Marlin...major dissapointment

I disagree that the earlier Marlins were fine guns. I had a 444 Marlin. The forend was loose, fit and finish was poor, and accuracy was ####. I decided to try a new Remlin 1895 GBL, and I am very happy with it. Forend is tight, fit and finish is very good for a production rifle. Finally, it is accurate.
I think that anytime one is dealing with a mass production rifle there can be issues. No reason to give up on the brand all together. My next purchase will probably be a regular 1895. I like what I see whenever, I look at one on the rack.
 
If you want quality Marlin's see if you can find some that were manufactured in the 70's. I have two (336's in 30/30, and 35 Rem. DOM is 1974) and they are awesome. Lock up tight, and are very accurate.
 
I love marlins, even the new ones, but like ANY modern gun, you really need to see it in person before buying with any confidence if you want to avoid tinkering. I've cheaply bought other people's cast-off "remlin" rifles that were real dogs, but once I de-burred the internals, cleaned up some parts, re-indexed barrels, etc. they all became great guns because the basic bones of them were good. Assembly fit and finish were the source of the issues. YMMV.
 
Claven2 said:
I love marlins, even the new ones, but like ANY modern gun, you really need to see it in person before buying with any confidence if you want to avoid tinkering. I've cheaply bought other people's cast-off "remlin" rifles that were real dogs, but once I de-burred the internals, cleaned up some parts, re-indexed barrels, etc. they all became great guns because the basic bones of them were good. Assembly fit and finish were the source of the issues. YMMV.
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I've done the same thing , but didn't have to index any barrels . I picked up a bona fide Remlin 1895 that felt like it was packed with sand and didn't feed reliably . I took it apart , deburred the action and bedded the front of the tangs on the butt . It now feeds perfectly and is amazingly accurate , I won't say how well it shoots for fear of being called a liar . My daughter shot a quarter ( off a bench ) at 100 yards with it . A fellow CGN'er used it to take a nice Black Bear this last October . It dropped like a wet tent . It has become one of my favorite rifles , hopefully the OP's new rifles work out as well as mine has .
 
anglia2 said:
I've done the same thing , but didn't have to index any barrels . I picked up a bona fide Remlin 1895 that felt like it was packed with sand and didn't feed reliably . I took it apart , deburred the action and bedded the front of the tangs on the butt . It now feeds perfectly and is amazingly accurate , I won't say how well it shoots for fear of being called a liar . My daughter shot a quarter ( off a bench ) at 100 yards with it . A fellow CGN'er used it to take a nice Black Bear this last October . It dropped like a wet tent . It has become one of my favorite rifles , hopefully the OP's new rifles work out as well as mine has .
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My 1895GS is doing MOA now with 405 gn handholds, so I won;t call you a liar at all! Here's the one I resurrected (thread from over a year ago):

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1153703-My-all-weather-1895-guide-gun-completed-)?highlight=claven2
 
I feel your pain OP. Bought a new Marlin 336C last summer. Sat in the safe until this fall whereby I took it to the range for the first time after installing some new goodies, Skinner peep sight, etc. Made it 3 rounds until I jammed so bad that I had to pop the mag tube cap and spring out, dump the remaining cartridges and pry the feedgate outwards with a multitool. Seems like it bends too far inwards and grinds against the internals when cycling.

Oh, and then I noticed the barrel canted to the right...

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Wish I'd noticed it at purchase but like so many similar horror stories with Remlin QC, buyer beware and fine tooth comb your purchase. I'm usually pretty picky but I glossed over this buy and now I get to deal with the result.

Now debating whether to bother with Marlin customer service or asking (and paying) Jason at GunCo to make it right.
 
I bought a Marlin (Remlin) 1895 .45-70 and I love this gun.

Fit and finish is excellent.I put a Vortex Diamondback 2x-7x scope on it and it is extremely accurate for a lever gun.

Don't know if I just got lucky but my Marlin is topnotch.
 
This can't be true! The sales guy Dave at wholesale sports in Prince George said this type of thing hasn't happen in years! Marlins are top notch nowadays, much better than wicnhesters. Ps Dave, your a tool and guys shouldn't wear necklaces like that. I do believe it was meant for a lady!
 
The Kurgan said:
Geez, my 2008 Marlin also had a canted sight, as well as FTF and FTE issues. I thought Marlin overcame that QC crap! Obviously not. No Marlin on my safe.
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A 2008 is a vaunted JM-stamped rifle. IMHO, it's not universally true that the QA/QC results in a worse rifle today. At the price point these sell at, and with the degree of fit and machining required to make a nice lever gun, we are lucky to see these at their current prices and it's worth the small effort needed to slick them into better performers than they are "out of the box".
 
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