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<blockquote data-quote="adamsredlines" data-source="post: 3069060" data-attributes="member: 40561"><p>My understanding on Marlins is this:</p><p></p><p>Early ones had funky twist rate that were not ideal for heavy loads. </p><p>Once they got that worked out, it was the "golden era" for Marlins...they had a good twist for traditional weight and heavy bullets, had good quality, etc.</p><p>Then Freedom Group (Remington) bought them and the quality sucked bad for a few years and has improved since. If you get an early "non-JM" aka early Remlin...they are pretty sketchy. If you get a new one, probably significantly better but still worthy of a good inspection for machine quality, etc.</p><p></p><p>One buddy got a Remlin and it was a turd...couldnt handle traditional loads without locking up. It went back for repair, got a new bolt and lever...and malfunctioned the same way after 5 or 6 rounds. Went back a second time for a new bolt and was supposedly fixed but he sold it off before ever trying it out after that fix. That was a "new" rifle bought at Sports World here in Tulsa in 2016 or 2017...so still pretty recent. </p><p></p><p>My other buddy has a JM stamp one and its fantastic. Buddy who got the Remlin and sold it, replaced it with a JM stamp one and has not had any further issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="adamsredlines, post: 3069060, member: 40561"] My understanding on Marlins is this: Early ones had funky twist rate that were not ideal for heavy loads. Once they got that worked out, it was the "golden era" for Marlins...they had a good twist for traditional weight and heavy bullets, had good quality, etc. Then Freedom Group (Remington) bought them and the quality sucked bad for a few years and has improved since. If you get an early "non-JM" aka early Remlin...they are pretty sketchy. If you get a new one, probably significantly better but still worthy of a good inspection for machine quality, etc. One buddy got a Remlin and it was a turd...couldnt handle traditional loads without locking up. It went back for repair, got a new bolt and lever...and malfunctioned the same way after 5 or 6 rounds. Went back a second time for a new bolt and was supposedly fixed but he sold it off before ever trying it out after that fix. That was a "new" rifle bought at Sports World here in Tulsa in 2016 or 2017...so still pretty recent. My other buddy has a JM stamp one and its fantastic. Buddy who got the Remlin and sold it, replaced it with a JM stamp one and has not had any further issue. [/QUOTE]
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