r/canadaguns • u/Business_Sorbet_9766 • Mar 25 '26

Buy recommendations Worth the price?

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Saw this back in stock at my local gun shop, 357 magnum. Weight and length all felt good, just a little pricy. Wondering if it’s worth the price tag in terms of reliability and value. Also would it make a good hunting rifle?

Price is 2200$

Any recommendations is appreciated, thanks.

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u/Murray3-Dvideos Mar 25 '26

Buddy has the .44 mag version. He loves it. It's surprisingly light, compact and nimble. Very smooth to cycle, reasonably accurate (3moa).

The only negatives we've experienced so far is that something wacky was going on with the rear sight, it needed to be cranked entirely to one side to achieve zero. Looked super unprofessional, I told my buddy that something had to be mis-machined and that he should pull some measurements and get Ruger to resolve the issue. He decided instead to just remove the rail and rear sight entirely and install Marbles rear sight (not what I would've done but whatever), he's happy with that setup.

Another small issue the gun has is that it desperately needs to be deburred inside. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the case for most new Lever Actions.

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u/Mirin_Gains Mar 25 '26

My 45-70 had the barrel not clocked correctly causing this issue. Gravel will fix it but of course it takes months.

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u/DonAzuld Mar 25 '26

I’m surprised to hear it needed to be deburred, the fit and finish on Marlins is typically top notch. The actions on mine have been a little stiff out of the box but loosen up with use.

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u/Murray3-Dvideos Mar 25 '26

Only internally, especially inside the loading gate area.