OldCannon wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:39 pm
Bummer you're cranky about the "Remlin" 30-30s. The new ones are SIGNIFICANTLY improved, and I would dare say they're equal in quality to the old JM rifles (Heresy, I know!). I'm probably going to be listing an unfired 336BL soon. I really want to keep it, but I just don't need an assortment of lever rifles in different calibers, and the 45-70 doesn't bother me much to shoot, not even the hot loads (but, boy, those things make quite a boom/shoulder thump!).
My 2016-manufactured 336BL .30-30 was a hot mess from a QC perspective. It functioned well, and shot accurately, but it required a bunch of work to bring it even close to the quality of the JM stamped 1895; and even then, it’s just a tick not as nice.....particularly in the choice of wood and its fit and finish. Maybe they have improved in the past 3 years. I might be willing to buy another one, but experience tells me to inspect it closely with a gimlet eye before I buy. I like the 336BL
now that it’s properly set up. But I
really like Henry's quality right out of the box, and now that they’re offering models with a side-loading gate.....
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