Charlie Muggins wrote:Having not seen an unbiased sample of Remlins I am not in a position of sufficient knowledge to comment on the quality of their output. From their comments it is clear that other posters in this thread are in such a position, and consider it appropriate to discourage Oddball before he has set eyes on his new, expensive toy. I know that if I had put down a hefty chunk of my hard-earned I would hope that those around me would have the courtesy and good taste to speak a little more considerately.
Charlie, in all fairness there has been a lot of problems with the Remington made Marlins. Apparently and from what I have read on other forums by people in the know, that's to say people who used to work for Marlin before Remington took it over, a lot of the problem lays with a lack of understanding of the machinery and tooling.
Yes it's a shame Marlin's reputation has been tarnished -- and I'm not surprised, seen and heard some shocking stories (sorry Oddball!). But none of us know what this rifle will be like or if Oddball will be happy with it so let's not p*** in his coffee eh?
Blu wrote:I feel that when Remington took Marlin over they would have been better off leaving everything in place, carried on with the production and still have produced a quality rifle. If one is of a mind a second hand Remington Marlin336 can be picked up fairly cheap over here in the States, it's pretty hard to sell one on.
Hmm giveaway 336s? Not hugely popular over here, factory .30-30 only comes in SP/HP so not convenient for target and not fashionable for critters. What about 94s? I smell a business opportunity...
Hmm giveaway 336s? Not hugely popular over here, factory .30-30 only comes in SP/HP so not convenient for target and not fashionable for critters.
Yep it's a shame you have the restictions on the expanding ammo as the Hornady Leverlution bullets are spot on. I've loaded them for father in laws Marlin and they are very accurate and a pretty good deer round to boot.
Have had my stainless .357 Remlin for the past couple of years and have had no issues whatsoever. Use 5 grains of Titegroup and hits black out to 50m no probs (don't ask about the grouping that's just my shooting). Fitted a XS Ghost sight with a Williams adapter to take the Williams apertures and a fibre optic on the front. It is always a pleasure to shoot. Be careful taking it apart as some of the metalwork is sharp. Enjoy!
PS Remember that if you keep shooting .38 special it will foul up the breech and may prevent you using .357 later on. Alternate every other session to clear the fouling.
Charlie Muggins wrote:
Hmm giveaway 336s? Not hugely popular over here, factory .30-30 only comes in SP/HP so not convenient for target and not fashionable for critters.
Section 3.21 of the 2013 Home Office Guidance to Police on Firearms Law continues to confirm that flat nosed ammunition such as SP or JHP, when used in a tube fed magazine so as to prevent a magazine explosion, are to be treated as S1 ammunition, akin to HPBTM and A-Max.
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
Zilberbak wrote:Have had my stainless .357 Remlin for the past couple of years and have had no issues whatsoever.
Initially the move from New Haven to Ilion produced horrendous examples of the worst in rifle manufacture ever! Some rifles were actually reported having appeared on dealers shelves without rifling! Lots and I mean lots has been done to improve the quality assurance before the rifles leave the factory. Most of the barrel and action issues seem to have been sorted, but for some reason they can't get the furniture right. Stocks and fore ends are used in combination on a number of different models. Gaps in woodwork and poorly finished are the main issues. Perhaps we will see a quality product all over, once again come from a "Marlin" factory, but it may be too late as far as their reputation is concerned....
I have some 15 Marlin rifles in my collection now, manufactured between 1892 and 2002. As of yet, I have not seen a Remlin produced rifle that I wished to own, but perhaps I'm overly picky. But either way, if they could only recapture the "quality" that my first year 1894 manufactured model 1894 displays......
In 1978 I was told by my grand dad that the secret to rifle accuracy is, a quality bullet, fired down a quality barrel..... How has that changed?
Guns dont kill people. Dads with pretty Daughters do...!
So I acquired a new Remlin in .44 early last year and you know what I've had no more (or less) issues than the previous 3 Marlins I've owned. This new one is certainly more accurate than the previous rifles but I did have a issue with loading which turned out to be the Carrier/Lifter. My first Marlin was a .38/.357 some ten years or so ago and it took a lot of effort to get shooting properly.
It seems to me that they are a lot of people waxing lyrical without any personal first hand experience.
If you buy a new rifle and it doesn't work you're protected by the Sales of Goods act or similar.
I bought a new Remlin a few years ago in the UK. I'd heard of the horror stories but thought I'd give them the benefit of the doubt. From first hand I can tell you mine was rubbish. I had to take it back twice for two seperate issues (bolt and firing pin). It was eventually replaced and the replacement had a barrel that was indexed incorrectly so the front sight was at one o clock. Unbelievable. In the end I got it fixed and sold it on.
Despite that I do like the look of Marlin's so I always said that if I ever got another one it would have to be JM stamped and preferably new. Virtually impossible to find in the UK so after about 6 months of searching Gunbroker I bought a new unfired JM Stamped 1895GBL 45.70 and imported it from the states. The difference is like night and day. The quality of the woodwork, receiver and action is top notch and what you would expect a really nice rifle to be like. So all in all really happy with it and would recommend anyone else to do the same if they can't find what they are looking for in the UK.
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