What on earth is going on with Marlin 1894 .357 prices?

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I have a hankering to add a Marlin 1894 in .357 magnum to my lever rifle safe but the prices are through the roof!

Even Remington-made Marlins seem out of sight. About the only ones I see still within striking distance are the ported 357s and the microgroove 44 mag rifles.

Forget about ordering a new one, they are all "allocated".

Makes me wonder if the next Jihad will be fought with Marlin lever guns :rolleyes:
 
19th century AR!

Mine is good (pre-Remlin) but doesn't handle 38 Spec or wadcutters well at all.

Hope you find one!
Greg
 
Sounds like I better hang onto mine.
Mine is from the 80's and handles the .38's with no feeding problems.
I am going to use mine on the next Javilina hunt I get drawn for.
 
Give the Rossi A try. I like my Rossi in .45 colt very well. I have marlins to but I'm not paying the price they are asking for the .357s. Mine has been trouble free and A good shooter. They are also very lightweight with the 16" round barrel.
 
Cowboy action shooters like the Marlin 1894 and .38/.357 is the most popular chambering for SASS shooters these days. The reports on the post-Remington 1894s were not very favorable and to my knowledge the octagon barreled "Cowboy" version has not been introduced since Remington took over. As a result the price of used JM Marlin 1894s has been going up.
 
It is rumored that Marlin is throwing in the towel and all future production of the rifle brand will be by Remington (Freedom Gorup). This may have something to do with it as production has been scaled and there have been some lay-offs.

Freedom says they intend to produce the Marlin line with no appreciable reduction in production and they intend to keep all the various models available.
 
The Freedom Group bought the Marlin company and integrated them with Remington.
The old Marlin factory was closed, and all production moved to the Remington plant.

Then all Marlin lever-action production was put on hold in 2011 shortly after they discovered the quality standards were no longer being even half-way met.

Since then Marlin has been hell-bent on introducing cheap price-point plastic stock bolt-actions to sell for less then Remington's cheap price-point plastic stock bolt-action.


I am not exactly sure if the Marlin 1894 lever-action production ever resumed again??

I think the prices you are seeing now is a result of a limited amount of old stock being sold to the highest bidder.

Because so far, there aren't all that many, if any new ones, coming out of Remington/Marlin.

And I'm not too sure I would buy one if there was!!

rc
 
Mike,
You're WAY behind the times.

RC,
Word from my Remington gal about three weeks ago was the 1894 .357 is still not being produced pending new equipment & processes. A "few more months" before it resumes.
The guns are not "allocated", they're just not being built right now & haven't been for a couple years.

Other leverguns are in production.
Denis
 
The guns are not "allocated", they're just not being built right now & haven't been for a couple years.
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I use the word "allocated" only because that is the status returned using Davidson's Gun Genie. The way it was explained to me is all inventory the distributor might have of the item has already been spoken for.
 
I have observed only two new 1894 carbines here in East TN in the last year. Before that I had never observed a new one. I purchased one of them and have been very happy with it. It cycles .38s very well.
 
Bike,
I know what you're talking about.
In normal times, if the guns were in production, the term would be more applicable.
It's just Davidson's way of keeping a website slot open until they're available again.
Denis
 
Unbelievable: woke up this morning, saw a newly listed 1894C 357 Remlin (MR serial#) on gunbroker.com, $649 with free shipping buy-it-now.

Went to breakfast thinking do-I or don't-I take a chance on a Remlin? Came home, checked on it, SOLD.

Sigh :confused:
 
Almost sold my Marlin .357L.A. a few years ago! Just could not let it go. To much sentimental value! Now I am glad I kept it! One of the best carbines ever built! Mine shoots .38 SPL.just fine!
 
You think the 357 is hard to find? Look for a 41 Mag.

Here's an offer, I have an 1894 (yes it is a Remlin, it was bought with fire insurance money to replace the 41 lost in the fire) that has been loaded but not fired (the range went cold unexpectedly) I will trade for a like condition 1894 in 41.

Doubt I'll get any takers.
 
I had local offer to sell me an 1894 in 41 magnum last week, unfired in box, not a Remlin, $925. It's just not a caliber I want right now although I am partial to pistol grip stocks. I have seen them on gunbroker.com for more than that.
 
A 41 cannot be a remlin. There has not been any made since the take over.
 
I had a .357 from Remington production here for a project a bit before they suspended production.
It was so bad it was returned unfired & the project was cancelled.
I was considering resurrecting the project & that's why I asked the Remington rep what the current status on the guns was.

That sample was simply not worth owning.
Denis
 
They aren't "overpriced" , they may be out of a particular person's price range, but if the price is such that folks WILLINGLY pay the ASKING price, then they are priced correctly. I passed on an older marlin 357 two years ago and that is one I let get away........... but nothing is overprices if folks buy them
 
I have seen 1894 CP's bring well over a grand both locally and online.I have one,and just love it.I put it on the back row in the safe a couple of years ago to preserve it.Wonder what one in the original box with the original manuals would be worth?
 
Well, from what I've seen, anything made in 2008 and after may be a remlin. It can have any stamp on the barrel and still be a remlin. I don't know when they quit making the FG 41 mag gun but if its on or after 2008, its not immune.

On the other hand, a buddy of mine has an 1895 SBL, MR serial and its flawless for all intents. Its a hit or miss proposition.

Hit or miss for $500-600 is one thing, for $1500 plus, well, that's something else.
 
Supply and demand. News from the evil left fans the flames every day. Imagine how demand would grow if Marlin made one in 9mm?
 
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