Ok so Ruger has now bought Marlin so what do they get. Marlin has/had a nice little .22 semi rifle but then so does Ruger. Marlin has/had some nice lever action rifles, so other than these what does Ruger get out of the deal?
Some people like the Marlin model 60 and they are very accurate and have a nicer trigger than the 10-22 but they aren't as durable. I used to work for gunsmith who sold guns and I did counter sales and checked in guns to be repaired.
We had a number of model 60's come in and the gunsmith I worked for didn't think much of them.
But Ruger now has the rights to all Marlin designs and the one 22 caliber rifle I'd like to see them start making again is the Model 39 Lever action. Those rifles have internal parts that are thicker than they need to be possibly because they were designed at a time when steels were not as good as they are today.
But whatever the reason they were made to last forever and they are beautiful guns. I'd also like to see them bring back the model 1894 pistol caliber carbines in 357, 41, and 44 mag, and also in some of the discontinued calibers such as 32-20, 218 Bee, 22 Magnum, and 25-20 Winchester. A 41 magnum model 1894 was one of the most accurate lever actions I've ever shot. More so than the Marlin 357 and 44 mag rifles that I've both owned and shot
I'd alos like to see them produce the 1895's in 45-70 and 444 Marlin long with the model 336 i n 35 remington and 30-30 and I wouldn't mind seeing them bring back the Model 57 "Levermatic" in 30 carbine, 218 bee, and 357 mag.
And the 336 could also be chambered in the new 350 Legend which is the ballistic twin of the 35 Remington, one of the best deer rifle cartridges there ever was. superior to even the great 30-30 and probably the best all-around straight wall cartridges other than the 444 and the 45-70.
It's a rimless cartridge but I'm sure it could be made to work in the model 336.