Remlins are junk, its so obvious. Quality has gone down the drain in the last 10-20 years as manufacturers are bought out and the new owners look at nothing but profits and cutting costs. Roll the dice with a new Remlin, you may get a good one, maybe not. Why take the chance? A quick look just now on GB found 3 used Marlin era .444s in the $600 range.
And like 3584ELK says, why should he have to fix a new gun? This is true of Rugers too, many of them need to be sent back to the factory to be made correct, just read the Ruger forum for proof. I love Rugers, owning probably 40 of them, but they're all OLDER ones, that is the KEY!
Rant off. Good luck everyone with your choices.
