New Marlin! w/pics!

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Quick question about the factory new Marlins... I know there's some talk about how the new Winchesters have been affected by lawyers with heavier triggers, rebounding hammers, tang-safeties, etc.... how about Marlin? Have they remained mostly untouched?
 
Mine isn't perfectly new, made in 2004, but I don't notice any undue trigger pull - about like my 336. Marlin triggers nave never been pristine, but they are better than most compuany's out of the box trigger. Mine is nice and crisp. As for the rest - I am able to make quick follow up shots with no problem, and the safety is in a good enough place that I can ignore it or use it as I want.

Now to get my sights installed tonight.

--Rock
 
14? Wow! I'd be in jail with a bad crowd it that were true :D
She's 18.

Dang, I just love this rifle! But I wont get to fire it before next Wednesday.
Too... much... waiting!

And yeah, I really want to get into handloading! Seems like I could save a bundle as well, and also have another gunrelated hobby; handloading on those cold rainy days :)

Take care,
God bless.
 
Seems like I could save a bundle as well, and also have another gunrelated hobby; handloading on those cold rainy days
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You will not save any money reloading, but you might get to shoot more.
it depends if you are a gadget freak or can do with good solid basic machines.
 
VeT|Us:
And yeah, I really want to get into handloading! Seems like I could save a bundle as well, and also have another gunrelated hobby; handloading on those cold rainy days
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Brian Williams:
You will not save any money reloading, but you might get to shoot more.it depends if you are a gadget freak or can do with good solid basic machines.
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Tell ya'll what I like to do... Take a Lee single stage press and Lee carbine pistol dies in .357magnum and use them as per the instructions. Load either a 158gr or 140gr cast lead bullet... I load Hornady bullets in either 3-D or Cowboy. For the powder charge, it's either 4.8grs of Hodgdon Clays and that's worked out for me with the .7cc Lee dipper, or 4.3grs of Unique which is working out with the .5cc Lee dipper. But, before you just go loading by volume, you really should check it one type/lot# of powder to the next. And keep in mind that these are my loads and may not suit you and you really, really should check the load manuals before you do anything. That Clays charge under the 158grainers... that ain't in published data that I've read; I got that one from looking at how several sets of numbers lined up and it may not be best for you.

You may not save much money depending on the cost of components in your locale, but you'll know what you're shooting and have an idea how it's supposed to perfrom after you try some variations. I've got some decent plinker and hunting loads worked out for me.
 
Sorry, another quick question, I know there's a cross-bolt safety... is there also the half-cock hammer safety or has that been removed in the new models?
 
IIRC, the Big-5 version has a plain hardwood stock instead of the checkered walnut. Doesn't effect the function, but the walnut does look better.

In other words, don't worry if you paid more than the Big-5 special price.
 
Fine lookin' rifle, and a fine lookin' lady. There's just something about a beautiful woman with a gun that gets my heart rate up.

Now, on to your Mariln. You will need to get into handloading. The biggest shock to me after my wife bought me my Big 5 1894 was the rate at which it eats ammo. Coming from sixguns, it's a whole 'nother world... And yes, the action does smooth out noticably over the first few hundred rounds. The crossbolt safety has many detractors, but I'm not one of them. It makes dryfiring the gun easier on my mind, as the hammer never touches the firing pin, and for loaded carry in the field, it's a good thing, IMHO. Plus, it's in the same place and works the same way as the safety on my shotgun, so the training carries over. Just punch it with the trigger finger as you bring the gun up. I shoot every shot with my shotgun that way, so it requires no thought on the Marlin.

I've never heard of anyone being unhappy with these little sweethearts, and I LOVE mine. Accurate, easy to shoot, hard-hitting within it's range limits, quick-handling (like a good bird gun), and just plain cool. Really, if you think about it, there's not much that we use a gun for that couldn't be handled with a 4-6" .357 wheelgun and a Marlin 1894C.

--Shannon
 
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Warning! Here she is again: :evil:
 

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Alright man, now you're just rubbing it in. Gloating is great and all, but come on, have some sympathy on us. :neener:
 
Allright, had my first rangetrip with the Marlin yesterday,
which was a mixed blessing. First, I love shooting it! Shot it with S&B .357 FMJ, and the recoil was a breeze. It was really comfortable, and enjoyable to shoot. But, downside of it, I couldn't hit the broadside of a barn.

The iron-sights weren't calibrated for correct windage at all, and every shot hit about 2-2.5 FEET (!!) to the left at 100m. As if that werent enough, the elevation on the ironsights really bothered me. At the "notch" I used, I hit low. I tried elevating it, and then hit equally high as I had hit low. Sigh..

So, using iron sights at 100m was really disappointing. Perhaps it was just me, but I usually do a much better job at shooting than that.
It really annoys me that there are no ranges less than 100m in these areas as well. I went to the gunshop today and ordered a weaver-base, and I'm stealing the scope from my CZ452. That gun has great iron sights anyway.
Im really excited about trying the Marlin with a scope :) The irons just werent that good, Imo.

I managed to save my day by shooting clays and hitting 23/25 on my second outing ever shooting clays, last time I got 16/25, so atleast something went right :)
 
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