Originally Posted by
streetglideok
I have a pair of 1895's, one is a Marlin 1895SS, and the other is an remlin 1895GS. I'd almost go with the 1895SS between the two levers.
Would you be willing to elaborate on the differences you can see between your REAL Marlin and your Remlin?
I have two GS's, among a few other REAL Marlins, and I'm in dire want of a new 1895 Cowboy, and another 1895 GS.
I've seen two Remlin 1895 GS's that turned me off big time, poorly fit stocks, ill-fit bolt, lots of machine marks in the action. I've also HEARD that these early hiccups have been rectified and that the newer runs are of better quality.
But, I'm still nervous about trusting the Remlins, especially considering the current prices are more than twice what I paid for any of my REAL Marlins between 5 and 20yrs ago.