Stopped by the LGS and they happened to have one of the new Ruger/Marlin 1895s on the shelf.
Picked it up and immediately noticed the awful metal to wood fit...
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Then I noticed that one of the pins looked odd and there was an issue with the hole in the receiver...
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On the plus side, the receiver was highly polished and the rifle shouldered well. It was priced a bit lower than what I've seen online. Could have bought it and flipped it for a couple of hundred...
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Overall, a bit nicer than the Remlins I've seen, but still has some bugs to work out.