Marlin 1894 357 mag

kenny53 · January 31, 2019, 07:29 PM

I bought my Marlin must be close to 20 years ago. I had a little trouble working the lever every since I owned the gun. I figured it just needed to break in a bit. Over the years it got worse and worse. I pretty much left in the safe. I finally called Marlin customer service. Sent the gun in for inspection and repair. It took about 6 weeks to get my gun back. Paperwork said the carrier was broken. They replaced the carrier with a "upgraded carrier and upgraded lever". Went to the range yesterday ran about 60 rounds of 38's and 357's through the gun. It worked perfect. Anyway that's my story.

2damnold4this · January 31, 2019, 07:37 PM

I'm glad they fixed it for you.

TJB101 · January 31, 2019, 08:13 PM

Was it just a little stickiness or locking up?

ice monkey · January 31, 2019, 08:20 PM

That’s awesome! 20 years later you got the .357 you’d always been looking for.

I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for sharing. I’ll note that when things aren’t going right - have em fixed.

kenny53 · January 31, 2019, 08:29 PM

TJB101: It would lock up, you could get it into battery if you really forced it. Some guys tried it and couldn't work the action.

Ruga Booga · January 31, 2019, 08:35 PM

Just curious, did you pay for the repair and shipping?

kenny53 · February 2, 2019, 09:33 PM

The repair was free had a gun shop ship it for me, it was $37.50.

jstanfield103 · February 3, 2019, 03:49 AM

Kenny
You must be a very patient person. I could have never waited that long to enjoy the rifle. Plus one for the new Marlin company fixing that old of a rifle. Congratulations on the rifle being fixed, and a very good story.
Enjoy.

kenny53 · February 3, 2019, 04:15 PM

Thank you sir

bamaranger · February 4, 2019, 02:34 AM

I bought a Marlin .357 (w/o the safety button) just after the models WITH the safety button, hit the market. Likely sometime in the early 80's.

I have shot the snot out of that little carbine with all sorts of ammo, to include a lot of +P+ .38spl 110 JHP's, which did not group so well, but was adequate for groundhogs in high clover to about 50 yds or so. At some point, 5-6 years down the road, I think it was the ejector broke. Marlin sold me new one for peanuts, and threw in a lever retention screw at my request for free, as I had foolishly burred the original one with improper screw drivers.

January 31, 2019, 07:29 PM	#1
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	Marlin 1894 357 mag I bought my Marlin must be close to 20 years ago. I had a little trouble working the lever every since I owned the gun. I figured it just needed to break in a bit. Over the years it got worse and worse. I pretty much left in the safe. I finally called Marlin customer service. Sent the gun in for inspection and repair. It took about 6 weeks to get my gun back. Paperwork said the carrier was broken. They replaced the carrier with a "upgraded carrier and upgraded lever". Went to the range yesterday ran about 60 rounds of 38's and 357's through the gun. It worked perfect. Anyway that's my story.

February 3, 2019, 03:49 AM	#8
jstanfield103 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 114	Kenny You must be a very patient person. I could have never waited that long to enjoy the rifle. Plus one for the new Marlin company fixing that old of a rifle. Congratulations on the rifle being fixed, and a very good story. Enjoy. Last edited by jstanfield103; February 3, 2019 at 05:59 PM.

February 4, 2019, 02:34 AM	#10
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,312	Marlin I bought a Marlin .357 (w/o the safety button) just after the models WITH the safety button, hit the market. Likely sometime in the early 80's. I have shot the snot out of that little carbine with all sorts of ammo, to include a lot of +P+ .38spl 110 JHP's, which did not group so well, but was adequate for groundhogs in high clover to about 50 yds or so. At some point, 5-6 years down the road, I think it was the ejector broke. Marlin sold me new one for peanuts, and threw in a lever retention screw at my request for free, as I had foolishly burred the original one with improper screw drivers.

January 31, 2019, 07:37 PM	#2
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 2,526	I'm glad they fixed it for you.

January 31, 2019, 08:13 PM	#3
TJB101 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2017 Posts: 498	Was it just a little stickiness or locking up?

January 31, 2019, 08:20 PM	#4
ice monkey Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 416	That’s awesome! 20 years later you got the .357 you’d always been looking for. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for sharing. I’ll note that when things aren’t going right - have em fixed.

January 31, 2019, 08:29 PM	#5
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	TJB101: It would lock up, you could get it into battery if you really forced it. Some guys tried it and couldn't work the action.

January 31, 2019, 08:35 PM	#6
Ruga Booga Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2017 Location: SE Kansas Posts: 116	Just curious, did you pay for the repair and shipping?

February 2, 2019, 09:33 PM	#7
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	The repair was free had a gun shop ship it for me, it was $37.50.

February 3, 2019, 04:15 PM	#9
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	Thank you sir