New Marlin Lever Guns?
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Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
Nope.
Gimme the original 1894C or 1894CSS with the 9 round mag.
Gimme the original 1894C or 1894CSS with the 9 round mag.
oc shooter
.223 Rem
not at those prices
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
Been looking for a good 357 in lever action. Can’t stand tube fed like the Henry’s. For that price I’ll get something that’s been around and proven.
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Ill be buying a new 1894 in 44mag, then sending it out to be cut down to 16.25". Ill take it apart, slick it up, and locktite the screws and she will be fine. On gunbroker they can be found for $500 all day. Sometimes even 450 (new).
Id prefer an older 1894p, but im not paying 1000 for it.
Id prefer an older 1894p, but im not paying 1000 for it.
JaguarJaguarGolf
6.5 Creedmoor
Big money for those guns.
I saw a Marlin 30-30 at Walmart brand new $350. Looked it over and I was impressed. I was going to buy it but the 20-something year old kid behind me said out loud that gun was why he was there. It was the last one the store had. I stepped away and wished him good luck with his new rifle.
I saw a Marlin 30-30 at Walmart brand new $350. Looked it over and I was impressed. I was going to buy it but the 20-something year old kid behind me said out loud that gun was why he was there. It was the last one the store had. I stepped away and wished him good luck with his new rifle.
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
Karma my friend.
Wildman1024
.357 mag
I will be adding one of those to the collection. Been looking for a good 357 for awhile now.
Jmac00
.475 A&M Magnum
I have been looking for a 45-70 for sometime now. I saw a few on Gunbroker, NITB for $250? WTF, I figured it was one of the cheap Chinese/Japanese Marlins that showed up and needed a gunsmith before you took it out of the box? IDK,
Marlin firearms ?
Marlin firearms ?
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
I'm kinda scared now buying more crap. I wanted a small carbine to go along with my SP101 357 when out in the woods so I Bought a ROSSI 92 SS 16.5" 357 last year off of gunbrokers for $600.
I have bought a lot of stuff from them so the problem is not with Gunbroker, its with the ROSSI piece of crap carbine. Biggest piece of crap design I have ever seen. I have not been able to get 2-3 consecutive shots without a jam. Tried a half a dozen different ammo types. Taken it apart at least a dozen times. Smoothed out the action but nothing. The cartridge guides and carrier could have been designed by a 10 yr old kid. They are so rough and misaligned that its a miracle that I can get one round to line up with the bore and seat properly. So its become a dust collector.
I had read before buying, that a few people had similar issues. But figured I would take a chance. I should of waited and gone with the Taylor like I originally planned.
I have bought a lot of stuff from them so the problem is not with Gunbroker, its with the ROSSI piece of crap carbine. Biggest piece of crap design I have ever seen. I have not been able to get 2-3 consecutive shots without a jam. Tried a half a dozen different ammo types. Taken it apart at least a dozen times. Smoothed out the action but nothing. The cartridge guides and carrier could have been designed by a 10 yr old kid. They are so rough and misaligned that its a miracle that I can get one round to line up with the bore and seat properly. So its become a dust collector.
I had read before buying, that a few people had similar issues. But figured I would take a chance. I should of waited and gone with the Taylor like I originally planned.
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
Yup. Only guy out there that is willing to work on them. About a 9 month wait and approx $300. Don’t want to sink that kind of money into it. Got to look into my options. May give it to Dad for use as a tomato plant stake.
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Sounds like it's time to sell it to cut your losses.
Or maybe you could try JC Blauvelt
Wildman1024
.357 mag
Yup. Sell it and buy a new better one. Either way it sounds like you will be close to the $900 mark. Buy once...Cry once!!!
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
I’m a lousy believer in karma. Why would I sell it to someone else knowing there is a problem with it. I was thinking about selling it but disclosing that it doesn’t shoot.
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
I've got the blued one and like it a lot. The insides looked like they were chewed out by a rat with bad teeth (some of the burrs were over 1/16" wide!), but after I gave it a fluff and buff, it runs like a champ. Next, I'd like to make a steel follower to replace that plastic one in the magazine tube.
If you'd like to sell your POS for a tomato stake price, I'll take it! Otherwise, call Rossi and give them a chance to make it right. They have a lifetime warranty, and Taurus, their parent company, has treated me right in the past.
Rossi are great guns as long as you don't use them.
I have a Rossi M92 in .44 that I had to take apart for a tune up and polish. It works well enough for what it is. I can’t go all John Wayne with it or anything but it serves it’s purpose. I didn’t expect a whole hell of a lot from a lever gun made in Brazil. I want a .357 lever gun but I’m gonna put up the good money and get an early eighties JM stamped Marlin.
kev74
20×102mm Vulcan
Reminton realized the problem with their Marlin production equipment too late and the brand name was badly damaged because of this. They have gone in and retooled to the origional blueprint specs to correct the Quality problems. I have been waiting for them to reintroduce the lever guns in .357 since I read about their plans to get back to blueprint specs.
If this is true I will give them a look. I will probably wait a few years to be sure they have the kinks worked out.
Greywolf224
6.5 Creedmoor
Good to know thanks for the tip
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
It seems that 2013 was a year for major overhaul in new machinery to create a desirable lever done. Check out this article.
Marlin 1894 Rifle Review - Guns & Ammo
When I'm ready to buy the 1894 I'll be making sure it was manufactured after 2013.
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
This thread has only made the itch even greater, not sure how much longer i can hold off on scratching it.. its not in the budget now, but damn im itching to grab one.
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
some marlin porn
