have many JM Marlins and 2 Remlins, the Remlins shoot better than any of the JM's. the fit and finish of the newer Remlins are nice in the better grades,not so much in the lower grades.
just worked on 2 336's for a friend. number 1 had a 14lb trigger. would lock up if it wasn't fast cycled. took about 5 hours and polishing of all contact points to get it real.
gave it back with a 5.5 lb pull. any less would have been dangerous.
number 2 took 4 hours of polish to make it smooth. the trigger felt like dragging backhoe teeth across blacktop.
these were w models

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