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.