How much advance notice do you get for Marlin Dark backorder/shipment ETAs? Is there also a guarantee by your provider like - "the next shipment on November 4, 2026 will be guaranteed to have 3."
Guessing it's the same as the bigger shops that are honest, straight-shooters? That there's no guarantee of when backorders get filled and they don't get guaranteed quantities on a set date.
0 notice until theyre at the distributors. It actually sent me scrambling this time, as they had even more then 15 for us but we werent in a position to take them all financially.
Wow that's seriously interesting. Definitely DID NOT have a previous career in logistics ahahahaha......
But is it literally the authorized Canadian Marlin distributor pings all shops that wanted Marlins "out of the blue" based on previously placed backorders AND orders for the shop's general stock asking for payment? Is there a fierce secondary bidding war too at the distributor-level for orders that shops did not prepay them for (can only see bigger, reputable shops willing to pay entirely for backorders they received with no ETA)? Those examples would be a headache for accounting trying to plan and manage cash flow.
No basically they ask stores that are in good standing based on backorders. No bidding war or anything. But stores have credit limits and if it exceeds it they ask for prepayment.
Yep hate them too. ABSOLUTE RESPECT to the stores that at least try to impose minimum rules against that like limits per customer and no obvious sock-puppets ordering to the same address for things guaranteed to sell out quick anyways.
To clarify in advance - I'm not saying anyone is ENTITLED to a store waiting X days so they can personally get the funds together to buy a highly desired good. It's a marketing/PR decision for each individual business. Do you sell out the dozen to Scalpy McScalp who had a web-bot set up to snipe it all OR do you wait a day or two for normal people who also just as willing to pay you? The former choice may be convenient in terms of paperwork/handling time while latter is a strategy to build customer loyalty and goodwill. Gun scalpers themselves aren't the ones that would buy a bunch of furniture, maintenance supplies and ammo from you during or afterwards to run the gun.
Nice! If you had done it a few months ago it would have saved way more paperwork because in BC the process was even simpler before July. It was literally just a simple form.
Even worse, I had my exemption letter before the change, but budgeted the pistol for this month...fak. So I have to resubmit.
Today was my first sanctioned day shooting with a coach on the books. I'm getting a pistol locally and want a backup, but haven't picked a model yet. 🤔 It's really hard to choose. Was nice to see some other new guys come out who just got their pistols. Makes me impatient...but something to look forward to.
*Edit - I got a real nice Nanuk case today, the store owner gave me cost on it! Looking forward to filling it...
I don't understand. If you have your exemption letter you don't have to resubmit. You just use the exemption letter for the transfer. The new process is for new requests or pending requests. Either way you should import from the USA to increase the supply, that's the whole point. If you're getting it locally there's almost nothing to pick from and forget about a new one.
Requires proof of training now, membership in a club and a training plan. Basically more paperwork and a limit of 1 gun for training. Whatever Ontario and Quebec are doing to make it extra difficult for anyone to get guns as a hobby for sports shooting is what is happening.
Building a 10/22 with a Samson BTM folding stock. Issue is parts availability for building a 10/22 from scratch. Trying to find a factory contour barrel of the correct length is very hard. Since it's a folder I need to have a 26 OAL in folded position
If you want a cheap, take-off barrel ...GunPost and CGN are your best bet.
If you're looking for an after-market barrel thats 18" minimum and will fit a standard 10/22 stock foot print; Faxon 18.5" Flame Fluted will work and is available
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Hoping to finally get into reloading. I had everything lined up and ready to purchase, then a tree on my property got damaged in a windstorm and that money went to an arborist instead.
I’m slowly picking away by purchasing the cheaper components. Really just still need to get the press and case trimmer, then of course powder and bullets. I’ll keep watching sales and get there eventually.
Lots of good presses and trimmers on Gunpost. To start id grab an older RCBS rock chucker or a Lee single stage press. Can always upgrade later down the line.
In the same boat as you. Well, more like focusing on handguns for the time being, I still have many long gun aspirations but not my priority right now.
I’ve seen such mixed responses to acquiring the G44v through IRG. They explicitly say on their site they don’t help source via third party so you need to find US site yourself, and the only G44 on the IRG storefront has a prohib barrel length.
Is it true they can swap out the barrel for you with the threaded variation so it’s a legal length before importation?
Others have said the Canadian variant is like a unicorn. I rent one at one of my ranges and it’s sweet.
Contact IRG and they will provide instructions. You buy the G44 V AND the threaded marksman barrel. It ends up being 4.5". They will install the longer barrel and do all the paperwork before importing. The only thing you have to worry about is providing the exemption letter to the RCMP and hoping they approve the transfer. If they don't approve the transfer take them to Federal Court over it because the legislation is pretty clear they have to approve it with the exemption letter. You will NOT find the Canadian G44 version because no retailers have it and no one is importing it new. And you definitely will never find the G44 V in Canada for sale new.
They did not freeze loaning a handgun as it requires no transfer papers to do so and has no clear length of time in the written law as to what a maximum amount the loan time could be.
No, I'm importing from the USA and waiting for the RCMP to approve the transfer. I think a lot of other people are also waiting for their transfers to be approved for imports. There's like a big batch of them across BC apparently pending approval since July.
Tactical Imports is hopefully working on some new things to tease for us before year's end. I'd love a "micro" length .357 revolver carbine thing like their .45/.410 model, missed getting a real revolver before the big freeze back when and I just wanna shoot .38s for funzies
From what I know, it's their new version that actually can do the barrel swaps
Plus the Carbine version is a new model, sort I'd a cheaper Lux as far as I know? Wood stock and irons for the mini action rifles I wonder if you got a Trail and a Carbine if you could swap the barrels around
No no, I’m saving the reveal for when it’s actually done. But iv been planning it for a while and iv decided I’ll use a Yugo for the project as they are weirdly the cheapest options right now and most robust build.
A semi auto shotgun, got the pump and the break action, and want to try out a semi.
Semi auto 22lr like the tm22. Love how compact the little thing is, and I'm a bit tired of dragging my 20 inch barrel bolt action 22 to the range. Time to try something more compact.
A 9mm rifled. Initially interested in those short pump or bolt action deryas, but for the price I'm considering a Henry Homesteader instead. Especially with the cool toys now made by fellow redditors Here like folding 1913 stock adaptors.
Eventually I do want a 223. Waiting to see how all the new rifles shake up. More tempted to spend 1k-1.5k on a Turkish rifle and just roll with the traditional ranch rifle aesthetic. Or the Kodiak trigger on an Alcor that makes it look really good. If reviews on the new rifles continue to be lackluster, I'd rather just get an Alcor that has at least been around a while in Australia as a lever release gun. No use spending twice the price and getting the same quality.
So that's me, basically 4 different semi autos. Breaking free of my Fudd ways now that I have pretty much every sort of manual action.
Or maybe I'll scrap all of it and buy a black powder muzzle loader and go full Fudd
I'm waiting on a Marlin 1894 dark series .44 to be my first purchase...If they don't come in before Christmas I might "settle" for an SBL. That's the gun that inspired me to get my PAL, so it's gotta be the first purchase.
Then probably a Panzer M4 Speed Pro in marine finish, and an Adler RF224 to round out the safe.
For me, a New Savage 110 Core Hunter LH in 7PRC, looking for it to be a consistent contender for 500-700 yard shooting. It seems like everything I was looking for in a bolty for the right price.
Maybe a simple bolt action 22LR with nice walnut or laminated stock.
Got a Derya 9mm pump this summer that has been a really fun range toy using the peep sights. May have to put a red dot on it for my more inept guests. 😆
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u/LumberjackCDN Gold'n Loan Outfitters & Pawn Aug 08 '26
We're about to see a bunch of marlins next week in 45-70 and theres 1 dark series on the shipment and its calling my name.