FergusonTO35
Hunter
I think the .30-30, .45-70, and .44 Magnum will be the first ones to come back. At least around here those were always the top sellers.
Captain America said:Looks like it's gonna happen...
mac66 said:Just thinking out loud here...
Conceivably Ruger could make the 39 out of Zamak which is the zinc alloy they make the Wrangler out of and which Henry makes their very successful 22 lever guns out of. There obviously is a market for 22 lever guns which Henry has built their success on. An affordable 39 like model, perhaps even a takedown would score big in the marketplace IMO. Maybe not for purists but if it was affordable it would sell well.
FergusonTO35 said:I suspect that Ruger is not going to reintroduce too many Marlins at once, after watching the roller coaster disaster that was Remlin. I think they will do a few models at a time and really try to do them right. Surely they are aware that days of "economy" lever actions (i.e. Winchester 94 Ranger and Marlin Glenfield 30) are long gone, their place being firmly occupied by the hoard of accurate and functional $300.00 bolt actions on the market today. At the same time, there are multitudes of shooters willing to pay a respectable price for a lever action done right. Henry and even Rossi aren't going to be caught up on orders for years.