where have the marlins gone?

[greyling22]

Anybody know where all the marlin 1894's have gone? especially the 357's? I know they're popular with cowboy shooters and I guess it could be simple supply and demand, but I think I recall hearing marlin got bought by remington. Surely they're still in production right?

 

[Abel]

Remington and Marlin have been bought by Freedom Group. Marlin was bought in 2008, and their plant was closed in 2010. They are making some models in Ilion, NY & others elsewhere. Yes, it has slowed production on some models. It has become pretty difficult to allocate a new 336C in 35 Remington or a 336SS. I have had an easy time finding whatever I want on the used market.

 

[juk]

I hope they still make them. Something as classic as that needs to stay in some kind of constant production. I don't know why, but I want a 1894 in 41mag. Or 357 mag. Or 44 mag. Preferably all of the above.

 

[Starter52]

The Remington plant in Ilion, NY just hired 100 new workers and will be producing Marlins soon.

 

[greyling22]

great. they announced the stainless 357 then never seem to have made many. I was hoping they were going to keep producing them.

 

[courtgreene]

I, on the other hand, have had ZERO luck finding a .357. I thought about one of the "puma's" or whatever they are called now, but decided I can wait. I guess the used market is very fickle based on region.

 

[DPris]

While the transition is going on between the old & new plants, availability will be affected.
A cautionary note- don't commit to buying a new Marlin levergun without inspecting it in person first, at least till the new operation is fully up to speed.
Denis

 

[greyling22]

yeah, I caught a note over on marlinowners about some of the current production guns being a little iffy.

 

[MCMXI]

I bought an 1894CSS last year and had to send it back to get the barrel "fixed". It had circular tooling marks along its length. I had to send an 1894 Cowboy Ltd back a couple of years ago due to a crappy barrel. That one came with a cracked stock too. All three of my 1895s have been perfect though. I will add that Marlin customer service is very good and I have no complaints since all the issues were resolved very quickly.

This thread makes me realize that I was lucky to find an 1895SBL and an 1894CSS last year.

 

[Water-Man]

Just saw a nice used one in .35 Remington for $350.00 at a pawn shop.

 

[kali13]

I've seen a few used Marilin 336's in .30-30 at local gun stores and Cabala's, but none in .35 Remington save my own.

 

[DPris]

Returned a new .357 last year that was not worth owning.
SHOT Show samples were not up to older quality levels.
Production on new equipment, once the initial learning curve is passed in Ilion, will hopefully cure that.
I'm a satisfied Marlin owner, but none of mine are newer than two years old.
Denis

 

[MAKster]

The .357 Marlins have always been hard to find. I think they only run one or two batches a year. I'm sure they are making 30-30 models every day.

 

[76shuvlinoff]

I picked up a beautiful late 70's .357 Marlin 1894c from a THR member a couple years ago. I enjoy that handy carbine so much I can certainly see why they are hard to find.

 

[karlsgunbunker]

Lever Guns are usually hard to find here around hunting season.
They seem to sell out every year.
I've been looking for a Lever gun in .357 finally found one (Rossi M92) not exactly what I was looking for but it may have to do.