Marlin 1894C SS on lay-awake.

[Rexster]

Lay-awake = layaway, during which time one lays awake in anticipation.

An attempt at posting a pic poached from the dealer's site; I got the last of three, BTW, so no mas:

Ah, well, pic too big. Something about pixies.

Yes, I know SS is ugly, but I can smell the sea when there is a SE breeze blowing. I have a blued 1894C and a blued 1894CB for when I want to look purty. Life is good.

[Rexster]

A link to the pics, for however long it lasts:

http://collectorsfirearms.com/admin/pro ... emID=31431

Yep, I am paying a awful lot, but the dealer only got three of this limited run, and is not likely to get more. If I had been able to couch up enough to purchase it outright, they would have given me a sizable discount off their sticker price.

[Jayhawker]

Price isn't really out of line. BTW, I really like the grain on that stock. Congratulations on your new acquisition and may the wait seem short!

[rjohns94]

I like the caliber, the SS and the length of the barrel. You will LOVE that rifle. well done, blessings.

[Blaine]

Not ugly at all...I'd give my "left one" to have that rifle, and it's not worth it unless you don't like it.

[.45]

Nothin ugly about that gun. I like it!!

[AJMD429]

For others who are interested in the 1894 css - if you call The Outdoorsman, in Indianapolis/Greenwood IN, they may have one (they did last week), and this place will let you reserve one - http://www.thegunsource.com/item/167373 ... .aspx?SR=1 - I've reserved guns there and gotten them before, but I don't know their overall success rate. Good price, though, if you're willing to wait and/or gamble on availability.

I posted on mine a couple weeks ago when I first got it, and I know I whined some about the stock fit, etc., but they're like any other new production Marlins - very good underneath the rough edges. Mine is going to be a 'keeper' for sure.

I hope you enjoy yours as much.

[GonnePhishin]

Real Purdy Lookin'

[Ysabel Kid]

Yes, I know SS is ugly...

Says who? Yes, my favorite finish is CCH, but I like SS and it certainly is a superior and sharp-looking finish for a lot of applications!

[Blaine]

Rexter, if you don't like it, hit me up in Oct sometime and I'll buy it......I want a good .357 to match up with my 50th Blackhawk .357.....

[1886]

I had the .44 cal. version. It has some of the prettiest Marlin wood I have seen. Mic talked me right out of that gun. He kept talking about some special project... I miss mine. You will surely like yours. Congrats. and have fun, 1886.

[Rexster]

Thanks for the compliments, and yes, I know that SS is not really ugly, but if I say it is ugly, I have beaten the naysayers to the punch, and stolen their thunder a bit. If I had arrived at the shop when the three were delivered, I probably would have dug deep and put at least two on layaway, if not all three. (Keep in mind we are a family of shooters, and if my wife takes a liking to something I have bought, well, She Must Be Obeyed. I can only hope that She Who Must Be Obeyed keeps loving her stainless Rossi '92.) I got the last one that was still left there, and consider myself lucky. This dealer has the 1894s in other chamberings relatively often, and gets plenty of 1895s, it seems. I keep ALMOST getting myself an 1895, BTW, and am glad I hesitated to do that a couple of weeks ago, because it would have made this 1894C SS difficult to afford.

Life is good!