![]() The 1895 SBL comes with an optics rail for easy scope mounting. The receiver is forged stainless steel for strength, and the bolt is nickel-plated with newly designed fluting for smooth operation. The thread cap is nicely fitted, and at first glance you wouldn’t even notice it was a cap except maybe for the two flats machined into it for easy removal or re-installation. The 19-inch barrel is threaded 11/16x24 for installing a suppressor or muzzle brake. It’s a large-loop design, and the tubular magazine holds six rounds. 45-70 Gov’t and comes with a polished stainless receiver-made from a forging for strength and durability-stainless barrel and a laminated stock. Now the wait is over and the first Ruger-made Marlin, the 1895 SBL, is here. ![]() Since then, Marlin fans have been watching and waiting for the first Marlin to roll off the line at Ruger’s manufacturing facilities. As we reported in October 2020, Ruger acquired Marlin for $30 million when Remington sold off its businesses in a bankruptcy sale.
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