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Ruger has reached back into the old Marlin Firearms vault and has resurrected the classic Model 1894 in another familiar chambering. 

The original Marlin 1894 was a product of the company's LL Hepburn era and was the company's first "solid top" rifle. Originally chambered for period cartridges like .25-20, .32-20, .38-40, and .44-40, it faded from production in the 1930s and then made a reappearance in a more modern .44 Rem Mag in 1969. From there, Marlin kept the M1894 reboot in and out of production, including shorter carbine options and variants chambered in .357 Mag, .41 Mag, and .45 Colt, until the model finally vanished altogether in 2020 with the bankruptcy of Remington Outdoors, which had acquired the Marlin brand a decade prior. 

Now, with the .44 Mag M1894 returning to the catalog back in June, the .357 variant is listed as "shipping with limited availability."
 

the new Ruger Marin Model 1894 in .357 Magnum
Whereas the .44 Mag variant of the M1894 has a 20.25-inch barrel, the .357 Mag variant is a little shorter, running 18.63 inches. This gives the gun an overall length of 36 inches with a handy 6.2-pound weight. (Photos: Marlin)
the new Ruger Marin Model 1894 in .357 Magnum
Other features include an American black walnut stock with a 13.63-inch length of pull. The underbarrel tubular magazine holds nine rounds of .357 Mag or 10 of .38 Special. 
the new Ruger Marin Model 1894 in .357 Magnum
The rear sight is an adjustable semi-buckhorn while the front is a brass bead under a hood. 

 

MSRP of the new Ruger Marlin Model 1894 in .357 Magnum is $1,239. 

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