Now That Ruger Owns Marlin ,Lever Gun???

[mike7mm08]

With Ruger owning marlin now what do you think they are going to do with it. Make just the plain jane bread and butter lever action or perhaps try and breath new life into the levergun platform and return Marlin to it's heyday.

I am hoping the later. On that note question to those that are knowledgeable on Marlin lever actions. Will they be able to accommodate and handle the 480ruger?

Been wanting a 480 lever since I seen one of the Rossi Pumas that were not around very long. To much conflicting info about them made me wait to long and I missed out on buying one.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Marlin offered the 1895 in .475 Linebaugh/.480 Ruger for awhile so it is possible.

 

[jjas]

I read a quote from Ruger saying it would take time to get the line back up and running. Hopefully that will happen and the quality will be good.

What I would really like to see re-released is a Marlin 39m .22 lever action rifle. I wanted one when I was younger but couldn't find one. Now the prices have jumped through the roof on gunbroker (and other sites like that).

If they bring it out, I'll buy one, that's for sure.

 

[protoolman]

How about a .32 mag lever gun? I know, I'm just dreaming........

 

[BlkHawk73]

How about a .32 mag lever gun? I know, I'm just dreaming........

They did that. Had a .32 H&R mag and a .32-20 in the 1894 . Had the .32 mag for a while which matched the pair of fixed sight Single Sixes in the same chambering I'd intended to use for CAS.

 

[Jeepnik]

MIM parts will be the order of the day. Ballard rifling will disappear. Wood stocks may fade away. Every safety device known to mankind will be installed. You'll need a note from your mother to disengage them.

 

[armabill]

Will also have a giant "bill board" of safety notes on the side?

 

[Rumrunner]

MIM parts will be the order of the day. Ballard rifling will disappear. Wood stocks may fade away. Every safety device known to mankind will be installed. You'll need a note from your mother to disengage them.

Do they still do ballard rifling? They can't do as bad as Remington did when the took over.

 

[Jeepnik]

MIM parts will be the order of the day. Ballard rifling will disappear. Wood stocks may fade away. Every safety device known to mankind will be installed. You'll need a note from your mother to disengage them.

Do they still do ballard rifling? They can't do as bad as Remington did when the took over.

According to the website last time I checked yes. But Ballard is a different process and would require different machines than Ruger has Perhaps they'll get all of the machinery, we'll see.

 

[onehandgunner]

I have Rugers that are great firearms and I also have Marlins that are great. I just hope that whatever Ruger does it does not become a WRANGLIN.

 

[Arky]

As a Marlin lover I hope they make classic walnut and blue lever guns. But just in case, I have enough pre-remington Marlins to get by.

 

[coach]

I was wondering if Ruger might resurrect the .444 Marlin cartridge in a lever action as a classic.

 

[jgt]

Marlington did that last year.

 

[MADDOG 521]

The new Rugerlin will be interesting indeed.

 

[P89DC]

Imo Marlin is a perfect complement to the Ruger single action revolver line and Ruger stole it for $26M. Imagine the engineering/equipment cost to build a resource like Marlin and then try to win some market share. For $26M Ruger is set up to dominate the lever market.

I expect Ruger will invest in the Marlin because they have plenty of cash. I can't wait for a stainless Marlin with hammer forged barrel.

Another consideration is political. In places like Australia lever action rifle remain legal. If the situation changes in the US with semiautomatic rifles Ruger will have hedged its revenue for a bargain at $26million.

 

[SteelBlue]

I don't think Ruger/Marlin will dominate the lever action market. Winchester still makes the most outstanding lever actions IMO. But I do love the .444 cartridge, and hope it lives on.

 

[blume357]

Every safety device known to mankind will be installed. You'll need a note from your mother to disengage them.

Sounds about right to me... once you stack 10 or 12 corporate lawyers in a room it's going to be hard to get anything practical done.

 

[NH Rugerman]

Ruger anticipates shipping Marlin manufactured and branded rifles from Ruger factories in the second half of 2021....no sooner.

 

[Pps1980]

Imo Marlin is a perfect complement to the Ruger single action revolver line and Ruger stole it for $26M. Imagine the engineering/equipment cost to build a resource like Marlin and then try to win some market share. For $26M Ruger is set up to dominate the lever market.

I expect Ruger will invest in the Marlin because they have plenty of cash. I can't wait for a stainless Marlin with hammer forged barrel.

Another consideration is political. In places like Australia lever action rifle remain legal. If the situation changes in the US with semiautomatic rifles Ruger will have hedged its revenue for a bargain at $26million.

What he said! :)

 

[57springer]

Ruger anticipates shipping Marlin manufactured and branded rifles from Ruger factories in the second half of 2021....no sooner.

Where did you hear that ? :D

 

[Bull Barrel]

Imo Marlin is a perfect complement to the Ruger single action revolver line and Ruger stole it for $26M. Imagine the engineering/equipment cost to build a resource like Marlin and then try to win some market share. For $26M Ruger is set up to dominate the lever market.

I expect Ruger will invest in the Marlin because they have plenty of cash. I can't wait for a stainless Marlin with hammer forged barrel.

Another consideration is political. In places like Australia lever action rifle remain legal. If the situation changes in the US with semiautomatic rifles Ruger will have hedged its revenue for a bargain at $26million.

Agreed, it was the deal of the century.
As for investing all the Ruger cash in Marlin, and it's prudent to do so, maybe some of that cash could be aimed at Ruger quality control. Get it right before it goes out the door reduces rework later and makes for happy customers and improves market reputation.

 

[blume357]

I've always had a theory of how quality control works in manufacturing and specifically at Ruger. The refit the machines and start making a new gun and have a good quality control dept. at the end of 'the line'. As problems come off the line of course the determine what caused it and fix them and less and less 'bad guns' go through quality control until those folks are pretty much sitting around doing very little... then it's time for the bean counters to show up and look at ways of reducing waste including employment..... you see where this leads....

 

[P89DC]

I've always had a theory of how quality control works in manufacturing and specifically at Ruger. The refit the machines and start making a new gun and have a good quality control dept. at the end of 'the line'. As problems come off the line of course the determine what caused it and fix them and less and less 'bad guns' go through quality control until those folks are pretty much sitting around doing very little... then it's time for the bean counters to show up and look at ways of reducing waste including employment..... you see where this leads....

Real quality control comes early in the design cycle, not at the end of the manufacturering cycle. If a company thinks quality control is an inspection process their engineering ethos is stuck in early in the last century.

 

[Ohio Mega Bass T/T]

Didn't Ruger have a lever action rifle at one time but it didn't sell?

 

[NH Rugerman]

Ruger anticipates shipping Marlin manufactured and branded rifles from Ruger factories in the second half of 2021....no sooner.

Where did you hear that ? :D

Ruger Q3 Webcast....

 

[toysoldier]

What I would really like to see re-released is a Marlin 39m .22 lever action rifle. I wanted one when I was younger but couldn't find one. Now the prices have jumped through the roof on gunbroker (and other sites like that).

If they bring it out, I'll buy one, that's for sure.

The first gun I bought for myself, back in 1969, was a Model 39. The local J.C. Penney was closing out its sporting goods department, and I got it for $70. Many years later, I picked up a front half of a '39 for $120. It took a few strokes of a Swiss file to fit it to my back half. I then shortened it to 17", fashioned a full-length fore end, and mounted a Skinner sight. I now have the choice of a short-barreled iron-sighted carbine, or a 24" scope-sighted rifle. I'd like to get another front half to make into a smooth-bore. Do you suppose a dealer could work a deal with Ruger to offer a cased set like this? Would it sell?

 

[P89DC]

Ruger lever action in 480 Ruger is what I want!

 

[FergusonTO35]

Chiappa now sells a rifle that looks like a loose copy of the 39 for under $400.00. I see no reason Rugerlin couldn't tweak the 39 to be more mass production friendly.

 

[71shooter]

Marlin offered the 1895 in .475 Linebaugh/.480 Ruger for awhile so it is possible.

Please provide some references to this. The 1895 is not strong enough to handle the high pressures that either of these rounds generate. If the barrel/receiver threads were done like for the 450 Marlin rifle maybe, but even then, 48 to 50k psi is a stretch.

Ben Forkin and maybe Mic McPhiersen made a few 1894’s using special tooling to modify the threads to allow more meat in the barrel tenon. This same procedure can be performed on 1895’s, but I doubt any were made in 475 or 480.

 

[Nomosendero]

Ruger lever action in 480 Ruger is what I want!

That would be nice!