Is anything wrong with Marlin Rifles made by Remington? Dan
No, I think they did a great job on the very late prodctuion. Say the last 4 years
I agree. After swearing that I would never buy a Remlin, I had the opportunity to buy an 1894 Cowboy in .45 Colt a few years ago. Everything was excellent and certainly up to par with JM production, although JM probably had nicer wood. Internally, Remington had actually improved the action a bit, so that my .45 Colt version worked better.
Like the JM 1894s that I had owned, it was a bit stiff at first, but by clipping a coil off the hammer spring and cycling the action 1000 times (lowering the hammer each time) it became just about as slick as an 1890s Model 1894, and the trigger pull was improved as well.
I ended up buying a couple of other Remlin lever guns before production stopped. Also very good.
