[danolator]

All dialed in.

[Muliemaster]

Originally Posted by SSCRS

Congrats. Be sure you inspect it well before taking possession. Marlin's these days are spotty due to the Remington buy out.

What a bunch of bs, marlin spotty due to Merger , come on another bs comment with no proof.

[Muliemaster]

Originally Posted by danolator

All dialed in.

Good to go now

[SSCRS]

Originally Posted by Muliemaster

What a bunch of bs, marlin spotty due to Merger , come on another bs comment with no proof.

Really? Go look at the horror stories, or better yet, go look at 5-10 rifles. Hell the machine work in mine is chattery at best.

Go ask FFL's who were sending back rifles due to sticking bolts/levers, or the gunsmiths who are fixing NEW rifles.

[Muliemaster]

Originally Posted by SSCRS

Really? Go look at the horror stories, or better yet, go look at 5-10 rifles. Hell the machine work in mine is chattery at best.

Go ask FFL's who were sending back rifles due to sticking bolts/levers, or the gunsmiths who are fixing NEW rifles.

Go ask all u want for your uninformed self pal, i have alot of inside info on marlin my brother in law is head of pr an he to found you shotty post just that a big laugh

[SSGN_Doc]

Originally Posted by Muliemaster

Go ask all u want for your uninformed self pal, i have alot of inside info on marlin my brother in law is head of pr an he to found you shotty post just that a big laugh

Funny that the head of PR would say that everything is peachy since the Remington take over.

I guess that's why the Marlin Owners website has an entire section dedicated to nothing but complaints about what they refer to as "Remlins".

Now, as I understand it, Remington did basically have the equivalent of a stand down on production of the 336 models around the end of last year. What I have been hearing on the Marlin owners forum about the latest guns released this year, is that quality seems to be nearer to what it was prior to the merger. Fewer problems are being found now. But I'm not going to deny the fact that there were issues after Remington bought them out and moved production and didn't hire any of the original factory workers.

I personnally have seen guns with improperly machined levers, where dimensions were wrong in the trigger guard. Wood stocks not properly fitted. Excessive machining chatter marks. Rifles that failed to eject, and ome the failed to extract. Not read about, not heard about but seen and felt.

Glad the original poster got a good rifle. The Marlin 336 is one of my favorite rifle designs. It seems like things are straightening out again, but I still tell folks to give them more than just a quick once-over.

I've got a couple. One made in 1969, and another made in 1984. They both shoot great, and are solid, smooth, and dependable rifles.

[SSCRS]

Originally Posted by Muliemaster

Go ask all u want for your uninformed self pal, i have alot of inside info on marlin my brother in law is head of pr an he to found you shotty post just that a big laugh

Laughable. PR rep and you expect any less.


Ask him to send me some new handguard cap screws and band to replace the scratched to crap one the retarded assembler messed up on my 1895GBL.

[danolator]

Thanks for hijacking my thread. Here's the bottom line: I got a good gun and some very helpful advice on how to polish up the action. The Redfield scope is the bomb. And I will hit any target I choose to aim at. All the rest of that discussion should go somewhere else. That is all.

[SSGN_Doc]

Apologies.

Looks like some good shooting there, by the way.

What rounds were those?

I found mine have liked the Remington 150Gr soft points, Winchester 150 and 170gr, and the LeverEvolution 160gr have been the most accurate factory load. Handloads are just a hair more accurate, but don't have the same reach as the Hornady load.

The suprising thing to me was that the Federal Powr Shok load grouped worst.



Hand load:

[SSCRS]

Originally Posted by SSGN_Doc

Apologies.

Looks like some good shooting there, by the way.

What rounds were those?

I found mine have liked the Remington 150Gr soft points, Winchester 150 and 170gr, and the LeverEvolution 160gr have been the most accurate factory load. Handloads are just a hair more accurate, but don't have the same reach as the Hornady load.

The suprising thing to me was that the Federal Powr Shok load grouped worst.

I'm still hoping they release the leverEvolution projectiles someday.