release of new Marlin leveractions

I currently have two 2014 Marlin's, a GBL and a Guide Gun and they are very good with no issues. The Guide Gun is better finished than both a 2003 and 2008 Guide Guns which I previously owned and were JM manufactured ones. I think a lot of the people who post negative comments, just repeat what they have read from postings from a number of years ago and as such the information is no longer true.
 
Gunoholic said:
I checked over several of the Marlin 1894s.
The 4 1894s in 44 Mag I inspected were from 85-90% JM in quality though lagging a bit in the w/m fit department.
They were vastly improved over the 2 Remlin Guide Guns I bought cheap shortly after the Kennas sold Marlin to Remington.
My Guide Guns (1 blue + 1 ss)would not cycle ammo when I got them for $400 for the 2 of them from an extremely disgusted and peeved off owner who was a member of my Canadian gun club and was sick and tired of jousting with Remington customer service but the basic components, the barrel, the action and the butt stock and forearm were sound just not put together right and the action internals were very rough.
It took me a week getting those GGs to where they should be and now I'd compare them to any JM Guide Gun ever made for smoothness, accuracy and appearance.
I didn't realize that 5 year olds could work in gun plants in New York because I swear that a 5 year old assembled those 2 GGs.
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Would of made a great "How To" thread if one was inclined to do so.
 
Purchased a 1894 cowboy limited a couples days ago from someone on this site, it should arrive within the week. The guy has a very reputable reputation so I am confident it will be a fine piece. 2006, jm stamped in very good condition with smooth action he says. It will be a good benchmark to compare all the new releases to as I want to get a couple more marlins in different calibers. For sure anything in the shops is gonna be hands on testing and well scrutinized, but it sounds like if you pay attention to the production dates one should be able to weed out those crappy years.
Funny how I can feel confident about buying a used older gun, but wary of the new productions. Hope they got it together!
 
I'm sure if Marlin was just introducing their lever action rifles to the market, and the current crop of Rem made guns was the only basis for comparison, then they would be viewed as just fine for what they are. For the most part it appears that the bugs have been worked out.
 
I just picked up a new 1894 in 44 mag. Checked it all over at the dealer and tried the action, seems smoth and fit and finish is good, can't wait to try it at the range. Love the look and feel of the old levers!
 
Hoggun said:
From what I have found on the internet Marlin is producing and releasing some models of lever actions rifles that are of good quality now. There is only a few models that are available so far with more set to come out gradually in the future.
Does anyone know when the 1894C in .357 is set to start showing up online or on the shelves. Also how about the 1895 Cowboy? They have them both on the Marlin website, just impossible to find anywhere.
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I saw both guns at SHOT. Production of the 1894C restarted this year after production stopped around 2011 due to QC issues. The guns are still made in NY. Spoke to the rep and mentioned their QC issues. He freely admitted they had problems and that was why production was shut down. He swears that they have new CNC and updated manufacturing techniques in place so QC should be way better.The 94C is currently only in .38/.357. The wood finish did not have the deep polish I expected. There is also a .44mag and a .45 LC full length rifle in the 1894 series. The .45LC has an octagonal barrel on display. The barrel may be an option on the .38/357 as production takes off. The guns probably won't be in Canada till this summer, according to the rep.
I will try and post a pic that I took. My photobucket won't let me upload on my phone at the moment.

See pics below. Thanks to Mr00Jimbo for helping me load the pics.
 
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Picked up one in .44mag two days ago. Got it from cabelas south Edmonton and shot it today after a clean and polish on the lever. Shoots well and I really wanted one for many years so its a keeper. There is a small gap between the frame and stock at the very back and I did have to drift the rear sight to centre it on the barrel.
 
Marlin's new owners are using improved CNC machining and doing their best to improve the quality. Apparently the new ones can be quite good.
Here are some pictures from SHOT 2015.
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