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Does Ruger have the money and motivation to invest in making Marlin what it was in the 60's? Does that make financial sense for them?
Remington did invest money into making their Marlins better in the last few years, mostly tooling. With a little more work, they should be back to the JM standards.
I hope you're both right. I know a lot of companies are only about the bottom line. If they do decide to put the money in to bring the quality back, do they raise prices or rely on gaining market share to cover those costs? If it's market share, are they running the risk of cannibalizing market share from the 10/22? It would make sense with the lever action as I don't think model 96s are flying off the shelves like a quality, well, any Marlin lever gun would.Excellent questions. For a company like Ruger that's enjoyed organic growth, to see them become acquisitive will raise some eyebrows. My gut feel is they bought this at a bargain price. It really doesn't take much to make Marlin what it was; just don't FIU as Rupaul would say. If I were to invest in a firearm manufacturer these days, I'd look for anything but semi-autos for growth potential.
Remington did invest money into making their Marlins better in the last few years, mostly tooling. With a little more work, they should be back to the JM standards.
So do the first new Marlins have the trust level of Remington or Ruger? I think I'll trust them like a Ruger and let them prove me wrong.Trust lost is not easily regained.
Fingers crossed that the dollars make sense because a 336 is one of my bucket list guns. Would be nice to not be limited to pre-1964 anymore
Every now and then (10-20x/day), I get my wires crossed. Winchester changed their manufacturing in '64. It's their levers I look for pre that date. Marlin added a cross bolt safety while still producing JM stamped rifles. The JM and no cross bolt safety are supposed to be the best qualityWhats the quality concerns post-64? I have a JM 336 from the mid 1980s thats a great shooter. I cant recall when Rem bought Marlin, Ive heard they dropped the quality but dont know what the issues are.
Don't get too hung up on the 'pre' or 'post' '64 issues without a thorough understanding of them.Winchester changed their manufacturing in '64. It's their levers I look for pre that dat
No worries. My brother has a safetyless original JM Marlin (I keep telling him never to sell it). Im younger, and got a JM Marlin with the safety.... the gun is solid, but honestly I dont use the safety and have to tape it off during hunting because breathing on it bumps it in the safe position and you never know. The half cock is plenty safe for carry, it will never fire from the half cock.Every now and then (10-20x/day), I get my wires crossed. Winchester changed their manufacturing in '64. It's their levers I look for pre that date. Marlin added a cross bolt safety while still producing JM stamped rifles. The JM and no cross bolt safety are supposed to be the best quality
I wouldn't kick any of them out of bed for eating crackersDon't get too hung up on the 'pre' or 'post' '64 issues without a thorough understanding of them.
Many 'post' '64 Winchesters are excellent rifles.