Originally Posted by LeverGunner
Craftsmanship isn’t developed over night, lever guns were not in Rem / Ruger line when they took them on. Remington had to stop production and re- boot to get the quality up to snuff. I expect Ruger took some of the lessons learned. I am happy these companies are keeping these lines alive and working to improve.

I have handled several of the marlins and think they did a nice job all around.

If you see one on the rack with sharp edges, poor fit, quality issue, point out the defects to the dealer and ask to see another. If purchase one on-line assure you have inspection privileges, and send it back. Point out the defects to the dealer and let them work with the mfg, Ruger will learn from mistakes.

Bottom line….If the gun doesn’t feel right don’t buy it, it’s not one of a kind. You have plenty of options, including used JMs 😉

Shop Smart, be patient, and be happy!
Ruger hasn't "learned from their mistakes" on their own branded guns. I have no reason to believe they will on the Marlins. I've personally seen more garbage from Ruger over the past 40 odd years than any other gun company. The most recent an American rimfire .17 HMR I purchased that had hard chambering and would not extract fired shells right out of the box. Every fired casing needed to be pried out of the chamber with a screwdriver and with difficulty from shot one and it did the same with Hornady, Winchester and CCI ammuntion. This tells me the gun was not test fired at all before being shipped from the factory.. I sent that POS back, whereupon Ruger sent me another with the same exact issue. I called customer service again and they offered to send me a third example. At that point I told them I didn't want any more of their junk and to send me a refund. Which they promptly did after I sent their second piece of junk back..