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Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...
02/01/08 02:35 PM

It isn't Remington quality that scares me, it is their manufacturing processes and emphasis on fabrication, stampings, etc that leave me cold. I just don't like the style of Remington guns. Fine on a bolt gun I guess {though it isn't my cup of tea there either} but if they try to "modernize" the Marlin line along those lines I think they will kill it.

Very few guns in the Marlin line are direct competitors with Remington products, so maybe Remington will leave them alone. Actually, I'd love to see a few specialty Marlins, like a factory .38-55 on the 336 {that is, 1895 .45-70} action and the purging of Micro-Groove rifling. Also, some "custom shop" type Marlins would be interesting, guns with fine finishes, for example.

Or dare I ask for it, but a resurrection of the Sporting Carbines, one in .35 Remington and one in .38-55 with real rifling, please????? THAT's too much to ask...

Realistically, as much as it pains me to say it, the country is awash in Marlins {used gun market} and I suspect the traditional Marlin line might be seeing a declining market, what with the modern emphasis on bolt guns with synthetic stocks, etc being the thing for new shooters/hunters. I'm betting the average new hunter doesn't want anything to do with douty "old fashioned" leverguns.

Maybe it is the end of another era. Heck, seen a brand new Colt Official Police lately? Nope, they are gone and maybe so will the plain-jane Marlin .30-30 soon also.

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Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	02/01/08 12:29 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	mehulkamdar	06/01/08 04:47 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	07/01/08 02:01 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	07/01/08 02:18 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	500Nitro	10/01/08 01:08 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	wellplugger	26/01/08 03:53 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	04/02/08 04:54 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	wellplugger	06/02/08 05:38 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	06/02/08 01:41 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	wellplugger	07/02/08 02:24 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	08/02/08 01:32 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	JabaliHunter	08/02/08 02:19 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Plains99	26/01/08 04:35 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	gmsemel	04/02/08 04:55 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Plains99	17/01/08 06:59 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	17/01/08 11:01 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Plains99	18/01/08 07:04 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Plains99	04/01/08 02:29 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	500Nitro	04/01/08 06:07 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	04/01/08 07:20 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	04/01/08 12:34 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	04/01/08 11:06 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	500Nitro	05/01/08 12:12 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	05/01/08 01:13 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	05/01/08 12:07 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	05/01/08 01:25 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	02/01/08 12:41 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	02/01/08 01:50 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	02/01/08 02:35 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	02/01/08 02:48 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	03/01/08 04:52 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	500Nitro	03/01/08 05:12 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	04/01/08 01:02 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	9.3x57	04/01/08 03:32 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	10/01/08 01:03 PM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Ripp	04/01/08 03:43 AM
Re: Remington to Acquire Marlin Firearms...	Charles	02/01/08 12:52 PM

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