They will surely be better for Marlin than Remington was. However, Ruger's quality control ain't what it used to be. My brother and I both bought the Ruger single seven when they came out. Mine had to go back twice and his went back once and needs to go back again. One good thing about Ruger is the special runs of more unique firearms the come out with. Hopefully they will do the same with the Marlin line.