What is a fair price for a 2003 Marlin 1894c in 357 Magnum that was fired one time?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - What is a fair price for a 2003 Marlin 1894c in 357 Magnum that was fired one time?

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:07:27 AM EDT

I purchased this carbine in 2003 and only shot it once. I'm thinking about selling it to free up funds for something else since I never shoot it. What would be a fair price? I don't have the original box any more, but I do have a bag full of spare parts I bought from Brownell's back in 2003. I've heard these guns are in high demand. I have really mixed feelings about selling it or any gun for that matter.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:10:37 AM EDT

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I haven't seen a perfect one available for less than a grand in a while...

Whoops, this is for Stainless...

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:10:38 AM EDT

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Between $500-$600 depending on demand in your area; maybe a little more if it is pristine. I've seen them go as low as $325 in the past year but that was an exceptional deal.

ETA: I'd keep it personally. Rumor is Remington has no plans to restart production of the .357 models.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:10:40 AM EDT

[#3]

Keep it.

New "Marlins" are dog shit.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:11:25 AM EDT

[#4]

Too much.

And I say that as a guy that owns one in good condition. It's a damn shame what happened to Marlin.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:12:13 AM EDT

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Between $500-$600 depending on demand in your area; maybe a little more if it is pristine. I've seen them go as low as $325 in the past year but that was an exceptional deal.

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Posted: 2/18/2017 12:19:08 AM EDT

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Last one I saw come up for sale in Utah was priced around to$1000.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:21:48 AM EDT

[#7]

$800-ish.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:22:46 AM EDT

[#8]

800-1000+ is going rate for a pistol caliber REAL Marlin

Have a couple transfer customers on a Marlin lever gun spree and that's about what they have been paying for anything not 30/30 or 45-70

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:25:36 AM EDT

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800-1000+ is going rate for a pistol caliber REAL Marlin

Have a couple transfer customers on a Marlin lever gun spree and that's about what they have been paying for anything not 30/30 or 45-70

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.44 Mags have gone up? Wow...

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:25:50 AM EDT

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800-1000+ is going rate for a pistol caliber REAL Marlin

Have a couple transfer customers on a Marlin lever gun spree and that's about what they have been paying for anything not 30/30 or 45-70

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The .44mags seem to be more common and a bit cheaper, but yeah, the .357s and .45s are getting to be too spendy on the occasions they are actually available.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:29:05 AM EDT

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Between $500-$600 depending on demand in your area; maybe a little more if it is pristine. I've seen them go as low as $325 in the past year but that was an exceptional deal.

ETA: I'd keep it personally. Rumor is Remington has no plans to restart production of the .357 models.

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And that gives me a sad: I really wanted one of those to go with a couple of .357 pistols.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:31:05 AM EDT

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I've got a 1894CP in 357, 16" ported bbl. Made in 1991 only. Wonder how much it's worth? Last one I saw years ago sold for $1400.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:33:14 AM EDT

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Keep it.

New "Marlins" are dog shit.

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Not anymore; at least not their .22s.

I've bought two new Marlin rimfires in the past year. While not completely up to previous standards in terms of finish, they shoot well and are solid where it counts.

I don't have a Marlin from the immediate aftermath of the Remington takeover so I don't know first-hand how bad it was back then, but both of these are decent guns for what I paid.

Posted: 2/18/2017 12:47:26 AM EDT

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Not anymore; at least not their .22s.

I've bought two new Marlin rimfires in the past year. While not completely up to previous standards in terms of finish, they shoot well and are solid where it counts.

I don't have a Marlin from the immediate aftermath of the Remington takeover so I don't know first-hand how bad it was back then, but both of these are decent guns for what I paid.

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The last 2-3 years have been decent

But prior to that it was terrible
I'd say 1 out of every 10-12 had a major issue(s)

Guns so rough Hercules could not cycle them
Guns locked shut
Guns locked open
Crooked barrels or sights
Missing sights
Screws chewed to shit
Broken /chipped stocks
Stocks beat into place and obviously stressed and ready to break
Stocks contoured too fat or thin
Wood/metal gaps of 1/4" or better