Marlin Firearms, North Haven closing, 265 laid off

[Walter45Auto]

Maybe I need to pick up a Marlin in .357.

[CJS3]

Just put a "pre-safety" 336 on lay a way at my local GS. They may just be moving, but It still spurred me on to getting one anyway.

[billt]

Marlin was purchased by Cerberus Capital Management, along with Remington, DPMS, (Panther Arms), and Bushmaster when they bought it from Dick Dyke a few years back. Word is the head honcho of Cerberus is a big gun guy. Notice after the Remington acquisition came about, they introduced the Remington R-25 which is nothing more than a Bushmaster Varminter with a camo paint job. A few months later Bushmaster came out with the same basic rifle. This happens in business a lot. If you've got the cash to buy several different companies that produce much the same thing, you can consolidate, and in the process offer more product under different banners, and still keep costs down far enough to enjoy better profit. I suspect a lot of Marlin work will be done at other shops owned by Cerberus like barrels, and machining of receivers, etc.  Bill T.