Ok... Ill bite.
Henry's are nice rifles. If you like (or don't mind) tube fed rifles. Customer service is great from what I hear as I never had to use it. Buy one and you'll probably like it ALOT.
Winchesters are the classic and the main down side is the top eject. No conventional scope set up and the action isn't made to be as strong as the Marlin.
The Remlins should not be called Marlins. They are really bad guns. Fortunately Remington realized this early on and if you bought one and you sent it in, they would work on it for free (scared of another lawsuit I guess). I bought one used and it would not even chamber a round. I took it to a gunsmith and the bolt was so badly milled he called Remington and the guy on the other end said... oh yea it happens send it back and we will fix it for free. Come to find out... it happens ALOT. +1 customer service for not arguing, but -50 for crappy work getting out of the factory.
Be aware that there are some of the last JM stamped guns that were assembled by part time monkeys at the new Remington plant. They had the parts already made before they moved the plant. These JM Remlins have good parts, but were put together using only a flat headed screw driver and a sledge hammer by the semi skilled poo flinggers (from my close inspections).
Newer Remington made Marlins 2017ish and up seem to be ok. If you look at them you can see where they have cut some corners, but great strides were made in fit and finish. On sale they are ok, but don't pay a premium.
JM Marlins are really nice guns. The older ones seem to come with charm and just that something that others seem to lack. Also included are the Marlin produced store brands which were the same gun, just made to a specific for those stores. These older guns (pre 2000) seem to command a premium over the newer ones because even with a few dings here and there they are still quality firearms.
As others have said, I am quite interested to see what the Marugers will look like. I like the Ruger bolt guns and I hope the new lever guns will bring the best of Ruger and old Marlin together. Im willing to at least give them a try.
Henry's are nice rifles. If you like (or don't mind) tube fed rifles. Customer service is great from what I hear as I never had to use it. Buy one and you'll probably like it ALOT.
Winchesters are the classic and the main down side is the top eject. No conventional scope set up and the action isn't made to be as strong as the Marlin.
The Remlins should not be called Marlins. They are really bad guns. Fortunately Remington realized this early on and if you bought one and you sent it in, they would work on it for free (scared of another lawsuit I guess). I bought one used and it would not even chamber a round. I took it to a gunsmith and the bolt was so badly milled he called Remington and the guy on the other end said... oh yea it happens send it back and we will fix it for free. Come to find out... it happens ALOT. +1 customer service for not arguing, but -50 for crappy work getting out of the factory.
Be aware that there are some of the last JM stamped guns that were assembled by part time monkeys at the new Remington plant. They had the parts already made before they moved the plant. These JM Remlins have good parts, but were put together using only a flat headed screw driver and a sledge hammer by the semi skilled poo flinggers (from my close inspections).
Newer Remington made Marlins 2017ish and up seem to be ok. If you look at them you can see where they have cut some corners, but great strides were made in fit and finish. On sale they are ok, but don't pay a premium.
JM Marlins are really nice guns. The older ones seem to come with charm and just that something that others seem to lack. Also included are the Marlin produced store brands which were the same gun, just made to a specific for those stores. These older guns (pre 2000) seem to command a premium over the newer ones because even with a few dings here and there they are still quality firearms.
As others have said, I am quite interested to see what the Marugers will look like. I like the Ruger bolt guns and I hope the new lever guns will bring the best of Ruger and old Marlin together. Im willing to at least give them a try.