New Ruger Marlins are getting good reviews.

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Originally Posted by Idaho45guy

I had a beautiful JM 1894 Marlin...

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It was just too nice to go busting brush with it. Plus, I wanted a carbine for the Jeep and UTV and for around the campfire at night in wolf country. So I sold the JM for $1000 and bought a Henry Black rifle.

I don't need or want a threaded barrel, but I actually HAD to have a mount for a flashlight, and the rail made mounting the red dot super easy, while still allowing me to co-witness with the fiber optic sights.

It's a working gun, and it is perfect. For me.

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I viewed using an immaculate JM Marlin as a Jeeping/camping/hiking carbine as the equivalent of using a beautiful and original `55 F100 to haul garbage to the dump with. Doesn't make sense

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Now that's a nice setup with your Henry!

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Originally Posted by Four-Sixty

Someone in Ruger's marketing department has to be following this thread.

Please, please produce the 336 in 35 Remington!

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I can tell you at the moment they are not. For years I have worked with them and its all about the next trendy caliber. You want a new 35 Rem make a Hollywood film featuring one.

When we spoke last week I was not happy with the outcome of the phone call.

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Originally Posted by flatnose

Sadly I guess this what the new generation wants. I absolutely do not want a threaded barrel or that junk rail on top and hate plywood stocks. I am extremely sick of the word tactical being used on everything. I would not pay 1400 for a basket full of these. Ruger please sell to Browning so these can be made by Miruko. Can you imagine how fine cowboy marlins would be if made in Japan. My god i cant believe i said that but it is true.

Yes you can bet the 39 is gone forever.

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At my side job shop, tacticool stuff is not selling well at all. The "braced pistols" especially, absolutely nobody cares about them. We do get a steady stream of people coming in to ask about bolt action hunting rifles in .270 and .30'06, and every wood stocked pump shotgun that shows up sells fast.

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Originally Posted by FergusonTO35

At my side job shop, tacticool stuff is not selling well at all. The "braced pistols" especially, absolutely nobody cares about them. We do get a steady stream of people coming in to ask about bolt action hunting rifles in .270 and .30'06, and every wood stocked pump shotgun that shows up sells fast.

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My local shop has dozens of hunting rifles in about 4-5 calibers. Number one is 6.5 Creedmoor. Second is 6.5 PRC. I haven't seen a wood-stocked bolt action rifle on the shelf in a long time. Finding a rifle in .30-06 or .270 is nearly impossible.

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Originally Posted by Four-Sixty

Someone in Ruger's marketing department has to be following this thread.

Please, please produce the 336 in 35 Remington!

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Fortunately, they are too smart to do that. I know it is a cast shooters darling but what a commercial flop it would be. Ammo difficult to get, and cases not easy to find.

We want them to succeed don’t we?

I don't really have anything meaningful to add to this discussion. I've gone thru my lever action period and ended up with two Marlins, one of which has the most figured wood stock I've ever seen. The other was a Marlin 30AW(Montgomery Ward, I think) that I gave to my older son. The others are Browning/Miroku 71, just because and Browning/Miroku 1895 in .30-40 Krag for the same reason.

I wish Ruger good fortune in the efforts to bring Marlin back to prominence but I'm too old to think about another lever action rifle.

Oh! I forgot about the Browning 92 in .44 Mag and Rossi .357 and Win. 94,.30-30 Love to play with them.

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Originally Posted by Idaho45guy

My brother's 1895 Guide Gun in .45-70 is the most unpleasant firearm I've ever shot. That was with the Hornady leverevolution 325 grain FTX load.

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I had one many years ago and found it unpleasant to shoot and sold it. Iirc, it had a hard rubber pad that was good at protecting the stock. Was not a caster back then so I did not appreciate the value of milder loads.

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Originally Posted by Cosmic_Charlie

I had one many years ago and found it unpleasant to shoot and sold it. Iirc, it had a hard rubber pad that was good at protecting the stock. Was not a caster back then so I did not appreciate the value of milder loads.

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A buddy of mine did the same thing with the same gun/ammo and sold the gun fast. I am shooting trapdoor loads in my 1895SS 22” and it’s a good comfortable combination, of which I love the gun.

Here’s a link to a video of the new Marlin, if you haven’t already seen it.

https://youtu.be/lpxriCVhciA

It really does look like a quality piece. Should have a hammer forged barrel too. And the back up sights are a nice touch. The rail is just in keeping with the optics trends out there. I'll bet they turn out to be really nice rifles. Ruger would not want to travel Remington's path.
Then again, this one looks pretty nice too;
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/923459570

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Originally Posted by outdoorfan

Now that's a nice setup with your Henry!

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I like that! Would put down trouble right now.

Hurry up guys! 1 Ruglin on GI only 2895.00 you can be one of the first !