins from the bygone era that can still be enjoyed.
Dukeoflawnchair
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Fort St John
So I finally brought out my brand spanking new SBL.
Within 7 shots, the butt stock became loose ~ half cm (lot!) of play when you try wiggling it.
Of those 7 shots, there was 3x FTE / FTLs. (lifter not cleanly going down after a cycle).
At which point, on the last, buddy of mine badly cut his finger on a sharp edge while trying to clear a jam.
This was supposed to be of the batch where Marlin was going to win back the people it lost...she's getting brought back to the store.
Not sure if this was just a lemon out of a batch of better, but I'm asking for an exchange to something else...not this bugger.
Cheers,
Within 7 shots, the butt stock became loose ~ half cm (lot!) of play when you try wiggling it.
Of those 7 shots, there was 3x FTE / FTLs. (lifter not cleanly going down after a cycle).
At which point, on the last, buddy of mine badly cut his finger on a sharp edge while trying to clear a jam.
This was supposed to be of the batch where Marlin was going to win back the people it lost...she's getting brought back to the store.
Not sure if this was just a lemon out of a batch of better, but I'm asking for an exchange to something else...not this bugger.
Cheers,
Trade it in for a new (Miroku re-pro) Winchester M-1895 in .405Win, or a M-1886 in .45-70. It'll cost you twice as much, but it will be handled and used with pride by your descendants (God willing we stop the LEFT).
Marlin problems are old news.Could fill a large book with these stories.However the die hards will say they are surprised,or must be an isolated case,or just will not believe.Oh well,they are only fooling themselves,or maybe not!
- Location
- Kitscoty Alberta
Here's a email i got a few days ago ,about marlin and freedom group
Don't no if its right, just thought i would pass it on,
Marlin Firearms is already closing its doors! They are doing it to us,
> America! Even if you do not own a gun you need to know this. This
> needs to be spread to all gun owners and sportsman. We cannot rely on
> the media to inform us of these types of matters.
> Something You May Not Know That Is Happening
> Who is buying companies, manufacturing guns??? For the last several
> years a company called The Freedom Group has been buying up gun and
> ammunition manufacturers. Some of the companies are Bushmaster,
> Marlin, Remington, DPMS, Dakota Arms and H&R. Some people worry that
> this Freedom Group is going to control most of the firearms companies
> in the United States. If you control the manufacturers you can decide
> to stop selling to civilians.
> What a perfect way to control guns.
> Now if you do some digging you will see that The Freedom Group is owned
> by a company called Cerberus Capital Management. Guess who controls
> Cerberus??? GEORGE SOROS!!! He wants to restrict or ban all civilian
> guns.
> Please pass this on to all your freedom loving friends. This needs to
> come out. Why have we not heard about this in the "mainstream" media?
> I would think this would be BIG news. (Soros also owns Progressive
> Insurance). If you don't know who George Soros is, you need to do some
> Research. He backed Obama with millions of dollars and Obama is a
> puppet on a string controlled by Soros. Soros is Obama's "Handler".
> Send this to every gun owner in America.
Don't no if its right, just thought i would pass it on,
Marlin Firearms is already closing its doors! They are doing it to us,
> America! Even if you do not own a gun you need to know this. This
> needs to be spread to all gun owners and sportsman. We cannot rely on
> the media to inform us of these types of matters.
> Something You May Not Know That Is Happening
> Who is buying companies, manufacturing guns??? For the last several
> years a company called The Freedom Group has been buying up gun and
> ammunition manufacturers. Some of the companies are Bushmaster,
> Marlin, Remington, DPMS, Dakota Arms and H&R. Some people worry that
> this Freedom Group is going to control most of the firearms companies
> in the United States. If you control the manufacturers you can decide
> to stop selling to civilians.
> What a perfect way to control guns.
> Now if you do some digging you will see that The Freedom Group is owned
> by a company called Cerberus Capital Management. Guess who controls
> Cerberus??? GEORGE SOROS!!! He wants to restrict or ban all civilian
> guns.
> Please pass this on to all your freedom loving friends. This needs to
> come out. Why have we not heard about this in the "mainstream" media?
> I would think this would be BIG news. (Soros also owns Progressive
> Insurance). If you don't know who George Soros is, you need to do some
> Research. He backed Obama with millions of dollars and Obama is a
> puppet on a string controlled by Soros. Soros is Obama's "Handler".
> Send this to every gun owner in America.
Next time spend 10 seconds on Google:
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