Marlin Firearms to close next year

[makattak]

Yeah, but this thread does remind me that I want a long range thumper in a caliber that starts with .45-something....   :)

I'm quite glad I have my 39A and 1895 45-70.

Guess I need to get a 336 to complete the set.

Edit: Encouraged my to change my profile pic.

[RevDisk]

I can't believe that Penn is not a strong union state. 

It's really not.  Steel industry more or less died.  That was union.  Our business owners are slightly smarter folks.  "You wanna unionize?  k, we're closed.  You all go home."  Eventually folks get the message.  Coal mining is unionized, but I haven't heard too much about them being militant about it.

State government is infested with them, and they milk it for every penny.  Easiest way of saving our state government billions per year would be to outlaw AFSCME.

[Perd Hapley]

I'm not against environmental standards, I'm against Americans losing their jobs having to compete against countries who don't have the same environmental standards.

Option 1:  The West refuses to enact any environmental safeguards that other nations won't actually enforce on their own businesses.  

Option 2:  A global regime that enforces universal environmental laws.

Option 3:  A complex web of treaties and trade agreements.

Option 4:  We do what we think is best for our own nation, and let the developing nations have the manufacturing jobs until they develop a more affluent middle-class.  This leads to democratic reforms, which leads to a larger middle-class, which leads to more democratic reforms.  Eventually, they make the mistake of letting women vote    and pretty soon they have their own obnoxious legislation, which evens the playing field.  

[Silver Bullet]

Yeah, but this thread does remind me that I want a long range thumper in a caliber that starts with .45-something....   :)

Have you considered the Marlin .308 MX or the .338 MX ?

More power in a lever action, and shoots the Hornady LeverEvolution ammo. 

[mtnbkr]

Coal mining is unionized, but I haven't heard too much about them being militant about it.

You mean in the last decade or two, right?  Coal unions were some of the more militant I've read about, though most of the action was in the first half of the 20th century.

Chris

[RevDisk]

You mean in the last decade or two, right?  Coal unions were some of the more militant I've read about, though most of the action was in the first half of the 20th century.

Chris

Yea, in the last few decades.  I'm aware that numerous weapons on the NFA register came from coal companies.  There were reasons for that.

[Scout26]

Of course Marlin is going out of business. It's all part of the plan.  They've been gobbled up by international corporate interests whose goal is to disarm Americans.  Wake up people!!  It's not Repubs vs. Dems.  They both work together for their common benefit while putting on a show for the rubes.  Don't be distracted.  Take our country back.

I don't know whether you're serious (in which case, Welcome Back PaddyMcRiley!) or not.

Either way, I agree with Dionysusigma......   

[gunsmith]

Ahhhh... That would be like coolness on a stick!   

DD

another vote for NV, specifically, northern NV

[dm1333]

According to Dave Workman Marlin is moving, not closing.  Two of the places mentioned are Ilion, NY and a plant in Kentucky. 

http://www.thehighroad.us/showthread.php?t=417230