montess85
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I took advantage of the sale Marlin had going on in July , and bought myself a 1895G. Buds Guns had the best price, made even better with $100 off. When the gun came in it looked decent and seemed to function correctly. I took it home and started comparing it to my JM 336. The bluing on the older Marlin seems to be a bit lighter in color. The newer rifle has more of a black color to it. I also notice a lot more sharp edges on the newer rifle. Along with fine machine marks in the receiver and lever. On the older rifle its almost glass smooth. The stocks also appear to be nicer on the older rifle. All in all the new gun looked ok, but its fit and fish weren't quite as nice and the JM 336. The wood to metal fit did seem to be equal to the JM. All in all I was please with the gun for what I paid for it. I might be a little less please if I had to pay full price. But its not a horrible looking gun.
The next day I took the rifle out to the range after cleaning it. It seemed to function ok at first. I shot several different factory loads in it. I did notice the action hanging up a bit whether it was loaded or unloaded. I cleaned it again and shot it some more. It would still seem to lock up every once in a while. So I decided to just call Marlin and send it back to them for repair. While it was there I figure I'd have them fix some small cosmetic issues I had with the stocks. The foregrip had a very tiny run in the finish, and the buttstock had a very tiny ding in it. Hardly noticeable, but why not have them address it if I'm sending it back. I live about 15 minutes from Illion NY so the turn around was less that a week. Rifle got there on Tuesday and I had it back Friday. The customer service reps were very nice over the phone. No complaints there. However when I opened the box the first thing I notice about the gun was that the stocks didn't match at all. The foregrip was much darker than the buttstock. Then the second thing I notice was that there was a huge crack that splintered off of the buttstock. I couldn't believe my eyes. They replaced my stocks with worse ones. How this rifle got sent to me looking like that is unbelievable. I think Remington Arms needs to offer a better vision plan for their employees.
So now I have to call them again to fix this rifle. I seriously suggest anyone buying a Marlin don't do it via the mail. I'd want to inspect the rifle in person thoroughly. The only problem with that is local prices are often more than online prices. Where I'm from they seem to be in the same price range of a Henry. At that point I'd just buy a Henry. I'm convinced if Henry ever starts offering rifles with loading gates then Marlin is done for. Since that seems to be the only grip people have with Henry. I can't wait to see what stock I get to replace these ones.
The next day I took the rifle out to the range after cleaning it. It seemed to function ok at first. I shot several different factory loads in it. I did notice the action hanging up a bit whether it was loaded or unloaded. I cleaned it again and shot it some more. It would still seem to lock up every once in a while. So I decided to just call Marlin and send it back to them for repair. While it was there I figure I'd have them fix some small cosmetic issues I had with the stocks. The foregrip had a very tiny run in the finish, and the buttstock had a very tiny ding in it. Hardly noticeable, but why not have them address it if I'm sending it back. I live about 15 minutes from Illion NY so the turn around was less that a week. Rifle got there on Tuesday and I had it back Friday. The customer service reps were very nice over the phone. No complaints there. However when I opened the box the first thing I notice about the gun was that the stocks didn't match at all. The foregrip was much darker than the buttstock. Then the second thing I notice was that there was a huge crack that splintered off of the buttstock. I couldn't believe my eyes. They replaced my stocks with worse ones. How this rifle got sent to me looking like that is unbelievable. I think Remington Arms needs to offer a better vision plan for their employees.
So now I have to call them again to fix this rifle. I seriously suggest anyone buying a Marlin don't do it via the mail. I'd want to inspect the rifle in person thoroughly. The only problem with that is local prices are often more than online prices. Where I'm from they seem to be in the same price range of a Henry. At that point I'd just buy a Henry. I'm convinced if Henry ever starts offering rifles with loading gates then Marlin is done for. Since that seems to be the only grip people have with Henry. I can't wait to see what stock I get to replace these ones.