Remington Marlins: a side by side comparison.

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If you think Marlin is still the same company you grew-up loving you may be in for a surprise. Back in 2008 when Marlin was brought into the fold of Remington via Cerberus Capital many thought quality and craftsmanship would fall to the wayside. Others said the nay sayers were not looking toward the future.

Today we have the luxury of having actual 'Remington-Marlins' to place side by side of 'Marlin-Marlins'. The pictures speak for themselves. I would like to address up front that I realize these two rifles aren't exactly "apples to apples" but my point will be illustrated. Let's first look at the fit and finish of the forearm.

http://www.romeotangobravo.net/2011/08/marlin-vs-remington-marlins-is-this.html
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Bloody shame.
 
It would be nice to see a side by side comparison of a Marlin 1895 and Remington-Marlin 1895 rather than a Remington-Marlin 336 and a Marlin 1895.
There not the same gun, so of course there are these differences!
 
aikidoforever said:
It would be nice to see a side by side comparison of a Marlin 1895 and Remington-Marlin 1895 rather than a Remington-Marlin 336 and a Marlin 1895.
There not the same gun, so of course there are these differences!
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I agree 100% !!! Barrel-band vs. fore-end cap is not a fair comparison.

I have both handled and owned a fair number of the rem. built Marlins and have never seen poor wood-work like that.
I had one new 1894C arrive with a hairline crack in the butt-stock near the tang. Remingtons warranty Dept. took care of me promptly and without hassle.
Crooked or canted front sights and poor fitment of moving parts were noticed on a few I've seen.
Most ran fine out of the box and shot just as well as any earlier example.
90% of new Marlins are built with original parts manufactured in the North Haven plant.
I'm happy folks keep believing all the parroting they hear on the 'nets, as it makes for better deals for me on the EE.

There are certainly more instances of assembly-line problems with Marlins built in Ilion or Mayfield. Marlin levers have many small parts that need to be hand assembled correctly. Timing of the shell elevator/carrier can be tricky is usually the culprit behind jamming and misfeeding.

I'm speculating that production has ceased in order for the new staff to receive the proper training required to build these rifles 100%.
I'm looking forward to exciting new models like the 1894 SBL, and I'd love to see if the Ilion plant can pump out decent quality rifles on a greater scale than North Haven could. If you hang around Marlinowners.com enough you will quickly realize that Marlin could never keep up with demand. You'll also notice more than a few issues with Marlins built before 2008! ;)
Maybe I'm a hopeless optimist...time will tell.
 
I'm not sure what to make of the comparison, I have a 2011 vintage Marlin 336 and the fit and finish is good, doesn't look anything like the example in the photos.
 
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