Marlin 1894 cheaping out on screws? The Remlins still exists!

[Trinimon]

Why the flaming scathing email before asking if they would even assist?
I'll admit I have not read every single post following post 1, but I did read enough of your previous thread and progress report with pictures to suggest maybe asking for some assistance might be warranted before the scathing email.
Not to mention the heading in this thread.
Just my rational thinking or maybe lack there of...
Tight Ramp Screws,
Rob

You speak with too much common sense! lol

I'll take your advice but I know the rifle "legally" is not warrantied under my name as it only applies to the original purchaser. I'll see what they say. It's all moot now since I've already taken the initiative to order replacement parts. I have a feeling they will tell me to deal with Gravel. Oh fun that will be since we know how helpful they're known to be.

 

[Rascal]

I have owned a few 1894 and 336 and 1895 since Remington took over.
I have never seen anything like this before, normally I have seen only fit and finish issues, never anything to do with the tooling /assembly

 

[hawk-i]

wow, the third owner, hitting it with a hammer and then blaming the manufacturer

The pulled threads indicate it was more than a tap....hope Marlin comes good for you! Good luck.

 

[Trinimon]

wow, the third owner, hitting it with a hammer and then blaming the manufacturer

The pulled threads indicate it was more than a tap....hope Marlin comes good for you! Good luck.

I'm the one who decided to keep the rifle and upgrade the front sight post to match the rear Skinner peep sight I installed. Reason being that my eyesight has gotten to a point that I can no longer use that buckhorn rear factory sight.

Yes, I used a punch and a light 4oz gunsmithing hammer to drift the sight. There are countless folks who have done it this way with their Marlins in the past and still doing so. If you read the thread carefully, you will see that the screws used were not the correct length ones. They were only holding on by a single thread, literally (that's how short they are) and red locktite. I did not have to tap the new sight very much before it popped clean off. I did not "hammer" away at it before it snapped as you are implying.

Am I blaming the manufacturer for the damage? No. At least not entirely. I'm blaming them for using the incorrect sized screws. Add to that an off-center installed rear sling mount and a butchered extractor. In my other posts I did openly blame myself for not using a sight pusher.

That said, the rifle, after tweaking it up runs and feeds slick as snot.

 

[Glock4ever]

While this is definitely a case of not using the right tools, I will agree with the OP on Marlins QC. I had to pick through 4 different Papooses before I found one that had the front sight on properly. I was looking at a 336 lever gun and decided to pass when I saw that they front sights were not indexed properly as well. While I am sure this is not a common enough problem to avoid a Marlin purchase, i definitely will not buy a new production Marlin sight unseen. Too much risk of getting something that while functional will piss me off...

 

[hawk-i]

I'm the one who decided to keep the rifle and upgrade the front sight post to match the rear Skinner peep sight I installed. Reason being that my eyesight has gotten to a point that I can no longer use that buckhorn rear factory sight.

Yes, I used a punch and a light 4oz gunsmithing hammer to drift the sight. There are countless folks who have done it this way with their Marlins in the past and still doing so. If you read the thread carefully, you will see that the screws used were not the correct length ones. They were only holding on by a single thread, literally (that's how short they are) and red locktite. I did not have to tap the new sight very much before it popped clean off. I did not "hammer" away at it before it snapped as you are implying.

Am I blaming the manufacturer for the damage? No. At least not entirely. I'm blaming them for using the incorrect sized screws. Add to that an off-center installed rear sling mount and a butchered extractor. In my other posts I did openly blame myself for not using a sight pusher.

That said, the rifle, after tweaking it up runs and feeds slick as snot.

Trinimon, no disrespect intended, I was trying to bring to your attention that you are the third owner of the rifle and have no idea what someone else has done to it....also I never seen a remington that used red locktite on the threads for screws.

If it was a new gun and you were the first owner you'd have a good case to slag the company in this case however, no so much so!

Anyways, like I said before, hope Marlin comes good for you.

 

[Trinimon]

Trinimon, no disrespect intended, I was trying to bring to your attention that you are the third owner of the rifle and have no idea what someone else has done to it....also I never seen a remington that used red locktite on the threads for screws.

If it was a new gun and you were the first owner you'd have a good case to slag the company in this case however, no so much so!

Anyways, like I said before, hope Marlin comes good for you.

No hard feelings. Sorry mate, I guess I was a little heated by all the surprises I've been finding on the rifle and misinterpreted your meaning. Glad I didn't pay full price and the parts that have issues are cheap parts. I'll check with the guy I bought it from and see if any mods were done to the front sight.