Adios Remington

[Acmemfg]

Always a Henry or Browning BLR......

 

[Bhugo]

Ruger does things right. Looking forward to new innovations in levers.

 

[DrStrange]

Ruger does things right. Looking forward to new innovations in levers.

I've always admired Ruger design.
Much simpler to manufacture than Remington
and more reliable function.

 

[ColtRevolver]

I believe the 60 will carry on. Sure, it's the 10/22's main competition, but I cant see a it being a smart business move to quit manufacturing it, though. Now Ruger can make money even if a guy chooses a 60 over a 10/22.

 

[Bhugo]

I've always admired Ruger design.
Much simpler to manufacture than Remington
and more reliable function.

From what I’ve read, Bill Ruger made very complex actions more efficiently produced by mastering a complex casting process that allowed the skipping of many machining steps. I’m hoping they even bring back some discontinued calibers and models... They are really releasing a lot of different styles and calibers now. It would be cool to see some classic levers resurrected.

 

[KUfan]

I sold hundreds of Remington rifles and shotguns during a decade with Woolco in the 70's and early 80's, so I grew to favor the brand with their reliable and good-looking guns. I wonder how many 700, 742, 760 rifles and 870 and 1100 shotguns we moved out the door. Saddened to see yet another storied gunmaker falter.

 

[RandyC]

While I really like my Rugers and own quite a few, mostly Old Model Blackhawks, they occasionally have Remlin like QA. I have a New Vaquero in 45 Colt that had throats that were around .446 and barely two that matched. You might get away with that with jacketed bullets but it is death to accuracy with cast bullets. 45 Colt is a high volume caliber and they appeared to not like replacing tooling. My New Model Blackhawk in 41 Magnum was fine.

Then there's the mini 14

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[jkingrph]

I just saw the letter Ruger posted announcing their purchase of Marlin, over on Rimfire Central. I liked the line where it said "long live the lever action"

 

[FarmerTan]

I have 3 and no complaints. All early 70's production, a M700 Varmint special and a couple of 1100's, one a rather plain looking model I bought at a Nato Rod and Gun club in Turkey, the other a 1100LT 20 ga that I rescued. My sister had gotten it in partial payment for a trailer. It had been rode hard and put up wet. The magazine follower had swollen and was frozen in place. butt stock had been cut off then extended with a piece that did not fit either the buttstock or buttplate, and forearm had some cracks. I finally found a couple of nice pieces of wood at Numrich, fixed the magazine problem and put in an upgraded Timney sear so trigger is better for an old rifle snob like me. I also upgraded both it and the old 12 ga with new barrels that take choke tubes.

I did see over on another forum that Ruger was supposed to be purchasing Marlin from the Remington group, and am hoping that will be for the best. I sincerely hope that they will bring back the 39a rifle.

I kinda fear Ruger would do away with the old Marlin model 60 though. I actually shoot that better than any of the Ruger 10/22's I've tried.

 

[Acmemfg]

Even though I like my Henrys quite a bit, I could see a Ruger/Marlin in my future.

 

[FarmerTan]

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Even though I like my Henrys quite a bit, I could see a Ruger/Marlin in my future.

Yup.

 

[RandyC]

I want a Henry in 41 Mag to go with my revolvers, just because.

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[ColtRevolver]

I am glad Ruger did this. I am glad Marlin will live on although perhaps not the model 60.

I kinda fear Ruger would do away with the old Marlin model 60 though. I actually shoot that better than any of the Ruger 10/22's I've tried.

Even if they did discontinue the model 60, it's not like there is a shortage of them on the used market.

 

[Rustyshackelford]

The first gun I ever fired was a Remington 512 bolt action 22lr. Happy to say Remington made many of my firsts in the shooting. I believe I was smart in trading/buying these off of my dad and grandfather when they considered trading them away.

I was fortunate to get a marlin 1894 since the Remington acquisition and mine has been flawless. I actually prefer to the old JM micro groove guns, as with this Remlin, I can shoot a variety of cast bullets with good accuracy and performance. I hate to see Remington vanish, but I am hopeful that the best of the brands will be carried on and not disappear.

 

[Ad Astra]

A Ruger Lever action? That'd be cool.

Well. They already have, the No. 1!


AA

 

[BigFoot]

The first gun I ever shot was my Grandfathers Remington Scoremaster which I now have.

 

[ColtRevolver]

A Ruger Lever action? That'd be cool.

Well. They already have, the No. 1!


AA

And the Model 96 that came in 4 calibers.

 

[Ad Astra]

And the Model 96 that came in 4 calibers.

forgot that one!

Ruger Model 96 - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

AA

 

[nikonNUT]

Sad to see. I hope whoever buys the ammo part ramps up production.

Federal has set-up shop in their Lonoke, AR plant (UMC)

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Done deal. Maybe the 336 will be worth a look in the future

And Sierra has accquired Barnes from them...

 

[novitiate]

Quality firearms.

They once were but when they adopted MIM parts over tool steel on their shotguns they killed that reputation -

Correcting 4 Common Remington 870 Problems

There are several common problems of Remington 870 shotgun. They are well known but new owners may have problems diagnosing and fixing them. So, I decided to list the most common problems and how to fix them. Remington 870 is a very good shotgun, you just need to understand how to use it. 1. Failure

www.rem870.com

"Failure to extract" was never an issue prior to that efficiency & cost-reduction move.