Reading the comments in the 45-70 thread it makes me wonder. Should Ruger have started making Marlin's by producing good, solid model 336's in 30-30?
I believe they based their decision on which model was the best seller in the Marlin line. TimReading the comments in the 45-70 thread it makes me wonder. Should Ruger have started making Marlin's by producing good, solid model 336's in 30-30?
Hi,Reading the comments in the 45-70 thread it makes me wonder. Should Ruger have started making Marlin's by producing good, solid model 336's in 30-30?
Rimless rounds like 45acp or 10mm are problematic for the shell latches required for the under barrel magazine tubes of the traditional lever action. The very short rounds add to this difficulty to obtain reliable functioning. (The 357 levers will usually work with the shorter 38 spl but much shorter than that and they just don't function) A magazine fed version may well fix these issues. A lever action with a magazine (not that evil semi auto) in 9mm would be a delight.
Hi,This offering is of no interest to me but I trust they know best what will sell.
The older I get, the less I am their "target" market.
My wish for their lever action build would be something in 357 or 41 mag. Liking the 41 Mag means I'm well into the minority of potential buyers.
I have owned both and the Marlin 60 is a pita to take down etc. IMHO. Magazines are good & bad. They are convenient if you shoot different loads, so you can load them differently, but then, you do have to load them. Large mags are useless IMO because they destroy the balance & looks of the firearm, are a PITA to load and serve no good purpose except to burn through more ammo. I own several 10/22's, Ruger Precision LR, Ruger American Target and Standard rimfires and use only the original 10 rd mags. I own a 15rd for the Precision when competing, and (1) 25) just to see what it was like. I used it a few times and never again. The tube feed for most people holds enough rounds for hunting, target shooting and is simple to reload. I own a couple Henry's and they shoot well and load easy, no need for a loader or tired thumbs! I have also owned several 39a's and sold all of them. They are great shooters, real walnut & steel, but are getting pricey for what they are, and I took advantage of that. Let someone who thinks they are the cats meow pay for the privilege. I won't. The Henry works every bit as well. I will not pay exorbitant prices for a firearm regardless of what it is etc. If Ruger makes a 39a you know it will be an investment casting, and the wannabees will whine about that, even though Ruger has proven for decades investment casting is a sound way of making a firearm.I'm sure the 39A in 22 would sell but wonder if Henry already has that market sealed up. I honestly don't know.
Folks in my area are hoping they'll quickly bring back the Marlin 60. Some say its a competitor to the 10/22 while others say its not since one uses mags and the other is tube fed. For me, I didnt need a Marlin 60 cause I've always had a Nylon 66.
Spot on! I would have already bought a 45-70, and a 30-30 for that matter, if it were more like the old 45-70 Marlin that I had previously owned.Hi,
Yes!
I might consider a Ruglin if it looked JUST LIKE the 336 that lives here, blue steel, walnut, .30-30. If the .45-70 gun Ruger just brought out is what the target market wants, I guess I'm not in the market.
Rick C