Rossi Rifleman

Honestly, I just don't think that 30-30 Win are much in demand. Those that are being offered are very competitively priced and Rossi didn't offer a perfect, out of the box rifle. No doubt that Henry got into Rossi's potential customer base, Henry wanted those buyers more than Rossi did.

I think they dropped them to up production on .357 R92's. They seem to fly off the shelves anywhere they are sold. Too bad though as the one RG I checked out in a shop was built better than what Remington has offered so far. Now that it's too late I wish I had bought it...

There's a lot more competition in the .30-30 market especially with the used options.
Marlin and Winchester made them forever.
I picked up 2 Winchesters in the past couple three years at $300 each in moderately used but clean condition.
Even though Marlin has had some quality control and manufacturing problems under Remington they have put product on the shelves. My buddy and his nephew both picked up Marlin 336s NIB that were acceptable.
Another of his nephews picked up a 1895 .45-70.

It would seem that Remington has had time to work out the QC problems with the Marlins. Question is have they? Or, is it still look carefully at any product that says made by Remington? I'd really like one of the 45-70's but I'm hesitant to drop that kind of money on a tomato stake.

Should have grabbed the RG a year ago, but decided to save some money and went with the Wizard with a .243 barrel and added the 45-70.

Oh, well, hindsight

Make smoke,

I don't care who made it or when I think checking ANY gun over before you fill out the paperwork is the way to go.

That said, I've seen several Marlin's that have looked pretty good.

Supply still isn't great in this area but due to terrain medium range woods guns aren't heavily in demand.
The shop I hang out at in the centerfire market sells a lot more longer range bolt guns and for the short medium range end it tends to be 90% ARs and 12g shotties for the zombies and home defense. Most of the remainder is split between odds and sods and pistol caliber lever actions.

I may even get one or two Marlins myself eventually but every time I think 336 I wind up with another 94 and I haven't seen a 1895 in person in a while where the configuration and the price has matched up with my desire.

Ohio3Wheels wrote:
Should have grabbed the RG a year ago, but decided to save some money and went with the Wizard with a .243 barrel and added the 45-70.

Oh, well, hindsight

Make smoke,

I made same mistake in 1983 with a particular Winchester.

Well, 45-70 be nice. What we need is another movie, like Quigley Down Under, only with a guy homesteading in Alaska who has to save his family from mutated grizzly bears,,,,who has a Rio in 45-70....THEN, ?????

I think the story line would need to take place in Brazil as I don't think they, Rossi, really pay much attention to what is happening in North America. If they did, they would be King of the Levergun hill and Marlin would be a distant memory. Rossi squandered an incredible opportunity that only comes once in a very long while for a business.