336 vs 1894

[UclaPeon44]

stupid question. Why is the marlin 1894 roughly double the price of a marlin 336, retail price? I refuse to believe its solely due to supply and demand.

[buffybuster]

Why do you find capitalism hard to believe?

[200Apples]

And that may depend on the configuration of each model.

Look at the price of an 1895 SBL, basically a 336 action.

[pennstater]

Ucla', if you're new at this, there is a learning curve here. Not difficult. Google will help. Look at some of our posts/threads here and you'll see what I mean.
Myself, Apples, golfish, Spyder, Deuce, and others regarding any type of lever rifle can help. Lever rifle's are awesome. Too much fun! Believe us.

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[Spyder]

MLC FOREVER!

[pennstater]

Honorary membership right there! Well typed!


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[Guardian Mode]

1894's are the pistol-caliber carbines that are chambered in the cute, little magnums people love.

336's are 30-30's.
30-30 cartridges are ugly.

[RNE228]

They are. That's why I prefer 300 Savage Even though there is no rifle made for it anymore. Savage 99!

30-30 cartridges are ugly.

[RNE228]

Is the price difference between the 1894 and 336 because of cost of manufacturing?

Isn't that why the Savage 99 went away; cost of machining was becoming prohibitive?

[code_blue]

1894's were and are still scarce, especially in the .357 variant. 1894's are only just now being reproduced in the .357 variant. Some newer variants cost as much as the original, highly desired JM variants.

As to why? The 336 is a role oriented rifle. The pistol caliber carbine 1894 is more universal for different shooting platforms and more popular. Demand is high and supply is low, so yes, it is supply and demand.

[Carcassonne]

Back in the mid 1980s to early 1990s, the 357, 44, and 45 leverguns from Winchester and Marlin could be purchased on sale for about $250. they practically had to beg people to buy them. Now they can't make them fast enough.

I think ammo price had a lot to do with it. Surplus 223 and 308 was cheap. Same with 7.62x39. HK 91, 93, Colt AR15, FN FAL, etc sold for under $500. An AK47 sold for under $200.



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[4DSJW]

Back in the mid 1980s to early 1990s, the 357, 44, and 45 leverguns from Winchester and Marlin could be purchased on sale for about $250. they practically had to beg people to buy them. Now they can't make them fast enough.

I think ammo price had a lot to do with it. Surplus 223 and 308 was cheap. Same with 7.62x39. HK 91, 93, Colt AR15, FN FAL, etc sold for under $500. An AK47 sold for under $200. .

My impression is that the increased popularity of the pistol caliber lever guns has been catapulted to its current position by the introduction of Cowboy Action Shooting.

[Ki6vsm]

The 1894s in .41 Magnum are another 'modern' option. They've come and gone over the years but must be very rare overall. Marlin was doing a run of them back when I bought my 1894s. I went with .44mag instead. Probably should have gone with the .357 but at the time I was thinking, more might be better.

[MongooseV8]

If its not supply and demand, must be due to tge fact that all 1894 are machined using the very expensive Magneto Leviton.

[golfish]

The 1894s in .41 Magnum are another 'modern' option. They've come and gone over the years but must be very rare overall. Marlin was doing a run of them back when I bought my 1894s..

I really like this cartridge. The lack of new SA revolvers kind of turned me off, plus there isnt much of a choice in rifles/carbines. It's either a Henry or used, expensive Marlin.