The first batch of Rarlins ship today!

chicharrones said:

I see Bullseyes in non-walnut stocks. Interesting.

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Maybe its Black Walnut...

Spats McGee said:

That's a shame. A lever gun in .45-70, at any price, just isn't something I see in my future. I like my shoulder right where it is.

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I load mine to 1250 fps with trail boss. Anybody can shoot it including younger kids and everyone who does loves it. No pain whatsoever.

Ranger99 said:

What a shame
I was truly hoping they'd continue the
tradition Marlin started many years ago of
building working rifles for the working man,
instead of building and marketing collector
pieces
I don't know about other people, but I can't
afford to sling a grand and a half around
for a tool to wag around in the mud and the
rain and briars and bounce it around in a
truck or a buggy
What a true shame.
We'll miss you Marlin. . . . .

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Well that model has always been one of their most expensive models, lets hope the more plain Jane examples are in the pipeline for more reasonable price points. I bought an 1895 CBA right after they announced Marlin was shutting down for $950. I was pretty sick about overpaying that much for a $700 model, but I don't feel so bad about that now.

chicharrones said:

"Receiver, lever, and trigger guard plate are CNC machined from 416 stainless steel forgings."
"Barrel is made of 410 stainless steel and is cold hammer-forged"

https://www.marlinfirearms.com/s/model_1895sbl/

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thanks, nice to know

For that money, a Henry, or a nice Walnut and blue Uberti with nice color case hardened teceiver and lever will be in my gun safe before I spend $1399 on a Ruger/Marlin in stainess and laminated stock.

ECVMatt said:

Edit to add a quick perusal of Gunbroker shows most Marlin 1895 SBL's around the 2500 dollar mark, some are even higher, so if you got to have one Ruger already saved you at least a grand.

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I sold a guide gun just a few years ago for like $400 and had a really hard time even getting that. Kinda makes me sick looking at the prices they are selling for right now.

I'm not interested in a 45/70 at all but maybe in 357/38 or 350L or maayyyybe 327/32mag.

I like my 357/38 Marlington. Good nice gun.

Those look really nice even though laminate isn't my 1st choice. They'll sell out quick.

Go Marger!

someguy2800 said:

Well that model has always been one of their most expensive models, lets hope the more plain Jane examples are in the pipeline for more reasonable price points. I bought an 1895 CBA right after they announced Marlin was shutting down for $950. I was pretty sick about overpaying that much for a $700 model, but I don't feel so bad about that now.

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I think I paid $650 for a 1894 in 2019 & was 2nd guessing myself (possibly it was 2018?) Wasn't sure if I'd like it any more than the the 336 I sold yrs earlier for not shooting any more.

Seems like a good buy now.

Turns out I really like the 1894 Too bad the ammo situation is like it is.

I figured the prices would go up just due to the change in ownership and now the inflation and labor market, but I was hoping it would be more on the order of like 20%, not double.

Blkhrt13 said:

I wish you’d sold it to me!

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It wasn't my finest financial decision lol. I sold it when they came out with the CBA model so I could get one of those instead, which at that time they were selling for like $650. Then that money ended up getting used for race car parts and I suddenly found myself behind the ball with no marlin at all and them going out of business. I didn't want to roll the dice on whether or not ruger would produce the CBA or not so I paid through the nose to get one of the very last new ones left. Actually ended up costing over a grand after shipping and FFL fees.

I think I spoke out of line with my “Not at that price comment” earlier in this thread. I started pricing 45-70 rifles and a $1399 MSRP seems reasonable. Geesh….prices are going nuts.

I like the looks of that gun and the features. I am not really interested in a 45-70. I have a Henry single shot in that chambering.
If they make a 336 in 30-30 or perhaps another cartridge in that configuration I will have to buy one.

I hope it is not that awful weird laser checkering Remlin was using, that stuff drove me nuts and looked like it was scratched on there.

LoonWulf said:

I thought we were calling them Ruglins....

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"Ruglin" is more common return in searchs for Ruger-made Marlin.

Returns for searchs for "Rarlin" are mostly an old Irish family.

(Don't search "Remlin" if you love Marlin guns.)

someguy2800 said:

I figured the prices would go up just due to the change in ownership and now the inflation and labor market, but I was hoping it would be more on the order of like 20%, not double.

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The fully equipped stainless and laminate centerfire leverguns were retailing for right at $1,200 before the gundemic struck.

I bought my newly made stainless and laminate 1894 CSBL in January of 2020 and had my own version of sticker shock then. I only got a 10% cut off of retail at that time, but the gun was on a store rack and in my hands for inspection. I would have likely gotten a bigger discount online, except there weren't any to find online at the time (not counting Gunchoker, of course).

Here it is right out of the box back in Jan. 2020. One of the last batches of Remlins, I'd guess.
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Considering my 1894 needed tuning before shooting, I can't wait to see the improvements that Ruger has claimed to make on Marlin production.

I have a serious “lack of” in this entire deal. Ruger buys and sells gun writers and their magazines, editors and publishers, like no one else, so take that hoopla with a 5 pound bag of salt. In the price range comes many lever guns of good quality.
By the way, on Gunbroker, go to Advanced search, completed auctions, and look at the actual prices paid. Asking price…it never hurts to want, getting it is a different matter.

Armorer 101 said:

Ruger buys and sells gun writers and their magazines, editors and publishers, like no one else, so take that hoopla with a 5 pound bag of salt.

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Always. That's why some of us come here to get opinions based off other's experiences.

I can tell anyone exactly what was wrong my Remlin that I had to tweak and fix. But if Ruger makes a good Marlin, that's all in the past.

When Remington took over people complained about the quality taking a nosedive. Ruger takes it over and the price goes up and the general tone of the room is "Nah I ain't paying that much."

You won't get old-time attention to detail at modern cost-cutting pricing.

Reliable, low-cost, and finely crafted: you typically can only pick two of the three. At least for new guns. For used guns you can sometimes get all three because there's some level of depreciation involved.

I'd love it if were were able to call these guns Marlins, rather than some idiotic amalgamation.

I was hoping for a .30-30. I have to admit that stainless with a weatherproof stock might be tempting especially with cut rifling if they can sell them for a fair price.

IMO , they will not sell many at that price . If they have to get that price to make a profit , I look for them to be discontinued again .

They are debuting at MSRP, commonplace. We should all act like we've seen all this before...

They will sell quite a few at that price, and then sales will slow; and prices will find a lower customer price.

None of this is something that is foreign to new releases on firearms.

Just in recent history we poo-poo'd Springfield Arms pricing on their SA-35 HiPower, before that it was the Sig P365 and SA Hellcat, and it's every KelTec that comes out. Nothing new, and nothing to discuss until the production gets in full swing and see what the market will bear for a price floor. Only then can Ruger decide whether it is a valuable venture.

In my opinion, Ruger will sell a PILE of Marlins over the course of the next couple of decades.

Two things to note. This is just the first offering. If it ain't for you, just wait, there will be more.

Rugers sell for 75-80% of MSRP, so expect a street price of $1050-$1100. Inflation and the cost of materials is not Ruger's fault. Leverguns also cost more to produce than boltguns, especially in the current market.

Armorer 101 said:

I have a serious “lack of” in this entire deal. Ruger buys and sells gun writers and their magazines, editors and publishers, like no one else, so take that hoopla with a 5 pound bag of salt.

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No basis in reality.