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Offline pastorp

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Marlin closing up shop
« on: August 20, 2011, 05:52:33 PM »
Just read today that John Taffin reports that Marlin is closing their doors... ;)  Seems the holding company that owns Remington & Marlin is closing Marlin up for good. Taffin states their reason is the terible Quality controll issues that they can't get under control.  :o
 
Read it & weep boys.
 
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2011, 05:56:21 PM »
??? marlin who made them never heard of them they any good ;D 
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2011, 06:12:50 PM »
Just the old ones........ ;)  Possume  :o  but then you knew that.
 
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2011, 02:11:53 AM »
I wonder if their union?
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2011, 03:44:54 AM »
Believe it when I see it.......
 
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2011, 04:16:40 PM »
as i have said on other places there is no hard evidence of this.... however a public statement could end all this
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2011, 04:42:55 PM »
It would be a disaster to just close the doors. Why not just sell it and cut the losses. Marlin has a legendary name that sells guns just on the name. No reason not to get QC in order and make money. I don't believe it.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2011, 05:12:14 PM »
here's the latest:
 
Marlin announced that it would close its North Haven plant, and move the work to Remington plants in Ilion, New York, and Mayfield, Kentucky
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2011, 05:27:36 PM »
I know many here love Remington, but Remington has always put profit over quality. Marlin being sold to Remington was the worst thing that could ever happen to them.  Remington as of late has suffered from poor quality control in many of their rifles due to cost cutting measures. It seems this may have trickled down to marlin with Remington's cost cutting bean counters. I know a company has to do what it has to do to stay in business, but I hate to see good American stuff being cheapened to the point of garbage. I know there are many companies that are putting out copies of Winchesters, but it ain't the same.  I guess Marlins will be next.  I will only buy pre-Remington Marlins.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2011, 06:13:55 PM »
Amen to that 30-30 man.  ;)  I've already got all the marlins I really need.  ;D
 
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2011, 06:32:58 PM »
One nice thing about the handi's. They are about as cheap as you can get. Be pretty hard to cheapen them more.
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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2011, 07:21:39 PM »
You have a valid point with that statemenr mauser.  ;) 
 
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2011, 02:51:18 AM »
Quote from: ihookem on August 22, 2011, 04:42:55 PM
It would be a disaster to just close the doors. Why not just sell it and cut the losses. Marlin has a legendary name that sells guns just on the name. No reason not to get QC in order and make money. I don't believe it.
Maybe they read Winchesters play book on dealing with unions.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2011, 11:07:59 AM »
Quote from: pastorp on August 20, 2011, 05:52:33 PM
Just read today that John Taffin reports that Marlin is closing their doors... ;)  Seems the holding company that owns Remington & Marlin is closing Marlin up for good. Taffin states their reason is the terible Quality controll issues that they can't get under control.  :o
 
Read it & weep boys.
 
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Turns out to be a false report.  Remingtion has always made the best rifles and shotguns in the world.  They do seem to have problems with Marlin but those problems go back at least 10 years.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2011, 02:30:31 PM »
They have the below statement on their Facebook pages. Check them out. The links to their Facebook pages are:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marlin-Firearms/107484242607803
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Marlin-Firearms/116229941763939

"Thanks to all of our Marlin® fans and customers for your questions and comments. There seems to be some incorrect information floating around. Be assured, Marlin® is doing great and continues to produce lever-action, bolt-action and rimfire rifles daily. We are currently focusing our production efforts on specific product offerings to ensure efficiencies for the immediate future, based on demand for certain models."


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as i have said on other places there is no hard evidence of this.... however a public statement could end all this
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2011, 08:19:28 AM »
Marlin closed up shop in CT and moved south quite a while ago... March of 2010 I believe is when they started packing up and moving.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2011, 08:20:40 AM »
They are in Ilion, NY.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2011, 02:40:48 AM »
i dont know about marlin closing down but remington rifles suck.every one we get into the shop we have to send them back for one issue or another.i just bought a marlin xv7h and that thing is a tackdriver.about 400.00 cheaper than a remington in the same configuration.used the 400.00 savings to buy a quality optic to put on it...... 
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #18 on: August 27, 2011, 03:17:57 AM »
You're mistaken.  Marlin bolt guns are having tons of problems right now.  Nothing beats a Remington...never has, never will.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2011, 04:09:31 PM »
Has anyone else noticed that Remington's downward spiral began, in earnest, about the same time as they began their move South? A lot of their stuff is just overpriced junk anymore.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2011, 05:13:29 PM »
They haven't moved south.  There is no downward spiral.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #21 on: August 28, 2011, 01:11:11 AM »
This is going nowhere. It is time to stop discussing Remington on the Marlin forum.  This "is to, is not" crap is just waisting bandwidth.  If it continues I will lock the thread.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2011, 01:48:20 AM »
Keith L  I agree   They are just winding up Swampman
 
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2011, 11:12:13 AM »
They aren't bothering me.  Lock it up if you like.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2011, 04:13:59 PM »
I hear so much about the Marlin X series bolt guns I'm going to go buy one soon. I hear again a few posts back how accurate they are. I can't remember the last time I heard Marlin X bolts were not accurate.
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #25 on: August 30, 2011, 04:25:17 PM »
I don't see why assimilating Remington's poor quality control with Marlin is out of bounds.  Marlin seemed to make the old 30-30 lever gun for over a hundred years with a good reputation and now that has changed.  Well the only thing that has changed lately is new ownership. With Remington's poor quality control as of late, and that has been well documented; why would that not enter the discussion pertaining to Marlin since they are in direct control? Call Remington's oldest repair center in the USA which is in Aiken, SC..The Gun Rack.. and ask them what Remington has done with Marlin....
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Re: Marlin closing up shop
« Reply #26 on: August 30, 2011, 04:34:10 PM »
Like I said, this is the MARLIN forum.  Apparently some can't stay on topic.  This thread is locked.
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