Marlin 1894 44.....trouble finding a new one

[Akagilligan]

Having trouble finding one in Northern CA or on any of the bigger online stores? Has Remington got better at making them?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[dfletcher]

Having trouble finding one in Northern CA or on any of the bigger online stores? Has Remington got better at making them?

Any help would be much appreciated.

From what I've seen - no. River City, Krausewerks usually have one or two used in their racks. And there's a gun show in Sacramento this weekend.

[-hanko]

Having trouble finding one in Northern CA or on any of the bigger online stores? Has Remington got better at making them?

Any help would be much appreciated.

No, Remington has not gotten better.

Be patient. Find a used one. "JM" on the barrel, no cross-bolt safety.

[TMB 1]

Has Remington got better at making them?

I looked at a few of them at a LGS two or three weeks ago. I thought they looked pretty good.

[Cowboy T]

I was shopping for a Marlin 1894 in .44M as well at one point. Ended up with a Ruger 96/44 instead, and oh boy, am I glad for that. Slickest lever-action I've ever felt, and like you'd expect of Ruger, it's very well built.

Another alternative would be the Rossi 92 in the same chambering. It, too, is a well built rifle, better than I had expected. There is a safety, but unlike the Remlin cross-bolt one, it's pretty unobtrusive. I don't mind it.

[russ69]

How about an Uberti 1873? They make beautiful rifles. http://www.uberti.com/1873-rifle-and-carbine

[jeffrice6]

No, Remington has not gotten better

Source? From all accounts I've heard the exact opposite.
Note I said heard....

[TMB 1]

No, Remington has not gotten better.

Be patient. Find a used one. "JM" on the barrel, no cross-bolt safety.

They can have JM on barrel and a cross bolt safety.

[rdfact]

If you want a new one, check with Alquist Arms in Turlock. They can likely order one for you.

['ol shooter]

Know it's a drive, but Turners has them on sale as of tomorrow, through the 26th. There is a Turners in Victorville.

[44fred]

Check out the Marlin owners forum. You'll find out the remlins are getting better. Just check the gun out before you buy.

[biker777]

Know it's a drive, but Turners has them on sale as of tomorrow, through the 26th. There is a Turners in Victorville.

And now Turners has an online store as well

[GraveTPO]

I just got back from Turner's in Norwalk. I went there specifically to examine the latest production model of the Marlin 1894 in .44 Mag. because I heard overall quality had improved. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

The checkering on the buttstock and forend is terrible. While the borders are fairly well defined, there isn't a sharp diamond anywhere to be found; the grip surfaces are essentially smooth. The walnut comprising the stock set appears to be of decent quality so let's take a look at the wood to metal fit-maybe that's acceptable.

Wrong. The wood to metal fit is rough and gappy. It looks as if it were assembled in a middle school wood shop not by one of the premier firearms manufactures of modern times (Remington).

As I cast my eyes over what might have been, desperately looking for an excuse to slap down what amounts to 700 dollars, (Taking into account taxes and the dros fees intended for Kamala and her APPS team of confiscators.) I sight down the barrel hoping to find correctly lined up sights. Sadly, the front post is listing to the right. Unacceptable.

Working the bolt, I find that the back edges of the bolt as they blend into the contour of the receiver are RAZOR sharp. These will eventually cut someone and deeply so.

Maybe this rifle will function just fine. Maybe because of the deep cut ballard rifling, it will shoot lead as well as jacketed projectiles. Maybe it will outlast it's owner.

But that owner won't be me. I would never put that conglomeration of poorly made parts in my safe. Now, if this were a cheap Chinese rifle, I might end this review with a plaintive "Oh well, you get what you pay for." But it's not. It's an expensive American product made in an American company by American workers. It is a shameful example of the decline of an American icon.

John Mahlon Marlin must be weeping in his grave.

[russ69]

I just got back from Turner's in Norwalk. I went there specifically to examine the latest production model of the Marlin 1894 in .44 Mag. because I heard overall quality had improved. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
The checkering on the buttstock and forend is terrible. While the borders are fairly well defined, there isn't a sharp diamond anywhere to be found; the grip surfaces are essentially smooth. The walnut comprising the stock set appears to be of decent quality so let's take a look at the wood to metal fit-maybe that's acceptable.
Wrong. The wood to metal fit is rough and gappy. It looks as if it were assembled in a middle school wood shop not by one of the premier firearms manufactures of modern times (Remington).
As I cast my eyes over what might have been, desperately looking for an excuse to slap down what amounts to 700 dollars, (Taking into account taxes and the dros fees intended for Kamala and her APPS team of confiscators.) I sight down the barrel hoping to find correctly lined up sights. Sadly, the front post is listing to the right. Unacceptable.
Working the bolt, I find that the back edges of the bolt as they blend into the contour of the receiver are RAZOR sharp. These will eventually cut someone and deeply so.
Maybe this rifle will function just fine. Maybe because of the deep cut ballard rifling, it will shoot lead as well as jacketed projectiles. Maybe it will outlast it's owner.
But that owner won't be me. I would never put that conglomeration of poorly made parts in my safe. Now, if this were a cheap Chinese rifle, I might end this review with a plaintive "Oh well, you get what you pay for." But it's not. It's an expensive American product made in an American company by American workers. It is a shameful example of the decline of an American icon.

John Mahlon Marlin must be weeping in his grave.

One more time.....How about an Uberti 1873? They make beautiful rifles. http://www.uberti.com/1873-rifle-and-carbine

[44fred]

I just got back from Turner's in Norwalk. I went there specifically to examine the latest production model of the Marlin 1894 in .44 Mag. because I heard overall quality had improved. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

The checkering on the buttstock and forend is terrible. While the borders are fairly well defined, there isn't a sharp diamond anywhere to be found; the grip surfaces are essentially smooth. The walnut comprising the stock set appears to be of decent quality so let's take a look at the wood to metal fit-maybe that's acceptable.

Wrong. The wood to metal fit is rough and gappy. It looks as if it were assembled in a middle school wood shop not by one of the premier firearms manufactures of modern times (Remington).

As I cast my eyes over what might have been, desperately looking for an excuse to slap down what amounts to 700 dollars, (Taking into account taxes and the dros fees intended for Kamala and her APPS team of confiscators.) I sight down the barrel hoping to find correctly lined up sights. Sadly, the front post is listing to the right. Unacceptable.

Working the bolt, I find that the back edges of the bolt as they blend into the contour of the receiver are RAZOR sharp. These will eventually cut someone and deeply so.

Maybe this rifle will function just fine. Maybe because of the deep cut ballard rifling, it will shoot lead as well as jacketed projectiles. Maybe it will outlast it's owner.

But that owner won't be me. I would never put that conglomeration of poorly made parts in my safe. Now, if this were a cheap Chinese rifle, I might end this review with a plaintive "Oh well, you get what you pay for." But it's not. It's an expensive American product made in an American company by American workers. It is a shameful example of the decline of an American icon.

John Mahlon Marlin must be weeping in his grave.

Just curious how you know that the 1894 you saw at Turners was a latest production model.