Marlin/Ruger 1894 in 357

[pennsylvaniapete]

I see the X next to the pencil……the X disappears as soon as someone replies to the post.

[Vaquero]

Nice collection of lever guns.

RP

[North Country Gal]

I took another look at the Ruger Marlin 357 at our LGS this week. Love the bluing and the wood to metal fit and the nice wood. I think the bluing and polishing is actually better than any of the original Marlins I've owned.

I was very tempted, but that trigger pull, though crisp, had to be at least 5 pounds, maybe more. No thanks. Oh, I could probably play with springs and I've done that before on Marlins, but I am getting sick and tired of paying for new guns and having to improve them when I get them home, especially when the price is one grand.

[daytime dave]

I took another look at the Ruger Marlin 357 at our LGS this week. Love the bluing and the wood to metal fit and the nice wood. I think the bluing and polishing is actually better than any of the original Marlins I've owned.

I was very tempted, but that trigger pull, though crisp, had to be at least 5 pounds, maybe more. No thanks. Oh, I could probably play with springs and I've done that before on Marlins, but I am getting sick and tired of paying for new guns and having to improve them when I get them home, especially when the price is one grand.

I agree with you.

[GFK]

I seen one today. It looked nice, so I picked it up and pulled the trigger. It did not seem much different than the one that I have (Remington/Marlin). Therefore, I gave it back. I couldn't see myself paying twice as much ($1,200) for something that was not much different than what I have. In the end, they both go BANG, hopefully.

[BigAl52]

but I am getting sick and tired of paying for new guns and having to improve them when I get them home, especially when the price is one grand.

I couldnt agree more with this comment. Exactly how I feel about a Ruger GP-100 22 and a Smith and Wesson 617. Ive spent extra on both making them like they should be to begin with.

[North Country Gal]

Yeah, I'm at the point where I really have a hard time trusting any big name, mainline brand enough to buy new, anymore, at least as far as revolvers.

[Travlin]

I think that Ruger missed a chance when they took over Marlin to put in a transfer bar like H.R.A. and get rid of that crossbolt " safety".

[BigAl52]

Yeah, I'm at the point where I really have a hard time trusting any big name, mainline brand enough to buy new, anymore, at least as far as revolvers.

I think the demand for semi-auto pistols has degraded the revolver quality among the major gun companies.

[North Country Gal]

I agree. Autoloaders have been top dog in the shooting world for a long time, now, plus autos are much better suited to modern manufacturing methods than revolvers. It's been that way dating back to the 90s.

[pennsylvaniapete]

Hey North Country Gal,
My wife and I like to travel for fall foliage. We have never been to Wisconsin.
What’s the best week to travel in northern Wisconsin?
Is there a noteworthy place that’s great to drive around there for foliage viewing?

[North Country Gal]

Peak color in northern Wisconsin is typically the first week of October, but it can vary depending on the weather, of course. The southern part of the state is a week to two weeks behind that. Anywhere in central or northern Wisconsin is good, but the farther north you go, the more forested land, pretty much from Steven's Point and up.

Here's a good resource with the latest color forecasts, https://www.travelwisconsin.com/fall-co ... gIP0PD_BwE

[Vaquero]

Speaking of the Marlin 357, I've been watching this 2002 made 1894 on GB and, sold tonight for $917.
https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/1063515419
I'd just as soon of paid that for it vs a new one.
But, to me if I could find a pre safety model at that price I'd be all over it.

RP

[Travlin]

Just one little problem with auto loaders, if you handload and don't have a dog trained to retrieve brass, then you had better have stock in Starline.

[GFK]

Speaking of the Marlin 357, I've been watching this 2002 made 1894 on GB and, sold tonight for $917.
https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/1063515419
I'd just as soon of paid that for it vs a new one.
But, to me if I could find a pre safety model at that price I'd be all over it.

RP

I don’t mind buying used. I haven’t bought a used firearm yet. If I do, I would hope that it would be less than a new one. If not, I would probably leave it there. To me, a used item should come with a discount. I am not a collector. So, it would be hard for me to get over paying a new price for a used item. Yet, I do understand that some items to appreciate in value. However, I would still look for something new. Unless, there is nothing comparable on the market.

[Vaquero]

Speaking of the Marlin 357, I've been watching this 2002 made 1894 on GB and, sold tonight for $917.
https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/1063515419
I'd just as soon of paid that for it vs a new one.
But, to me if I could find a pre safety model at that price I'd be all over it.

RP

I don’t mind buying used. I haven’t bought a used firearm yet. If I do, I would hope that it would be less than a new one. If not, I would probably leave it there. To me, a used item should come with a discount. I am not a collector. So, it would be hard for me to get over paying a new price for a used item. Yet, I do understand that some items to appreciate in value. However, I would still look for something new. Unless, there is nothing comparable on the market.

I have WAY more guns that were previously owned than I EVER bought new.
Now the amount given on any particular depends on several things.
At the moment I'm watching a 1982 Marlin 1894, I love (presafety models) on an auction site.
It's a pretty clean rifle with a couple scratches in the wood and I didn't notice any in the metal, but
I'm betting it goes for as much as a brand new one does.
If it don't get to crazy it may reside in TN before too long.

Besides like NCG said earlier, if ya pay a grand for a new one then possibly having to send it back to the danged factory a time or two.
Then as Al, send it to a Smith on your dime this time just to get something like we used get from a lot of the manufacturers back in the day.
Old guns don't bother me.

RP

[GFK]

Speaking of the Marlin 357, I've been watching this 2002 made 1894 on GB and, sold tonight for $917.
RP

I don’t mind buying used. I haven’t bought a used firearm yet.

Old guns don't bother me.
RP

I guess everything becomes used, at some point. Now, all of my firearms are used . But, some are more used than others. Buying used is not a bad thing. My wife picked up a used Ruger LCR 38 +p last year. She paid around $400, which I thought was on the upper end. Yet, it was in good shape and about $100 less than a new one.

I have purchased plenty of used vehicles. I have even considered a classic. Most classic are not produced any more. So, it would be more for show than driving, reminiscing about the days past. That kind of why I like lever actions and revolvers. Even though I was not alive during their heyday, they still seem to invoke pleasant thoughts.

So, buying used has its pluses: value, sentiments, rarity. If I can, I prefer to purchase new though, and it becomes used. That way, I will know the good, bad and ugly of it. Of course, we can buy things new that may be junk, and we can buy things used, which can be junk also. Most times, I just prefer to take my chances with new stuff vice used. In the case of a used firearm, I am not knocking anyone who purchases a used firearm. I would probably buy one, if the price is right.

[Hatchdog]

A good example of new v used. Recently I was in a LGS and took a look at a S&W 617. They had a new one and a used one and the price difference was only $50. Thought that was not much of a savings to buy used but with the luck some on here have had with new purchases maybe used is a good idea. Hopefully who ever bought it new worked all the bugs out. Or maybe they just dumped it off at the LGS.

[North Country Gal]

Most of our guns we bought used. Only a small number have been new. Part of that is the fact that I shoot and like guns that are out of production, now, such as old model Rugers, Contenders and Encores and various discontinued models of Smiths, Colt, CZ, Anschutz and so on. I am very familiar with those guns, though, because I was shooting them when they were in production. I know them well enough to correctly assess condition and value, so my track record with used guns has actually been pretty good.

Might be different if I could buy everything I want, new, but the guns I like and the types of shooting I've done over my life are no longer as popular, so I buy used. And, yes, older vintage guns were made in a different way, in a different era. I appreciate that, too.

[BigAl52]

Just one little problem with auto loaders, if you handload and don't have a dog trained to retrieve brass, then you had better have stock in Starline.

Im guessing what ur tryin to say Travelin is brass throwers are just not ur type