Will Marlin raise 1894c price?

Status
Not open for further replies.
W

woof

Member
Joined
Jul 21, 2007
Messages
1,571
Location
central Ohio
I understand dealers can't get them now and they are making them this month. That seems like a good time for a price increase. I hope not because I want one. What do you think? Do mfgrs usually/often/sometimes raise prices at a time like this?
 
Interesting question.

On the one hand, they're priced high enough.

On the other hand, people are paying nearly the same money for Brazilian Rossi knockoffs of old Winchesters with wood that can't cost more than 50 cents a stock (raw wood, I mean).

Then again, there are many Cowboy .357's in the pipeline unsold, so Marlin has to know that they don't sell too quick when you raise the price too high.

I just wonder why they don't make more of the 1894C's to begin with.
 
I just wonder why they don't make more of the 1894C's to begin with.
Click to expand...
Failure to predict its success? That's my hunch.

It's my understanding that CAS is growing, and rapidly enough that companies like Taurus have seen fit to come out with things such as the Thunderbolt, but with that growth there also seems to be a bit more interest in pistol caliber carbines as of late. I would suspect that CAS is partially responsible for this, but that's just my own opinion. I think what happened is that when the 1894C gained shelf space because of a CAS market a bunch of folks (like me) looked at it and said, "Huh... ya know what? That looks fun AND useful!" I can't be the only one that's done that. We've seen a number of "I want a lever gun" threads on here that hash over the 30-30 vs. 357 pros and cons on a fairly steady basis.

Just my two cents.
 
One of my reasons for being interested is that I can shoot it at a range down the street from my house that allows only "pistol calibers". Shooting a rifle caliber is less convenient and more expensive, for me.
 
a rose by any other name

Alert!

Any resemblance this post has to the "Ammo prices are soaring," get yours now -posts, whether real or fictional is pure coincidence and not intended to cause a buying panic amoung the "gun crazed" readers here on THR or elsewhere.
 
LOL, certainly not my intent. I want the prices to stay down since I don't have mine yet! However I do admit that I am currently stocking up on ammo.
 
The Marlins in .357 have been hard to find for a while now - but they do pop up now and then and at decent prices.

miko
 
Took some searching for me but I finally found one, and am going to give it up when I cross the veil and not before.
Seriously seemed to me that as soon as somebody had one in stock I had no cash free and when I had cash free no one had one in stock.
 
On the other hand, people are paying nearly the same money for Brazilian Rossi knockoffs of old Winchesters with wood that can't cost more than 50 cents a stock (raw wood, I mean).
Click to expand...

Are the Rossi/Puma/Legacy/EMF/Hartford/Navy versions that bad? I'm not quite sure which are Italian and which Brazilian, but I'd been under the impression that they were well-received overall.

Couple folks wrote some really positive reviews, especially after an internal deburring and upgrading a few springs.

I really like the smaller 1892 frame, so an 1892clone isn't out of the question for my future. Are they truly that bad compared to the '94s?
 
Not all 1892 clones are the same, or come from the same place, as you said. Some are a lot more expensive, too.

You are aware, though, that the 1894 is much smaller than the 336, right?
 
alternatives

Sorry, "woof," I jumped the gun; there are so many obsessed posters here recently.

Marlin will hold it's pricing, as long as the competition does.

But with deer season around the corner, then again.

If they did, I would consider an 1895.
 
One of my reasons for being interested is that I can shoot it at a range down the street from my house that allows only "pistol calibers". Shooting a rifle caliber is less convenient and more expensive, for me.
Click to expand...

Perfectly good reason to get a new gun :D
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top