MachIVshooter
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It looks like Ruger intends to continue the Marlin lines largely as they stand now:
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/09/30/long-live-lever-gun-ruger/
I sure hope so, and that would be the smart move. Ruger's lever guns were a total flop, so acquiring Marlin was a smart way to profit from that market segment, which has been growing in recent years due to semi-auto legislation, and their suitability as suppressor hosts in a time when suppressor sales have been skyrocketing. There is nary a more enjoyable host than a Marlin 1894 .357 shooting subsonic .38s through a 9mm can!
I do hope Ruger opts to continue manufacturing Marlin lever actions with forged receivers, but investment cast wouldn't be the end of the world if it's done right, namely proper final machining to yield a finished product that is devoid of visible casting marks.
As for the haters who say "good riddance" to the Remington brand, I appeal to your sense of history. Remington has an illustrious history dating back further than any other firearms company in this country, and I actually can't think of another US company that has continued manufacturing it's original product for over two centuries. Seeing any such brand die would be terrible. I have no desire to own a current Colt product, but I don't want to see the name die! It's most unfortunate that the Remington name was so badly tarnished by Cerberus over the last 2 decades, but we should all hope that it lives on and eventually returns to it's former glory. I own somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 Remington firearms with manufacture dates spanning more than 100 years, many of them novel Pedersen designs that I wish were still produced today. It would truly be a shame to see the name fade away after all that it has brought to the world of firearms & ammunition.
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