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Received a new 1894 Marlin last month , The quality of which was very sad to see, indeed. The buttplate was off to the side exposing the edge of the wood which was just waiting to be chipped off .
The front sight was off center, leaning to the right. And the front sight hood may as well have just been left off because it was so flimsy .
The grain of the wood wasn't even sealed with whatever type of finish they attempted to put on it.
Last but not least was the terrible checkering that was on the rifle grip and forearm area . It reminded me of the cheap looking type of checkering that was on Chinese guns back in the early 90s.
It was almost embarrassing to see the quality, or shall I say lack there of, which is currently on the Marlin firearms. The only response I received from Remington ( since they now own Marlin ) about this quality problem was that I just needed to send it back in and they will take a look at it . My question to them was why didn't The guy who supposedly inspected the rifle take a look at it before it was shipped? I see now why Marlin offered a $75 mail in rebate for this model. No one in their right mind would want to pay full price for this type of quality.
Buyers beware .
The front sight was off center, leaning to the right. And the front sight hood may as well have just been left off because it was so flimsy .
The grain of the wood wasn't even sealed with whatever type of finish they attempted to put on it.
Last but not least was the terrible checkering that was on the rifle grip and forearm area . It reminded me of the cheap looking type of checkering that was on Chinese guns back in the early 90s.
It was almost embarrassing to see the quality, or shall I say lack there of, which is currently on the Marlin firearms. The only response I received from Remington ( since they now own Marlin ) about this quality problem was that I just needed to send it back in and they will take a look at it . My question to them was why didn't The guy who supposedly inspected the rifle take a look at it before it was shipped? I see now why Marlin offered a $75 mail in rebate for this model. No one in their right mind would want to pay full price for this type of quality.
Buyers beware .