I Wish Marlin Would Make...

[bowfin]

Now that Marlin has been bought by Ruger, maybe they can put that whole "Remlin" era behind them and start afresh.

That being said, what would you like to see Marlin offer that they don't currently? I would like to see:


A reappearance of the .308 Marlin and .338 Marlin
An 1894 in .41 Magnum and .256 Winchester
Bring back the 39A

[Der Gebirgsjager]

A .356 Win.

DG

[Hickok]

Put a 1 in 20" twist with standard-rifling barrel on the 1894 .44magnum.

Offer a slimmer, thinner wood forearm for their lever actions.

AND, put the rifles together correctly!!!

[762sultan]

A lever action in 475/480 Ruger.

[Gewehr-Guy]

Make a cowboy in 32-20, and bring back the 38-55.

[Rug480]

Yea ruglin in 480 ruger would light my fire.. clearly

[ButchC]

Make a cowboy in 32-20, and bring back the 38-55.

Beef up the whole SASS line for sure. Some nice straight stock and BP cartridge options with your choice of rifling.

From a completely different direction, build a well done MSR alternative out of the box. I'm thinking nitride finish, threaded, 16-18" barrel lengths, handguard with keymod/1913 options, integral rail on the receiver, comes with windage adjustable peep and a good front sight (I'm partial to M1 or AR15), and offer some more "tacticool" chamberings as well as .30-30. Or perhaps best put, survey the market and take the best features of what they were doing, what Henry and Mossberg are up to, fine tune it, then roll out something.

[Mk42gunner]

A 24" Model 336A with a slim forend.

A good Model 60 with full length mag tube.

Robert

[.45colt]

I only hope Ruger can get the Marlin leverguns up and running with excellent quality , to do the brand justice . I wish them the best of Luck.

[375supermag]

A good quality .41Magnum lever action carbine with a side loading gate.

[pietro]

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I'm just wondering if Ruger will introduce their 96/22 & 96/44 leverguns under the Marlin badge - but with Walnut stocks ILO stained Birch.

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[farmbif]

I've been waiting for decades for someone to make a lever action 22 hornet.
the Henry bbs 41 mag is a fine gun, but I guess from what I understand there was little demand for it and has been dropped from catalog --

[dverna]

A better version of the Camp 9 carbine. And add a Camp 40. Needs to be under $600 and use Glock mags.

Great for home defense and plinking.

[Bad Ass Wallace]

A 44 Special in a Marlin frame!

https://i.imgur.com/4xPO6L7.jpg

[sghart3578]

I wish Marlin would make............


a comeback.

[Prairie Cowboy]

I wish Marlin would make............


a comeback.

An excellent observation IMHO.
Will Ruger actually manufacture Marlins as promised?

[quail4jake]

A Marlin 1881 chambered in .45 Gov't 28 inch half octagon barrel full mag elegant No. 5 engraving and "checking" with 6 groove 1 turn in 24 inch rifling and high grade walnut stock and forend. All of this for $250, of course! Fitted with a dovetail mounted Leica red dot sight as a battle rifle for the coming tribulation.
An 1889 carbine chambered in ".38 W" 20" octagon bbl. full mag plain American walnut stock and forend with a shotgun buttstock and scout scope...probably Leupold? This would be for saddle use and fitted to a fine leather scabbard to be used in the Cavalry charge of the coming end of days battle.
And , of course, a high grade 1894 in .32 WCF rifle with 26 inch half oct bbl., 2/3 magazine and Marbles tang sight with a Circassian Walnut stock and forend checkered in ribbon and leaf style. This rifle would be designated, of course, to clean up the squirrels remaining after the great battle for freedom!
Crazy? OK, check back on this in 10 years...these firearms would only be for sale to Gentlemen, and Ladies, bearing a handlebar moustache and appropriately attired with ascot tie and topped with a Bowler hat, of course! Thanks for listening.
Now, will Ruger really make Marlins? Don't touch that dial!

[Bird]

I wish marlin would make..........
Firearms that went through quality control.
Firearms that matched the blueprints.
Then when the above is correct start with a good, popular bread and butter firearm, the 39a and its variants. $550.00 or so.

[blackhawk44]

All of the CL's, in 218, 25-20, 32-20 and 32 H&R. Possibly 22 Hornet. Just add a twisted magazine like Rem 14/141. Its too small for 32 Fed. Last Marlin 32 H&R was far too heavy.

[wc870]

any lever gun that works
no crossbolt safeties

[LtFrankDrebbin]

It be nice to see the 25/20 and 32/20 come back. They can flood us with 39A's! A lever action in 32 S&W has got giggles all over it.

[sharps4590]

First, dispense with the baseball bat fore arms and the cross bolt safety. Something in 32-20, 1894 would be nice.

[Baltimoreed]

Good rifles that don’t have to go back to the factory to fix what should have never passed final inspection. I tend to buy used stuff and have had good luck with my Marlins but others have not been so lucky.

[FergusonTO35]

Barrels clocked correctly and no fat forends and stocks. Ruger paid a pretty high price for Marlin without any real estate so they must be serious about it.

[Burnt Fingers]

A better version of the Camp 9 carbine. And add a Camp 40. Needs to be under $600 and use Glock mags.

Great for home defense and plinking.

They have the PCC. It is a better version of the Camp Carbine. It takes Glock mags and comes in 40 also. Pre-Panic they were selling for under $500.

I've had one for a couple of years now. It's an awesome little carbine.

[FergusonTO35]

Agreed, the PC carbine is a better gun than the Camp carbine ever was. Now, I think it would be cool for Rugerlin to introduce a throwback PC with a wood stock and Camp Carbine styling.

[cold1]

Lever action 500 S&W mag!

[Handloader109]

And if you can find one, a pc pistol. great little gun.

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[Shawlerbrook]

Assuming we need not ask for a quality product, I will take 336’s in 219 Zipper and 7x30 Waters and an 1894 in 22 Hornet.

[farmbif]

where's the like button?

[murf205]

They have the PCC. It is a better version of the Camp Carbine. It takes Glock mags and comes in 40 also. Pre-Panic they were selling for under $500.

I've had one for a couple of years now. It's an awesome little carbine.

One in 10mm would claim my $ pronto.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

I've been waiting for decades for someone to make a lever action 22 hornet.
the Henry bbs 41 mag is a fine gun, but I guess from what I understand there was little demand for it and has been dropped from catalog --
I haven't heard that. While they didn't come out with the 41 Mag in their new side-loading gate model, they still offer the BBS in 41 Mag as they did before.
https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/henry-big-boy-steel/

They still offer the 41 Mag in their Brass receiver leverguns too.
https://www.henryusa.com/caliber/41-magnum/

[Gewehr-Guy]

1894 in .22 Mag. I know they made a very few of them, but they must not have sold very well. I would buy one now.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Put a 1 in 20" twist with standard-rifling barrel on the 1894 .44magnum.

Offer a slimmer, thinner wood forearm for their lever actions.

AND, put the rifles together correctly!!!
I agree.

Ruger did put 1 in 20 twist in their 77/44 bolt gun...but none of their other 44 mag rifles :(

[NorthMoccasin]

A 336A 24" Barrel, W/ slim forearm in 30-30 and 32 Special. A M-94 32H&R. 39 W/ octagon barrel. 1894CL's in 25-20, 32-20. Cowboys w/ 24" Barrels

[1Papalote]

The Marauder without barrel bands.
And I hope they discontinue the silly ramped, hooded bead front sights on everything else. Dovetailed posts pls.

[pietro]

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no crossbolt safeties


Good luck with that non-starter.... [smilie=b:

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[bowfin]

Okay, let's see if anybody throws rotten tomatoes at this suggestion:

All three of the Marlin bolt-action shotguns. The 55 Goose gun, 10 gauge Super Goose gun, and the "Swamp Gun". Why? What was old is now new again.

For some reason, many younger hunters are going full retro on their firearms, at least what I see here in Nebraska. One group I saw had a '97 Winchester, Ithaca Model 37, A Savage Fox BSE, and a coach gun with hammers. These were not cast offs or hand me downs, these young men can afford what they want. One also has a Marlin Goose Gun and some of the others had made offers to buy it and were politely turned down.

One thing I can say about that Marlin Goose Gun with the 36" barrel: It surely helps one from stopping his swing on crossing shots, once it gets going!

[farmbif]

I passed on a $200 marlin 10ga goose gun at a gun show just over a year ago and I don't regret it. I remember my first shotgun was a savage or Stevens 20 gauge bolt action. when I finally could afford an 1100 that old bolt action went to a neighbor when the neighborhood suffered a rash of break ins around Christmas one year.
one elderly man died of a heart attack after coming home to his ransacked house.
I'll never forget it the whole neighborhood was up in arms and dontcha no several months later the police found the remains of two guys with long rap sheets in a bunch of overgrown bushes. nobody knew anything about anything.
I might add here, several years ago a bunch of us on another site hit up ruger with an email campaign to bring back the 96. didn't do a thing, they still are no longer making the 96.

[bowfin]

I passed on a $200 marlin 10ga goose gun at a gun show just over a year ago and I don't regret it. I remember my first shotgun was a savage or Stevens 20 gauge bolt action.

Most of us older hunters remember bolt action shotguns as the ones loaned out or given to kids who just started hunting. We lugged them around while we saw adults with pumps and autos, so they still have a negative connotation with us. Not so with many of the younger generation. In fact, I was with my sons and some of his friends when a Ford LTD station wagon went by:
"Hey did you see that?!"
"Yeah, that's Brian's new car he bought."
"He always gets the cool cars."

[bowfin]

I might add here, several years ago a bunch of us on another site hit up ruger with an email campaign to bring back the 96. didn't do a thing, they still are no longer making the 96.

Don't despair. Look how long it took for the marketing geniuses at Colt to bring back the Python and how many of us had always figured that would have been a no brainer for a company that needed a new flagship gun to replace the AR. They still can't meet demand on those Pythons and it has been out for maybe two years?

[Bang Switch]

Tell ruger what you want!!!

https://ruger.com/dataProcess/tellTheCEO/

[murf205]

Most of us older hunters remember bolt action shotguns as the ones loaned out or given to kids who just started hunting. We lugged them around while we saw adults with pumps and autos, so they still have a negative connotation with us. Not so with many of the younger generation. In fact, I was with my sons and some of his friends when a Ford LTD station wagon went by:
"Hey did you see that?!"
"Yeah, that's Brian's new car he bought."
"He always gets the cool cars."

Yeah, everything is cool when it gets old....except us humans! LOL

[Motor]

I wish Marlin would make a 1895 or similar in .500 S&W

Motor

[ddixie884]

Good smooth steel and Walnut lever actions. I'll be glad to see any and all. When the volume gets up the selection will follow.........

[Prairie Cowboy]

I wish Marlin would make a 1895 or similar in .500 S&W

Motor

You won't ever see an 1895 in .500 S&W.

First of all the 336 receiver that the modern version of the 1895 is based upon is just barely able to accommodate the .45-70. Not surprising when you consider that it is the modernized version of the 1893 receiver designed around the much smaller .38-55 cartridge. There is no way that the .500 S&W cartridge can be made to fit.

Secondly, the .500 S&W cartridge has a chamber pressure of 60,000 PSI, which is well beyond what the 336 action is capable of withstanding.

Perhaps a modern steel version of the original larger 1895 Marlin action might be made to work. Then again, maybe not.

[Earl Brasse]

If we're just wishing...

1892 but in .32 S&W or S&W Long,
1893 take-down .38-55 or just about any caliber,
1894 Musket in .44 WCF
1894 light-weight carbine with optional button magazine.
1894 take-down

[ddixie884]

If we're just wishing...

1892 but in .32 S&W or S&W Long,
1893 take-down .38-55 or just about any caliber,
1894 Musket in .44 WCF
1894 light-weight carbine with optional button magazine.
1894 take-down

I like your thinking........

[Prairie Cowboy]

I wish that Marlin would remake this 22" barrel original 1895 saddle ring carbine in .45-70:

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[Prairie Cowboy]

I've been waiting for decades for someone to make a lever action 22 hornet.
the Henry bbs 41 mag is a fine gun, but I guess from what I understand there was little demand for it and has been dropped from catalog --

A well-stocked LGS in my area has a few Henry Big Boy Steel rifles in .327 Federal Magnum and .41 Magnum. Only a single .41 Magnum has sold in over a year that I have been monitoring them on-line and none of the .327 Magnums.

[Meatpuppet]

An 1894 in .357 Maximun

[bowfin]

A well-stocked LGS in my area has a few Henry Big Boy Steel rifles in .327 Federal Magnum and .41 Magnum. Only a single .41 Magnum has sold in over a year that I have been monitoring them on-line and none of the .327 Magnums.

I think Henry needs to cave in to the idea of having side loading gates on ALL of their tube fed centerfire rifles. This was always a deal breaker for my brother, who collects lever action rifles and I believe he is far from alone on this opinion.

[Prairie Cowboy]

I think Henry needs to cave in to the idea of having side loading gates on ALL of their tube fed centerfire rifles. This was always a deal breaker for my brother, who collects lever action rifles and I believe he is far from alone on this opinion.

I'm pretty sure that they know this. It has been costing them sales for years. When they actually did admit this and introduced their first loading gate model though, it was as shocking as if John Wayne had announced that he had taken up ballet and had become anti-gun. :mrgreen:

But, in the current slowed-down Covid production situation, and lack of Marlin supply, I don't think that they are in any hurry.

[Rrusse111]

1894 in 327 Federal Mag. 22" long 1/2 octagon barrel with a 2/3 magazine tube, pistol grip.
No checkering so I don't feel bad about trimming the stock and forend down.

[country gent]

I would love to see Ruger bring back the Marlin Ballard target rifles. A 22 reduced in size for grins and giggles. Then a model in the bigger calibers. Double set triggers, tang ladder straight and front aperture. decent wood.

[1006]

A take down version of the 336 capable of caliber swaps:
.25-35 Winchester
7-30 Waters
.30-30 Winchester
.32 Winchester Special
.375 Winchester
.38-55 Winchester

[W.R.Buchanan]

A better version of the Camp 9 carbine. And add a Camp 40. Needs to be under $600 and use Glock mags.

Great for home defense and plinking.

Don: They already have one,,, PCC 9 or .40. I have one, Great Gun,,, you should buy one!!! Randy

[W.R.Buchanan]

I think you will see the first Marlins come off as 1894's and hopefully 1894 CB's with 1:20 twist and hopefully some of the simple mods like the chamfer on the chamber and deburring points I have given them.

All of the oddball requests in this thread could be done if they got the "Custom Shop" in the deal or were willing to set up a Ruger Custom Shop up to deal with special requests that you will pay thru the nose for! Marlin Custom Shop Guns "Started" at $3500! and went strait up from there. As long as you are willing to pay the price, and apparently many were willing, you can get anything you want.

I know this from talking to my guy there,,, they have every intention of making the best Marlin Rifles ever made, and they have the skills to do it.

Lets hope everyone gets everything they want.

Randy

[Shawlerbrook]

Amen Randy ! You confirmed what I thought and hoped for.

[Mk42gunner]

Most of us older hunters remember bolt action shotguns as the ones loaned out or given to kids who just started hunting. We lugged them around while we saw adults with pumps and autos, so they still have a negative connotation with us. Not so with many of the younger generation. In fact, I was with my sons and some of his friends when a Ford LTD station wagon went by:
"Hey did you see that?!"
"Yeah, that's Brian's new car he bought."
"He always gets the cool cars."

I've long said that 99.99% of the people driving SUV's would be better of with a plain old station wagon. The mini van killed of the station wagon, the SUV is killing off the minivan.

In addition to my previous wish, I would also like to see an 1892 in .32 S&W Long, or readily available quantities of .32 Long Colt brass and ammo.

Robert

[bowfin]

I've long said that 99.99% of the people driving SUV's would be better of with a plain old station wagon. The mini van killed of the station wagon, the SUV is killing off the minivan.

Funny you should say such a thing. Mercedes, Jaguar, and Audi are all making station wagons in 2021...and actually calling them station wagons, not "Crossover SUVs" Volvo never stopped making them. What was old is now new again.

[HCH]

I hope they'll put out good guns at decent prices.

I dont expect the today's ruger to start offering guns in old, obscure chamberings.

Perhaps they can build a box-mag lever rifle to compete with the blr and henry....if were lucky it would take ar15 or ar10 mags, as the chambering dictates.

[mobilemail]

1. A .327 Lever action. I have the Henry Big Boy brass version and it is a looker, but I think Mar-ger could build one that functions better.
2. A .327 Bolt action available in wood stock and left hand action. (More likely it would be a crap-tastic stock but it's my wish and I'm going for it!) I think this one is a pipe dream.
3. A 17 Mach 2 Bolt action available in wood stock and left hand action. I know I know, asking for a rimfire gun on a reloaders forum is like asking for range brass at the DNC...

[Gewehr-Guy]

I don't think they will ever make a .327 Mag, as Marlin's .32 H&R didn't last long in their Cowboy lineup. Mine has feeding issues, and they would most likely get worse with the longer .327.

[Burnt Fingers]

IF the 39 comes back it's going to be a $700 rifle...just like it was when it was discontinued.

Not many people are willing to pay that kind of money for a 22.

[Kennygee]

Maybe a 336 in .358 Win. with a color case hardened receiver an nice wood? A .35 Whelen would be a little to much to ask for!:sad:

[AndyC]

A .444 Marlin in various options and build it properly this time.

[onelight]

Maybe a 336 in .358 Win. with a color case hardened receiver an nice wood? A .35 Whelen would be a little to much to ask for!:sad:
I have loaded for a 356 and it was a good shooter . We got it when they first came out and we could not find brass and used 308 brass in it.
My son still has but has not been shot in a few years. A great cartridge for a lever gun.

[Olevern]

Do away with that horrible crossbolt safety and produce an oct bbl 38-55 cowboy w/ 24" barrel

[nicholst55]

Assuming we need not ask for a quality product, I will take 336’s in 7x30 Waters with a 24" barrel.

Fixed it for you.

[Burnt Fingers]

https://www.marlinfirearms.com/

Wish in one hand and poop in the other and see which one fills up first as my dad used to tell me.

[RoyEllis]

https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/Marlin_Firearms.pdf

Ruger has it's first Marlin catalog out now, some are pretty nice esp. the custom shop models.

[Prairie Cowboy]

I don't think they will ever make a .327 Mag, as Marlin's .32 H&R didn't last long in their Cowboy lineup. Mine has feeding issues, and they would most likely get worse with the longer .327.

I have to agree about the .327 Mag. It's a special niche caliber IMHO. An LGS in my area bought 3 Henry Big Boy Steel rifles in .327 Magnum over a year ago (They buy a lot of specialty guns) and has not sold one of them.

[FergusonTO35]

https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/Marlin_Firearms.pdf

Ruger has it's first Marlin catalog out now, some are pretty nice esp. the custom shop models.

If I'm not mistaken, that is the 2020 Remlin catalog.

[bpatterson84]

Ya know, Puma did the shortest of runs in the mighty 480 Ruger, I sure would love to see it done in a Marlin...…..

[Shawlerbrook]

Doubt we will see any Ruger Marlins until the end of 2021 or even into 2022.

[samari46]

26" long octagon barrel in 32-20 with faster twist. Or since Ruger does make a bolt action in 44 mag how about one in 32-20?. One can dream can one?. Frank

[facetious]

How about a SS lever gun .357.

And as we are wishing I would like it to have a Hogue stock with a rifle type butt/recoil pad with spacers to adjust length of pull. And it should have a rear peep sight and some kind of hi-viz front sight. A rail type scope mount made into the top of the receiver would be nice.

[Randy Bohannon]

Marlin is gone,they (Ruger) won’t be making anything for some time and when they do it will be something no one asked for.

[ddixie884]

I know yer right...........

[Prairie Cowboy]

Doubt we will see any Ruger Marlins until the end of 2021 or even into 2022.

Ruglins? :confused:

[flint45]

I would like to see a model 39 and also a nice 94 with Walnut stock case hardening in 357 with a 16 1/2 inch barrel octagon drilled and tapped for receiver sight.

[ddixie884]

Ruglins? :confused:

I like it............

[GasGuzzler]

An 1892 in anything.

[Bigslug]

A smokeless-rated Ballard.

All the "upgrades" for the things we typically rip out of the lever actions - no cross bolt safeties, solid firing pins, beefed up ejectors.

Tapped tangs for receiver sights as standard.

Some greater study into "tactical" leverguns. I'd like to see auto pistol calibers and either a left-side loading port for more ergonomic feeding for a right-hander in the shoulder or a 6:00 loading port for righty/lefty indifference.

Same as above, but in a pump.

[FergusonTO35]

I would love to have an 1894 in .40 S&W. Shouldn't be a problem to create one.

[seetrout]

Real rifling instead of that friggin micro-groove for shootin real boolits.

[ddixie884]

An 1892 in anything.

Me too............

[rintinglen]

Add me to the list clamoring for a .327 in the 1894CL. I want a carbine that does not weigh so much it should come with wheels. (Yeah Henry, I'm talking to you.)

[Elpatoloco]

A lever action in 475/480 Ruger.

Put me down for 2

[onelight]

I wish they would the make the rifle barrels and chambers in 45 colt and 44 mag that worked with the same diameter cast as Ruger handguns.

[LtFrankDrebbin]

Any of the big bosses at Ruglin watching this thread?

[Drm50]

I’m not overly excited about any new guns. The only thing I can say is Ruger is generally better at putting out product with bugs already out. Much better QC & CS. The old model guns are gone. No more milled parts. The new models are only look alikes.

[Texas by God]

A plain, straight grip 336 with matte finish and uncheckered birch furniture in 30-30 at $400 would sell like hotcakes and be a good start. Then I want an 1894CL in .41 Magnum or 44-40 and a 336 Cowboy in 38-55 and a 336A 24" in 25-35......

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[gitzitfish]

The 39 once again at a price working folks can get one for

[JP_McNeal]

Trappers and "Guide Guns" in both 30-30 Winchester and 35 Remington.

Cowboy/Octagon models out the yazz.

And 1894 in 41 mag again.

Oh, and quality...

[Rodfac]

I Wish Marlin Would Make... Another run of those delightful .32 H&R 1894's. The shorter bbl. as in the .357's would be perfect, D&T'd for a receiver peep and without that "safety" button. Straight grip of course and with the old style front sight hood.

And while they're at it...reintroducing the M39 "Mountie" would ring my bell as well. I gave my 1965 version to my #1 son 35 years ago and have missed it ever since. The shorter bbl. & straight grip make more sense to me than the pistol grip and longer bbl. on the regular M39.

YMMv...Rod

[Ford SD]

I was reading a old article online

the person had someone make for him a

marlin 1984 in 45acp .......donor rifle was a 45 colt

45acp leaver action would be a great plinker/ fun rifle

I would buy one if the price was right

[Good Cheer]

The .338 with checkering, deep blue and color case hardening, a long octagonal to tapered round barrel, half magazine, cast rifling, tang peep...
Dream on!

[Rrusse111]

A 336A (24" barrel) Octagon would be ideal, but I'd settle for round. in 25-36 Marlin. And while they're at it, one in 219 Zipper. Lol, I just got a set of dies at a gunshow.

I'll second the 327 FedMag.

And anything in the original large action 1895.

[bowfin]

Did anybody mention an 1894 in .256 Winchester Magnum yet? Ruger can bring that out at the same time they bring out the Ruger 77/256 bolt action rifle.:mrgreen: