Question re: 995 & 795
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Thanks for the kind words Ithica and Spad. Seems to me that Marlin, and now Remington are missing a great marketing opportunity in not offering a version of the 795 with a nice walnut stock and a bit better fit & finish. The current demand for the 50th Anniv. model 60's should be an indication of its potential. There are still a good number of us bigots around who think a real rifle is walnut, blued steel, and accurate.:bthumb:
Of course, all this depends on their not completely ruining the brand's reputation for quality, accuracy and customer service.
Of course, all this depends on their not completely ruining the brand's reputation for quality, accuracy and customer service.
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Sadly, it has become
a throw away society due to market realities...meaning things like plastic trigger guards, etc and then...in my perception...the big market for the so-called "tactical" guns has changed what a great deal of the shooting public wants. But I have often thought, probably like 03A3Guy, that with as popular as the 60 and 795 seem to be why can there not be an ongoing option like this....sell the common models with inexpensive wood and synthetic stocks, etc but sell deluxe models ongoing with an option for walnut wood, perhaps nicer sights someway, etc. I am guessing that the industrial powers-that-be have thought about this and have not seen it as economically feasible. But it is disappointing to me. I bought a very nice walnut stock from another RFC member for my M60. And am putting walnut on my 795.
While I am on that theme...I keep wishing, as mentioned elsewhere, that someone would start doing conversions of Marlin semi-auto action assemblies to LSHO. Maybe not economically feasible either but there should be a market for it.
a throw away society due to market realities...meaning things like plastic trigger guards, etc and then...in my perception...the big market for the so-called "tactical" guns has changed what a great deal of the shooting public wants. But I have often thought, probably like 03A3Guy, that with as popular as the 60 and 795 seem to be why can there not be an ongoing option like this....sell the common models with inexpensive wood and synthetic stocks, etc but sell deluxe models ongoing with an option for walnut wood, perhaps nicer sights someway, etc. I am guessing that the industrial powers-that-be have thought about this and have not seen it as economically feasible. But it is disappointing to me. I bought a very nice walnut stock from another RFC member for my M60. And am putting walnut on my 795.
While I am on that theme...I keep wishing, as mentioned elsewhere, that someone would start doing conversions of Marlin semi-auto action assemblies to LSHO. Maybe not economically feasible either but there should be a market for it.
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