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Post by bazooka on Jan 4, 2020 23:37:31 GMT
Marlin Firearms closing business?
They aren't. Marlin temporarily stopped production because their machines were old and the tolerances were causing QC issues. Marlin replaced their tooling and resumed production.
Marlin Makes a Comeback
“Marlin had great heritage and history in the North Haven community,” says John Fink, senior product manager for Remington.
“They had a skilled and tenured workforce that knew how to build Marlin rifles. We were faced with some tough decisions to make that impacted those people and the local community.”
While the craftsmen at Marlin were first-rate, the manufacturing facilities in North Haven were less than great. Machines were held together with what amounted to little more than Band-Aids, creating inefficient and costly production processes.
“The biggest known issue was that Marlin was in need of capital investment,” says Fink. “We were dealing with equipment that was old— in some cases, more than 60 years old. Some of the equipment was in such bad shape that sheet-metal dams had been built around the machines to keep fluids from leaking out onto the floor.”
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Post by hunter on Jan 4, 2020 23:39:20 GMT
I have yet to hear of any reports recently of this happening.
When Marlin was bought out, there was a temporary hold placed on production. Part of it was the equipment on it was ancient and Remington fired everyone who knew how to make them (there weren’t any actual blueprints of the rifle just old-timer know how). The other part was that the quality dropped significantly to the point the company was a mockery.
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Post by magnum on Jan 4, 2020 23:48:59 GMT
Marlin Firearms is not “closing business”. Any reports to the contrary are inaccurate. Marlin Firearms sells accurate, functional lever action and rimfire rifles and has no plans to stop doing so in the future.
From top to bottom: a Marlin Model 60 made in 1985, a Marlin Model 60 made in 2015, a Marlin Model 795 made in 2012, and a Marlin Model 70P made in 1986
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