Ruger calling!

[Dahliathemeh]

I just got off the phone with a marvelous young lady named Ann. (If I remembered correctly) She is the assistant to the CEO Christopher Killoy.
As some of you know I'm having issues with my model 60. I reached out to Ruger and got a email back. However the phone call was a nice surprise.
During our talk, she mentioned how Ruger is trying to get Marlin back to pre-remington quality. She explained how they hired some of the pre-remington marlin workers to make sure the quality is up to par on the newly manufactured rifles.
But news was confirmed that it will be quite some time before they branch out to other models.

[JEBar]

I wish them well ..... am happy to say that right now I'm not in the market for one of their rifles

[fortyshooter]

I can see a combo pack of a Ruger/Marlin " Rulin" lever rifle and a single action revolver!

[North Country Gal]

Good for Ruger. The Remington buyout of Marlin is an example of the worst kind of buyout. We Marlin fans were not happy.

[BigAl52]

Ya especially the people who bought one of there rifles. They turned out junk quite well.

[Vaquero]

Yes, I have Several JM Marlins, and never even handled but one Remlin, and it belonged to a good friend.
he never could any consistent accuracy out of it and eventually sold it.
It was one of the 308 MX models, I have an '07 made one that shoots awesome.
I do hope Ruger gets it right, but at this point I'm not really looking for "any" new rifles of any kind.
I'll just stick to playin with what I have.

RP

[Rifletom]

Randy, you got that right. I'll stay with what i have at this time. I have plenty to shoot as is. Had a great desert shoot today and will post in Range Reports tomorrow. Pooped! Gads, lots of shooting today. What perfect weather we had! Beer time, dinner and zzzzz......

[North Country Gal]

I know some people who got fairly good Remlin 336/1895s, but those were the more modern Marlin lever gun actions and the easiest to produce. It was the older 1894 based actions like the 1894 and 39 that required hand fitting, especially the 39, that gave Remington fits. Didn't take long for the 39 to go Custom Shop, only.

Just guessing, but I suspect Ruger will start with the 336/1895.

[Hatchdog]

My first Marlin (other than a Glenfield 60 in high school) was a 2009 M/39. I bought it slightly used and didn’t know about the Remington issues until after I bought it. 2009 was right in the transition period and after reading about the problems I was concerned about my 39. Not to worry, it’s very accurate and never has a hiccup feeding or extracting. I do have a Weaver Classic 4X on it which of course helps with accuracy. It has dispatched many a ground squirrel and I feed it mostly CCI Mini Mag 36 gr HP’s. JM marked thankfully.

[Shakey Jake]

"She explained how they hired some of the pre-remington marlin workers to make sure the quality is up to par on the newly manufactured rifles.
But news was confirmed that it will be quite some time before they branch out to other models.".............
Great news! We (corporate USA) needs to bring back quality manufacturing. There's been too much emphasis on how large the dividend can be rather than quality and jobs.
Jake

[daytime dave]

It's just my humble opinion, but I'd say they are headed in the right direction.
First, you received a response to your email. That is pretty standard. Going well beyond that is a phone call from the CEO's assistant/secretary who had an actual conversation with you. Mentioning that they have hired pre-Remington Marlin workers to make sure the standards are up to par on the "new" Marlins is another step in the right direction.
Unfortunately, non of that did anything to assist you with your poorly functioning model 60. Did any remedies or solutions for that come up in the conversation? I'm just curious if they were able to offer any assistance with the model 60?

[Dahliathemeh]

No, unfortunately not. She did agree she knew very little in the way of the Marlin side of things. All she knew is they were just getting the first few Marlin off the line, and we're not releasing them until they were "perfect". They were working their tail of for a November release. She had said the were working on the 1895, and 1893? They had never made lever guns before and the company has been excited for their new venture. She was apologetic for my situation.
Even though they couldn't help me, I was impressed with their level of costumer service.

[daytime dave]

Well, it's good to hear that they reached out to you. Thank you for the information.

[John E Davies]

https://www.guns.com/news/2021/10/22/r ... rlin-rifle

I love the look of those grey laminated stainless Trapper carbines. I wish Henry would do this. If the new Marlins are not outrageously priced I will be looking hard at a .44 Mag and might end up selling my BBX, which I am not especially fond of. It is perfectly fine as a tool, but it in no way excites me.

John Davies
Spokane WA

[JVogler]

I can see a combo pack of a Ruger/Marlin " Rulin" lever rifle and a single action revolver!

Forty, I think the new rifles will be called Ruglins. Or is it Margers?

[Travlin]

One of my Marlins has the crossbolt "safety?" and I think that it is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

[John E Davies]

One of my Marlins has the crossbolt "safety?" and I think that it is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Several companies make a safety delete plug, or you can do it yourself easily enough by grinding down one section of the pin…. I agree that a non-intuitive push button safety on a rifle that might be used for bear defense or human defense is a bad thing. Be aware that it voids your warranty, LOL. I did it to an 1895 STP and it worked fine.

John Davies
Spokane WA

[Vaquero]

Of my Marlins, only 4 of them came with the CBS, 2 have the deletes installed and 2 haven't.
They don't really both me, but I have thought about the saddle ring delete for the 38-55 Cowboy.

RP

[Travlin]

I understand that there are options to deal with the Marlin "safety". If I ever decide to part with the rifle there could be a liability issue if the next owner had some kind of an accident. I am just grateful that my Marlin 375 and 39 were made before the lawyers took over and am glad that H.R.A. uses the transfer bar which is certainly nothing new as I have an old Iver Johnson top break revolver that has a transfer bar and was made long before Ruger even existed.

[North Country Gal]

If you want to disable the safety without resorting to replacing it or removing it, just add a small O ring on the left side to keep it in the fire position at all times. Works beautifully and if you decide to sell the gun, just remove it.

One plus for the safety I found, though, is putting the safety on when you cycle the action to remove live rounds.

As for me, the Marlin safety has always been a non-issue. The safety has never stopped me from buying a Marlin I otherwise wanted (and some of the best Marlins I ever had were safety models), nor has the safety been much of an issue when selling a JM Marlin. The fact that a Marlin is an original JM Marlin is far, far more important.