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bigfathairybiker wrote:Offer 500 quid, about time stupid prices were brought into check.

Mark

A brand new, Remington manufactured .44 1894S, imported by SMK carries a RRP of £795. £850 for a unused JM Marlin is a very fair price. The family are getting a "good return" on the original cost and the buyer gets a bit of a bargain. A dealer could probably stick an example of this on his shelf with a £995 price tag and probably get that within a few months.

I've been buying and collecting Marlins for nigh on 30 years and the days of 350 quid second hand version are long gone...

I recently purchased a 2009 unfired new in a box 1894CSS .357 and was very happy to pay £1000.00 I did. Now fired a few rounds through her and feel the money well spent. I would ask for £1200.00 and accept £1000.00. A marlin like this is rare so do not sell it cheap.

I would value a Stainless Marlin higher than a blued gun too.

No one pays RRP do they?
Eg: Vortex sparc 2, I paid £100 new.
The new vortex eagles are only 240 or less at some places.
RRP = Recommended Ripoff Price.

Also, someone that has paid over the odds for a product always thinks they paid a fair price.

Mark

I have a JM marked microgroved .44 Marlin 1894SS and It's blindingly accurate. After 9 months I still can't bring myself to shoot anything else I enjoy shooting it that much. If it's in "new" condition, somewhere around £850 sounds fair to me. £900 is just a bit too much, but not unreasonable and £1,000 is too expensive IMO.

Back in the days when Marlins once interested me I had no problems whatsoever with the microgroove barrels they shot lead bullets very well indeed, what they did not like was undersized lead bullets made from a hardish alloy so most commercially cast bullets did not perform well in them, mind you they don't perform that well in "normal" type rifling either.

So if the microgrooves go for a bit less then save yourself a few quid, I think post war Marlins are now way over priced for what they are, but a fool and his money etc.

I managed to pick up a '79 1894 last month for £400 after looking for about a year, not done much work and in excellent condition.
There are bargains out there if you are prepared to wait and I certainly wouldn't pay too much for a second hand one even if it was a JM one and not a Remlin.

There's a nice looking second hand one on GT at the moment for £500, not sure if JM or Remlin.

I was shooting a Microgroove on Friday, finished off by shooting clothes pegs offhand at 25m with first shot hits so there is nothing wrong with the accuracy.