My experience was quality had been down for several years
Agreed, I had been looking for a stainless 1894 in .44 Mag for several years. I passed on three in a row at Bachman Pawn in Dallas. Two had such poor wood to metal fit that I didn't expect the stock would last long before it split. #3 had an extremely rough action and the sights weren't exactly at 12 o'clock. All this was well before Remington came into the picture.
I finally picked up a used one that was good to go, made in 2007.
Complete thread:
- Marlin quality - 
anachronism, 
2011-12-11, 18:17 
- Marlin rep was in a local store apologizing for the poor - Rob Leahy, 2011-12-11, 18:38
 - Marlin quality - bmize, 2011-12-11, 22:31
 - Marlin quality / Rifle magazine article - 
FOG, 
2011-12-12, 13:32
- Marlin quality / Rifle magazine article - anachronism, 2011-12-12, 20:13
 
 - My experience was quality had been down for several years - 
brionic, 
2011-12-12, 13:39
- My experience was quality had been down for several years - 
jgt, 
2011-12-13, 08:55
- My experience was quality had been down for several years - anachronism, 2011-12-13, 19:26
 - My experience was quality had been down for several years - Warhawk, 2011-12-19, 22:26
 
 
 - My experience was quality had been down for several years - 
jgt, 
2011-12-13, 08:55
 - Marlin quality - 
woody, 
2011-12-12, 18:36
- Marlin quality - John Meeker, 2011-12-17, 08:30