Marlin Rifles

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Did Marlin ever offer a lever rifle in .45-70? That would be my wish-lister. I already have a Henry in .357 Mag.
 
Spug said:
You're joking, right, beag_nut?

Marlin Guide Gun is the main reason .45-70 is still popular today.
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No, I'm not joking. I simply had not kept up with the offerings by Marlin. When Ruger does offer such I will be beyond happy. I would really applaud a shout-out when that rifle (by Ruger) does hit the market.
 
beag_nut said:
No, I'm not joking. I simply had not kept up with the offerings by Marlin. When Ruger does offer such I will be beyond happy. I would really applaud a shout-out when that rifle (by Ruger) does hit the market.
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The 1895SS .45-70 deuted in 1972, has been in continuous production since, with multiple variants.

Not to be confused with the original square bolt 1895, also offered in .45-70, which was introduced in........;). Production of the original 1895 ceased in 1917, as did most other sporting arms due to WWI.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2018/7/10/a-look-back-at-the-marlin-model-1895
 
You can wish in one hand and spit in the other. Most likely you will see the 336 first in 30-30 and maybe if we are lucky 35 rem and the guide gun in 45-70. My guess is not until next year. Possibly the 1894 the following year depending on sales and demand.
 
beag_nut said:
Did Marlin ever offer a lever rifle in .45-70? That would be my wish-lister. I already have a Henry in .357 Mag.
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Marlin brought the .45-70 back in about 1972. It is Marlin that probably saved the cartridge. There were the .450 Marlin and .444 Marlin as well. The .45-70 in various models was a big hit for Marlin. My Model 1895 SBL, the Guide Gun, in bear stomping .45-70:

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In fact, in the reloading world for the .45-70 cartridge, there are three basic levels. The Standard SAAMI loads up to about 28,000 PSI, Marlin loads up to around 42,000 PSI and then Ruger (falling block) loads that run on up to near 60,000 PSI. So, yes, the short of it is that Marlin definitely produced a variety of lever action rifles in .45-70 going back decades. Where have you been ;)?
 
Rodfac said:
Yep...and it's one of my favorites
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Ah! Good choice of rear sight, too! I've got Williams' on just about everything that will take a peep.


A lot of people bash MicroGroove rifling, I've personally never had a problem with it. I've run 700+ rounds of cast .41 through my MG 1894, shooting steel as far as 600yds, over one weekend... no cleaning, no problems. That with commercial cast cheapo bullets, too. Proper bullet to bore fit is paramount, however...

beag_nut said:
I simply had not kept up with the offerings by Marlin. When Ruger does offer such I will be beyond happy. I would really applaud a shout-out when that rifle (by Ruger) does hit the market.
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Personally, I wouldn't wait... just find yourself a nice, used real Marlin 1895, and go have fun. Even the later Remington Marlins weren't that bad... but you have to know what you are looking at.
 
I retired from one of the main line tissue manufacturers and any time we bought some adfitional converting equipment to make finihed product it ws pretty clapper out. Not sabotaged but well used just the same. The former owners did mot want to spend any more on upgrades/reliability as necessary.

The similar could be happening with the tooling for Marlin rifles. The tooling probably well used and in some cases needs to be replaced or serviced.

I’m sure Ruger will do the Marlin brand proud. I hope they will make rifles in old cartriges like 32-20, 44-40, 22 Hornet, 25-20 and more. But more older cartriges will be appreciated over the current 357 Magunnorv44 Magnum cartridges.
 
cfullgraf said:
I retired from one of the main line tissue manufacturers and any time we bought some adfitional converting equipment to make finihed product it ws pretty clapper out. Not sabotaged but well used just the same. The former owners did mot want to spend any more on upgrades/reliability as necessary.

The similar could be happening with the tooling for Marlin rifles. The tooling probably well used and in some cases needs to be replaced or serviced.

I’m sure Ruger will do the Marlin brand proud. I hope they will make rifles in old cartriges like 32-20, 44-40, 22 Hornet, 25-20 and more. But more older cartriges will be appreciated over the current 357 Magunnorv44 Magnum cartridges.
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Ruger bought and paid for the brand Marlin, the IP (CNC data and modern drawings) mostly developed by REP and some tools. A press release some months ago stated that Ruger has relocated the purchased tools to Arizona and was setting up new CNC production cells for Marlin. BTW, Remington was running CNC as well and it was the conversion from the old worn out Marlin tools that operated on tribal knowledge and prayers and offerings to John Marlin to the CNC production. This conversion was crippled by a lack of detail definition in the existing Marlin drawings which were said, by REP, to be incomplete. That is root cause for so many of the issues with REP Marlins the first few years. Made worse by REPs poor QC. You do not know what you do not know until you realize you do not know it. If you have no quality control, then you do not know what you do not know until your customers tell you so ;). Ruger will not make that mistake (fingers crossed!).
 
Rodfac said:
Yep...and it's one of my favorites...got 'em in .22, .30-30, .357 Magnum, .35 Remington, .38-40, .41 Mag & .44 Mag...and contrary to some opinion, the .41 is far from dead. Pic below....The best to you all and to your families on this Holy Day....Rod

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That's what I'm looking for, right there, with the aperture rear and 357 mag. I hope I'm not setting myself up for disappointment here.
 
loose noose said:
I've been looking for a .44 Magnum lever action with the Ballard rifling, as I had a Marlin .44 Mag lever action, with the micro-groove that couldn't put 3 rounds within 6" at 50 yards let alone a 1" group. Turned around and sold it shortly after I bought it, back in the mid 70,s.
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My 70's era 94 does just fine. That black dot is 2" across. Multiple 3 shot groups at 50 yards.

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