A Return to Lever Action - Marlin's Back

 A few years back, Big Green (Remington) went bankrupt. They sold off a large part of the assets which included the brand Marlin and all the IP that goes with it and Ruger bought it. This year, Ruger has been getting Marlin back on it's feet and was able to release 3 versions of the 1895 level action rifle in .45-70. The latest version has me the most excited; it's the Guide Gun.

While .45-70 seems like it would be lots of fun, what I really want is the Model 336 to come back in .30-30. What has me excited is the finish and colors of the Guide Gun. Marlin is using a dark metal finish with the traditional brown wood and it's gorgeous. A threaded barrel is standard on all three versions of the 1895 and I hope that continues on with the 336 and 1894. If I can get the 336 in 30-30 in a similar color pallet and feature set as the Guide Gun, I'll ditch my WWSD 350 Legend AR-15 and go back to lever action 30-30 for hunting. 

I still like my Winchester 94 and so far the WWSD 350 Legend AR-15 I built to replace seems to be working fine but the Marlin just has the classic lever action layout I love. The 336 action facilitates modern scopes unlike the older non-AE Winchester Model 94 rifles and getting any good 350 Legend ammo has been troublesome. I could buy a new Winchester that I can use modern scopes with since the angle eject system doesn't eject upward but I won't buy any rifle that doesn't have a threaded barrel at this point. None of the Winchester lever action offerings have threaded barrel for silencers or other devices. That's an automatic out. I won't spend the $1000+ on a new rifle just to cut it and thread it. This needs to a factory thing with these older lever action guns.  

I had been looking at buying a new bolt-action rifle for hunting and utility in something like .223 Remington but I'd rather just stick with my beloved lever action rifles for farm work. If I can get a 336 that's similar to the Guide Gun, I'll buy one and re-barrel the WWSD AR-15 for 5.56.

Please Marlin, make it happen!

And yes, I'm aware of the Henry X guns but they don't have wood furniture.