{"id":414807,"date":"2023-11-21T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/?p=414807"},"modified":"2023-11-16T14:05:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T20:05:41","slug":"the-return-of-marlins-dark-series-lever-action-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/the-return-of-marlins-dark-series-lever-action-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Return of Marlin&#8217;s Dark Series Lever-Action Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co. brought the famed Marlin Firearms Company and its line of traditional lever action rifles back into the light in 2021 after Marlin filed for bankruptcy. The firm&#8217;s famous Model 1895 45-70 was the first to return after going out of production in 2020. This was followed up by the pistol-caliber Model 1894 and the legendary Model 336 in .30-30. Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/brands\/ruger\">Ruger<\/a> is bringing back the Marlin Dark Series Model 1895.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_414910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-414910\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414910 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marlin-dark-series-gate.jpg\" alt=\"marlin 1895 dark series loading gate view\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marlin-dark-series-gate.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marlin-dark-series-gate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marlin-dark-series-gate-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marlin-dark-series-gate-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/600;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-414910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Marlin Dark Series is relaunching with the Model 1895 in .45-70. [Marlin Firearms Company]<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>Quick Specs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Model: Dark Series Model 1895<\/li>\n<li>Caliber: .45-70 Government<\/li>\n<li>Capacity: 5+1<\/li>\n<li>Safety: Crossbolt<\/li>\n<li>Sights: Ghost-ring rear and front fiber optic with tritium ring<\/li>\n<li>Barrel Length: 16 inches<\/li>\n<li>Overall Length: 35.5 inches<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 7 lbs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In April 2019, Marlin introduced the original Dark Series rifles, which brought their proven lever-action designs into a more modern and customizable era. After a brief hiatus, the Dark Series is back. New for 2023 is the Dark Series Model 1895. It is the same bear-busting <a href=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/ammunition\/45-70-government\">.45-70<\/a> that has been around for ages but with enough flexibility to be a viable homestead defender.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_414911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-414911\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-414911 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/model-1895-dark.jpg\" alt=\"model 1895 dark series marlin\" width=\"800\" height=\"278\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/model-1895-dark.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/model-1895-dark-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/model-1895-dark-768x267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/model-1895-dark-150x52.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/278;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-414911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Like the original, the Dark Series 1895 has a five-round tubular magazine hiding under the protection of the M-Lok handguard. [Marlin Firearms Company]<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Dark Series 1895 features a fixed polymer buttstock with an adjustable cheek rest to keep your face from wearing the recoil of the .45-70 round. That is balanced by an 11\/16&#215;24 threaded muzzle brake designed to keep the rifle level shot after shot. Instead of the usual checkered walnut fore-end, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/brands\/marlin\">Marlin<\/a> Dark Series uses an M-Lok handguard with plenty of slots to attach a weapons light or any number of accessories. To top it off, the ghost-ring rear sight and tritium front are accompanied by a generous section of Picatinny rail that allows the use of a close or forward-mounted optic so the 1895 can be set up as either a hunting or scout-type rifle if desired.<\/p>\n<p>The Dark Series 1895 has an MSRP of $1379 and is shipping now. Marlin states that Dark Series versions of the Model 1895 and Model 336 are forthcoming in spring 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruger is reviving the iconic Marlin Dark Series with the newly released Dark Series Model 1895.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":414910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2569,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-414807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-guns-for-2023","category-new-product-releases"],"small_media_thumbnail":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/marlin-dark-series-gate-300x225.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414807"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414947,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414807\/revisions\/414947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}